Current Affairs For The Year 2015 And Month Dec

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'1hr ...that's it, I'm dead': Dubai fire survivor

2016-01-01 04:30:06 Read More

'1hr ...that's it, I'm dead': Dubai fire survivor

2016-01-01 04:30:06 Read More

AAP uses Kohli's interview to attack Jaitley

2016-01-01 04:16:31 Read More

Watch: World welcomes 2016

"One hour, then that's it, I'm dead," he thought as he stood on the tiny sill of a balcony in Dubai's luxury The Address Downtown hotel, attached by a rope to a massive window-cleaning platform.
2016-01-01 04:13:19 Read More

Odd-even plan: Overwhelmed by response, Delhi will show way, CM Kejriwal says

Acclaimed Pakistani singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was in for a rude shock on Thursday morning when he touched down at the city's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).
2016-01-01 02:35:44 Read More

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan deported for landing in Hyd

Quoting India Test captain Virat Kohli from the interview, Aam Aadmi Party claimed there was misrule in the DDCA when Arun Jaitley was at the helm. The party also dared the DDCA to file a defamation suit against it.
2016-01-01 00:34:07 Read More

Odd-even plan: An odd start to Delhi's New Year, and hopefully some clean air

As the sun rises over the capital in the new year, people will be anxiously waiting to see how Delhi governmentâ€™s odd-and-even experiment for checking air pollution unfolds.
2015-12-31 22:22:57 Read More

17,000 dogs in Corbett a big threat to its big cats

The thriving big cat population at the Jim Corbett National Park might be a show piece for successful conservation, but the famous wild life sanctuaryâ€™s tigers and leopards might be at risk from canine diseases from some 17,000-odd dogs living in villages in the 5km buffer zone.
2015-12-31 21:17:27 Read More

For public good, states can ban booze: SC

While upholding the Kerala governmentâ€™s decision to render all hotels except five-star ones dry, the Supreme Court also ruled that the states could ban public consumption of cigarettes and liquor even if they had not taken steps to curb production of these intoxicants.
2015-12-31 21:05:31 Read More

Fire breaks out at a Dubai Hotel, 16 injured

The Dubai government media office tweeted that a "fire has been reported in the Address Downtown hotel. Authorities are currently on-site to address the incident."
2015-12-31 17:59:41 Read More

Watch: Drones crack down on liquor hideouts

2015-12-31 16:57:09 Read More

Kejriwal attacks PM, says babus have become 'B-teams' of BJP

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal slammed PM Narendra Modi and said that the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services (DANICS)and Indian Administrative Service associations in Delhi have become full fledged B-teams of the BJP.
2015-12-31 09:30:03 Read More

What Modi wants as Cong resolution in New Year

Attacking the Congress over disruptions and protests which have washed off two back-to-back Parliament sessions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the opposition party to vow to let the House function in the new year.
2015-12-31 08:38:27 Read More

Watch: Panchayat shames rape victim

The govt asked all Indian nationals to carry "necessary supporting documents regarding place of stay, financial support, sponsorship details etc".
2015-12-31 08:20:12 Read More

Ashwin becomes first Indian bowler to top ICC Test rankings since Bedi in '73

Ashwin has achieved the number-one spot for first time in his career after injury prevented Dale Steyn from bowling more than 3.5 overs in England's second innings. Even though the fast bowler bagged four wickets in the first innings, these were not enough for him to end the year as the number-one ranked bowler for the sixth time since 2009.
2015-12-31 07:33:06 Read More

R. Ashwin is ICC's No 1 Test bowler

Connecting roads key to growth, PM says

Investigators say McNaught was part of a woman-only squad formed by the ISI who venture on social media with fictitious identities to virtual-honey-trap security personnel. Top intelligence sources say the group which she belongs to is head-quartered in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
2015-12-31 06:42:41 Read More

Connecting roads key to growth, PM says

In fresh face-off, Centre says Kejriwal's suspension of 2 officers is illegal

In a fresh face-off with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre on Thursday rejected the suspension of two officers by the Delhi government, calling the move "illegal". Meanwhile, nearly 200 bureaucrats have threatened to go on mass leave in protest against the suspension of two DANICS officers.
2015-12-31 05:10:55 Read More

Watch: Rehab inmates kill party pooper counselor

2015-12-31 04:20:09 Read More

Watch: Rehab inmates kill party pooper counselor

2015-12-31 04:20:09 Read More

Want to enter US? Now just a visa won't suffice

The govt asked all Indian nationals to carry "necessary supporting documents regarding place of stay, financial support, sponsorship details etc".
2015-12-30 23:09:04 Read More

ISI's honeytrap: 'Damini' could be a fidayeenÂ

IITs, IISc say Free Basics 'flawed', 'misleading'

Academicians from India's premier institutes IITs and IISc have slammed Facebook's Free Basics initiative, terming it â€œflawedâ€ and â€œmisleadingâ€.
2015-12-30 21:16:17 Read More

10 Janpath bigger than PMâ€™s 7 RCR, reveals RTI

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has one of the largest residences among politicians in the country, bigger than even the Prime Ministerâ€™s official abode at 7 Race Course Road in size.
2015-12-30 20:53:00 Read More

10 Janpath bigger than PMâ€™s 7 RCR, reveals RTI

Sex ratio dips to 917, lowest level since 1961

Two religious communities of India, Sikhs and Jains, have turned the corner on child sex ratio while all others showed further dips, as did the national average, according to fresh Census 2011 data released on Wednesday.
2015-12-30 20:37:13 Read More

High time India and Pakistan set aside their hostilities, says Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz Sharif expressed optimism that India-Pakistan ties would improve in the days ahead and the "spirit of goodwill generated with Modi's visit will continue to prevail".
2015-12-30 16:55:07 Read More

Tape trouble: Ajit Jogi's son denies charge

As New Delhi buzzes with speculation about changes in several ministries, senior members of the ruling BJP and a close aide to Modi said some changes could come early next year but the talent pool was too shallow to engineer a major revamp.
2015-12-30 12:28:27 Read More

DDCA to sue Arvind Kejriwal for 'making wild allegations without any proof'

The Delhi and District Cricket Association has decided to file defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad, who have levelled charges of corruption and wrong doing in the functioning of Delhi's cricket body.
2015-12-30 11:15:37 Read More

Watch: AIADMK memberâ€™s dhoti catches fire

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is "sick requiring oxygen therapy" and his condition is being closely monitored by a team of experts, a statement by New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where he is admitted, said on Wednesday.
2015-12-30 09:40:45 Read More

J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in ICU

2015-12-30 08:35:12 Read More

J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in ICU

2015-12-30 08:35:12 Read More

Odd-even plan: HC questions govt's exemptions

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Arvind Kejriwal government why women and two-wheelers have been exempted from the odd-even traffic rule effective for 15 days starting January 1. Seeking a response from the government, the court said it will hear the matter next on January 6.
2015-12-30 07:27:26 Read More

Watch: Mob in Vadodara thrashes policeman

"Vehicular pollution is the main reason why we are here... After conducting car-free day on 22nd of every month, we calculated pollution and it was comparatively lesser," Arvind Kejriwal said.
2015-12-30 06:46:34 Read More

Post Bihar drubbing, PM Modi wants cabinet reshuffle, but can't find talent

What Kejriwal told kids about odd-even plan

Watch: BJP leader assaulted by goons in Bihar

2015-12-30 02:49:59 Read More

Will Infosys help Telangana create its Mysore?

Government in talks with four domestic firms including Infosys to set up their campuses in Telangana
2015-12-30 02:47:29 Read More

Law and order fears up as 7 more killed in Bihar

2015-12-29 22:05:58 Read More

Of India's 3.7L beggars, 21% have passed Class 12

In fact, more than 3,000 of them have professional diplomas, or are graduates and even post-graduates, according to the Census 2011 data on â€˜Non-workers by main activity and education levelâ€™ released earlier this week.
2015-12-29 20:31:06 Read More

ISI used Facebook to honeytrap IAF airman into spilling secrets

Ranjith KK, an Indian Air Force employee, got a Facebook friend request from a pretty woman based in the United Kingdom three years ago. He thought himself the luckiest of young men when the friendship took a spicy turn that included dirty talk late into the night.
2015-12-29 18:56:01 Read More

Commandos conduct mock security drills in Delhi

Security forces carried out mock drills at various places in Delhi on Tuesday night.
2015-12-29 18:28:06 Read More

Kejriwal says DDCA panel will continue probe even if struck down by Centre

Delhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung had questioned the legality of appointment of the probe panel by the AAP government to probe the affairs in Delhi and District Cricket Association, triggering a new round of confrontation with Kejriwal dispensation.
2015-12-29 13:35:03 Read More

Watch:Â 2 Indian para-athletes mistreated in DelhiÂ

It was the speed and spontaneity with which the Indian Army launched its attacks that took the enemy by surprise, leading to their victory in the 1999 Kargil war, says Lt Gen Mohinder Puri in his book. He headed the 8 Mountain Division.
2015-12-29 12:18:14 Read More

BJP says DDCA probe panel head's letter to NSA is drama at behest of Kejriwal

The BJP has described the one-man Commission of Inquiry's communication to the NSA as an exercise in "cheap publicity and propaganda."
2015-12-29 11:27:39 Read More

Book reveals how Army surprised enemy in Kargil

It's been a great year for motorcycle enthusiasts. From affordable performance to some high-end offerings, a lot has entered the Indian market. Here's a list of all the substantial launches this year.
2015-12-29 10:45:06 Read More

Top five bikes launched in India in 2015

2015-12-29 10:40:13 Read More

Top five bikes launched in India in 2015

2015-12-29 10:40:13 Read More

Watch: We want to make job-creators, PM says

Kota authorities have undertaken a major exercise to de-stress students enrolled in coaching institutes. The authorities have also directed institutes to organize activities like painting and singing as part of its 'Masti ki Pathshala' campaign. But the suicide of the 14-year-old has flummoxed them.
2015-12-29 07:21:23 Read More

DATE 2

Woman allegedly raped in Infosys campus in Pune

According to the police, the woman cashier working at a canteen in Pune Infosys was allegedly raped by two persons inside the canteen. Both have been arrested, the police said. The incident took place on December 27.
2015-12-29 07:09:08 Read More>>

Woman allegedly raped at Infosys campus in Pune

Death by firing squad for Mumbai man in Dubai

2015-12-29 04:18:05 Read More

ISIS releases 'fatwa' on how to rape female sex slaves

The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the Islamic State's previous known utterances on the subject, a leading Islamic State scholar said.
2015-12-29 03:56:56 Read More

Kota coaching hub sees 30th student suicide of yr

A city-based Indian national will face the firing squad for killing his 24-year old wife in Dubai in 2013.
2015-12-29 00:30:50 Read More

'RSS dictionary' used for anti-Sonia article, says Cong leader, seeks probe

Accusing Nirupam, the journal editor, of bringing "disgrace" to the party on the occasion of its 131st Foundation Day, former minister Naseem Khan demanded his ouster from the post even as Shiv Sena and BJP latched onto the blooper and ridiculed the city unit chief.
2015-12-28 16:23:07 Read More

My success built on learning from failures: Nadella

Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella on Monday said that his successes are built on what he learnt from failures. The head of the global tech giant delivered a peptalk to a selected gathering of startups at T-Hub, billed as India's largest technology incubator.
2015-12-28 15:10:35 Read More

'Truth has come out': BJP gloats over Cong embarrassment on anti-Sonia article

Rubbing salt in the wound of former Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam, who is the editor of the journal, Union minister Prakash Javadekar "congratulated" him and quipped he was known for such write-ups when he was the editor of the Hindi edition Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Dopahar Ka Saamana'.
2015-12-28 13:36:02 Read More

News brief: Rahul will be in Europe this new year

Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam has apologized for articles in party journal criticising Jawaharlal Nehru and Sonia Gandhi
2015-12-28 12:18:46 Read More

No LPG subsidy for consumers with taxable income of more than Rs 10 lakh

The new rule would be applicable from January 2016 and will be initially implemented on a self-declaration basis, according to a release issued by the government.
2015-12-28 11:46:55 Read More

Cong journal slams Sonia, content editor sacked

In a shocking incident a student of DSD College was kidnapped from the outside the college gate at 10.30am on Monday.
2015-12-28 10:46:20 Read More

Watch: Girl kidnapped outside Gurgaon college

2015-12-28 09:22:26 Read More

Travelling to Europe, Happy New Year: Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday tweeted that he will be travelling to Europe "for a few days" and wishes everyone a very happy new year.
2015-12-28 08:46:59 Read More

Woman abducted in Gurgaon freed, is safe: Police

2015-12-28 08:39:17 Read More

Woman abducted in Gurgaon freed, is safe: Police

2015-12-28 08:39:17 Read More

Congress mouthpiece calls Sonia Gandhi's father a 'fascist soldier'

In a huge embarrassment for the Congress on its Foundation Day, articles in its mouthpiece on Monday criticised Jawaharlal Nehru's policy on Kashmir, and alleged that Sonia Gandhi's father was a "fascist soldier", leaving the party squirming.
2015-12-28 08:13:30 Read More

Watch: Cop beats up youth, abuses girl friend

2015-12-28 06:09:57 Read More

Watch: Cop beats up youth, abuses girl friend

2015-12-28 06:09:57 Read More

Why drag Jaitley in DDCA row on his b'day: Kirti

Suspended BJP parliamentarian Kirti Azad on Monday once again refused to directly name finance minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA row even as he made more charges of financial irregularities against the sporting body. He also denied raising the DDCA issue in Lok Sabha on Sonia Gandhi's bidding.
2015-12-28 05:11:25 Read More

Watch: Valley turns white after snowfall

The revelation that a three-member panel set up by the city government to probe irregularities in the Delhi And District Cricket Association did not name Union finance minister Arun Jaitley triggered another war of words between the BJP and AAP, with the former demanding a â€œpublic apologyâ€ from CM Arvind Kejriwal and the latter saying that the saffron party was trying to run away from a detailed inquiry.
2015-12-28 04:50:49 Read More

Severe water crisis may force evacuation of Bengaluru by 2025

Groundwater, a major resource in times of crisis, is dwindling. Increase in the number of borewells and the decline of groundwater levels have resulted in borewells sinking to the depths of 1,000 feet in several areas.
2015-12-28 02:45:51 Read More

Water crisis may force B'luru evacuation in 10yrs

BJP is RSS front to run govt: Irfan Habib

Historian Irfan Habib, an outspoken critic of the Narendra Modi government, on Sunday said the India as a nation is much stronger than RSS and it will never allow the intolerance in the name of religion.
2015-12-28 00:15:09 Read More

In Modiâ€™s Mann ki Baat, a tale of two Dilips

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed two men who are both named Dilip for their contribution in his â€˜Mann Ki Baatâ€™ speech on Sunday.
2015-12-27 23:49:42 Read More

IS influencing youth in south India: NIA chief

NIA director general Sharad Kumar on Sunday said IS is emerging as a major threat for radicalization of youth, especially in south India.
2015-12-27 23:24:06 Read More

DDCA row: BJP seeks Kejriwal apology over FM

2015-12-27 22:12:57 Read More

Smoking dips 10% in 2 years in India but women smokers up sharply

Smoking in India is falling steadily even as the number of women smokers is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female smokers after US.
2015-12-27 20:58:07 Read More

At granddaughter's wedding, Nawaz Sharif wears turban gifted by PM Modi

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday wore the pink turban gifted to him by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his granddaughter's wedding. A source at Sharif's Jati Umrah residence said that Sharif had donned the "Indian Rajasthani pink turban" gifted to him by Modi during the Indian premier's visit on Friday.
2015-12-27 17:15:27 Read More

Watch: Mother wins poll, daughter raped by rivals

Few places are tilting toward a cashless future as quickly as Sweden, which has become hooked on the convenience of paying by app and plastic. It is also a practical matter, as many of the countryâ€™s banks no longer accept or dispense cash.
2015-12-27 13:53:29 Read More

It's AAP's habit to lie: BJP on DDCA allegations

The BJP has lashed out at the AAP and demanded a public apology from Delhiâ€™s ruling party. The demand came after the report of a three-member inquiry set up to probe graft in the DDCA did not substantiate the allegations Delhi CM Arvind Keriwal had levelled against Union finance minister Arun Jaitley.
2015-12-27 13:17:27 Read More

In this country, even banks donâ€™t accept cash

2015-12-27 12:32:31 Read More

In this country, even banks donâ€™t accept cash

2015-12-27 12:32:31 Read More

China officially ends â€˜one-childâ€™ policy

China has officially junked its controversial one child policy, allowing couples to have a second child amid deepening demographic crisis of shrinking workforce and ageing population in the world's second largest economy.
2015-12-27 12:25:11 Read More

Fire at Telangana CM's Rs 7 crore 'yagna'Â

A fire broke out at the 'yagna' organized by Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao in Medak. The incident happened on the final day of the five-day 'yagna' for which Rao has spent about Rs 7 crore for universal peace. President Pranab Mukherjee was also expected to attend the 'yagna' around 1pm.
2015-12-27 08:57:17 Read More

GST, ease of business 2016 priorities: Jaitley

Outlining his priorities for the New Year, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said passage of the controversial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and ease of doing business with India will be the top priorities of the Narendra Modi government in 2016.
2015-12-27 08:46:08 Read More

'Start Up India' action plan on Jan 16: PM Modi

2015-12-27 06:43:01 Read More

Watch: Use 'divyaang' for specially-abled, PM says

Addressing the year's last version of his bi-weekly radio address Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government will announce the action plan of his ambitious 'Start-up India, Stand up India' on January 16.
2015-12-27 06:23:13 Read More

Live: PM Modi's 15th 'Mann ki Baat'

The report of the three-member inquiry set up by the Delhi government to probe the affairs of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) which was held out by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to have made out a strong case against Arun Jaitley, does not even mention the finance minister.
2015-12-27 03:39:38 Read More

Jolt for BJP in MP civic body polls, Cong gains

2015-12-26 22:16:55 Read More

Modiâ€™s detour to Lahore may well redefine future India-Pakistan engagement

When PM Modi landed in Lahore to wish Nawaz Sharif on his birthday, in effect, he restored a process started in May 2014 but derailed in August when his govt cancelled the foreign secretary-level talks with Pak over its high commissionerâ€™s meeting with the Hurriyat.
2015-12-26 21:40:41 Read More

To bypass Hurriyat, talks to be in Islamabad

Foreign secretary S Jaishankar is likely to travel to Islamabad for a meeting with his counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary on January 15 in what marks an important and immediate takeaway from PM Narendra Modiâ€™s Christmas date with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
2015-12-26 21:19:09 Read More

How PMâ€™s sudden Lahore plan took all by surprise

2015-12-26 21:05:49 Read More

India, Pak working on Saarc disaster diplomacy

Disaster diplomacy is the new buzzword in the Narendra Modi-led government which is closely working with Pakistan along with six other member-countries of Saarc in raising a common disaster response force, on the lines of UN peace keeping force, for specialized response to natural and man-made disasters.
2015-12-26 20:43:57 Read More

End of BCCI as we know it? Lodha panel set to propose massive overhaul

The New Year is expected to ring in sweeping changes in the structure, management and functioning of the worldâ€™s richest cricket body â€” Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) â€” as the committee headed by former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha is set to give its report to the Supreme Court on January 4.
2015-12-26 19:11:28 Read More

End of BCCI as we know it? Lodha panel set to propose massive overhaul

No Jaitley in Delhi govt's probe report on DDCA

Arun Jaitley finds no mention in Kejriwal govt's DDCA probe report

No mention of Arun Jaitley in Kejriwal govt's DDCA probe report

Vajpayee's initiative needs to be taken forward:Â Advani on PM's Pak visit

Senior BJP leader LK Advani has backed PM Modi's initiative of visiting Lahore and meeting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. "The friendship between both the nations must get stronger so that both can get rid of the terror outfits which have been created in last few days," he said.
2015-12-26 14:04:31 Read More

DATE 3

Watch: Kolkata student alleges assault by teacher

On Friday afternoon around 150 people had gathered in front of police headquarters in the island's capital in a show of support for the police and firefighters, officials said in a statement.
2015-12-26 14:02:49 Read More>>

Watch: Kolkata student alleges assault by teacher

Just as the Indian delegation was readying to leave Kabul for Delhi on Friday morning, senior officials received a terse message: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to stop at Lahore to meet Nawaz Sharif.
2015-12-26 14:02:49 Read More

PM's Pak visit innovative diplomacy: Rajnath

2015-12-26 13:21:50 Read More

Jaitley biggest disappointment: Ram Jethmalani

Lashing out at Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, noted lawyer and former law minister Ram Jethmalani said, "Arun Jaitley is the biggest disappointment."
2015-12-26 11:59:37 Read More

India, Pak and Bangladesh will reunite to form 'Akhand Bharat': Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav, the BJP general secretary, clarified that this will not happen through war, but through "popular consent".
2015-12-26 11:35:21 Read More

Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall in Corsica

Rajnath, while replying to question on how from taking hard stand towards hostile Pakistan, the country has soften its stand with PM Modi making a sudden stopover, said that ups and downs are part and parcel of foreign diplomacy.
2015-12-26 08:07:58 Read More

AI's New Year's resolution: Going veg in economy class on domestic flights

The move, apparently, is to lift the pressure on cabin crew serving within a window of 30-40 minutes on flights, with flying time between 61-90 minutes. The directive also said that tea and coffee would be off the menu on flights that fly during lunch and dinner time.
2015-12-26 06:21:00 Read More

Radio: Inter-college, hospital in Nirbhaya's village

2015-12-26 05:49:12 Read More

Watch: Lalu's son rides horse through Patna roads

2015-12-26 05:19:23 Read More

The five Modi-Sharif meetings

2015-12-26 04:00:44 Read More

Morning brief: ISIS sanctions organ harvesting

How did PM Narendra Modi, who was supposed to only do Moscow and Kabul, end up in Lahore?
2015-12-26 03:42:47 Read More

Is Sajjan Jindal behind PM's 'birthday diplomacy'?Â

India on Friday was quick to deny suggestions that PM Narendra Modiâ€™s meeting with his counterpart Nawaz Sharif was anything but an â€œimpromptuâ€™â€™ courtesy meeting on Sharif â€™s birthday.
2015-12-26 00:22:14 Read More

Sharif invites, Modi accepts, as simple as that

2015-12-26 00:03:08 Read More

9 years later, Modi lives Manmohanâ€™s Af-Pak dream

It was Manmohan Singh who at a function in 2007 spoke of his hope that India-Pakistan relations would improve to such an extent that it would be possible to have breakfast in Amritsar, lunch in Lahore and dinner in Kabul.
2015-12-25 23:56:21 Read More

Modi's Pak trip: Will his unorthodox brand of diplomacy lead to lasting peace?

In a dramatically spontaneous gesture, Narendra Modi becomes first Prime Minister since Atal Behari vajpayee in 2004 to visit Pakistan, then too led by Nawaz Sharif. Can his unorthodox brand of diplomacy lead to lasting peace?
2015-12-25 23:42:12 Read More

Tremor felt in Delhi, parts of north India

The tremors of an earthquake with its epicentre in Pakistan were felt across Delhi-NCR at around 12.45am on Saturday. Tremors continued for 10-15 seconds.
2015-12-25 19:38:11 Read More

PM Modi meets Sharif in surprise Lahore visit

During his 150-minute surprise stopover in Lahore, PM Modi held talks with Nawaz Sharif at the Pak PM's residence. The two leaders decided to open ways for peace for the "larger good" of the people of the two countries.
2015-12-25 15:14:22 Read More

IS okays organ harvesting, shows raid document

Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the groupâ€™s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.
2015-12-25 15:12:15 Read More

Akhilesh sacks SP neta over Ram temple remarks

2015-12-25 15:00:03 Read More

This is how PM Narendra Modi arranged his surprise visit to Pakistan

"So, you have finally come," Sharif told PM Modi, according to a Pak foreign ministry official who was at the meeting. "Yes, absolutely. I am here," PM Modi replied.
2015-12-25 14:42:42 Read More

Keep it up: Modi to ITBP squad at Kabul embassy

2015-12-25 12:44:07 Read More

Watch: PM Modi meets Sharifâ€™s family in Lahore

The troops were donning their patchy and cloudy camouflage combat uniform when they met Modi, who was in Afghanistan on way from Russia for a brief visit as he inaugurated the new Parliament complex of the country besides other official engagements.
2015-12-25 12:38:05 Read More

Coming soon: SMS alerts directly from PM Modi

Delhi lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung is learned to have recommended to the Centre that the commission of inquiry appointed by the Arvind Kejriwal government under Gopal Subramaniam to probe alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) be set aside as it was legally invalid.
2015-12-25 07:28:26 Read More

Watch: PM Modi recites Bollywood lyrics

2015-12-25 07:27:26 Read More

Actress Sadhana Shivdasani passes away

Soon, you could get an e-mail or SMS straight from the Prime Minister informing you of a new policy decision or even an urgent alert in national interest.The e-Sampark initiative launched as a part of 'Digital India' last year is now being extended to private citizens, especially professionals.
2015-12-25 07:18:32 Read More

Modi moved that Afghan parliament honours Atal

Veteran actress Sadhana Shivdasani passed away today morning. The actress who completed 74 years of age this September, was reportedly admitted to the Hinduja hospital.
2015-12-25 07:00:50 Read More

Live: Modi says will meet Sharif in Lahore on way back from Kabul

Veteran actress Sadhana Shivdasani passed away today morning. The actress who completed 74 years of age this September, was reportedly admitted to the Hinduja hospital.
2015-12-25 03:38:43 Read More

LG to Centre: Kejriwal's DDCA probe illegal

2015-12-24 20:57:37 Read More

LG to Centre: Kejriwal's DDCA probe illegal

2015-12-24 20:57:37 Read More

BJP suspends Kirti Azad for attacking finance minister Arun Jaitley

When Arun Jaitley had filed a defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders in the DDCA case, Kirti Azad had openly dared the finance minister to sue him also.
2015-12-23 12:52:20 Read More

Evening brief: Students told to defer US departure

2015-12-23 12:34:18 Read More

Watch: Emotional families confront Rajnath

Back in the 1990s, the proliferation of students from India and China to American universities gave rise to some charming abbreviation expansions.
2015-12-23 11:23:41 Read More

BSF plane crash: Grieving daughter questions Rajnath

A composed and moist-eyed home minister consoled the young woman and assured that their grievances would be looked into as he said he would review each and every aspect.
2015-12-23 10:36:41 Read More

In Silicon Valley, a dodgy Chinese-Telugu alliance

2015-12-23 09:14:53 Read More

DDCA row: AAP escalates protest against Jaitley

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday escalated protest against Union finance minister Arun Jaitley demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
2015-12-23 08:06:35 Read More

Delhi HC refuses to stay AAP's odd-even formula

The bench further observed that the city government has called for representation from various stakeholders of the society and as of today they have not finalised any scheme.
2015-12-23 07:35:43 Read More

Silicon Valley fraud: MEA advisory asks students to defer departure

The external affairs ministry has advised Indian students seeking admission in two California-based universities to defer their departure till it gets a response from the US government on the issue. On Sunday, 19 students were offloaded from an Air India flight in Hyderabad, when they were on their way to San Francisco to join Silicon Valley University in San Jose and North Western Polytechnic in nearby Fremont.
2015-12-23 06:52:36 Read More

Delhi Auto Expo: 14 launches to watch out for

2015-12-23 04:36:36 Read More

Delhi Auto Expo: 14 launches to watch out for

Car enthusiasts are every bit as excited as manufacturers as the Auto Expo 2016 is coming nearer. With record attendance expected, a plethora of cars are expected to be showcased - from compacts to hatchbacks, SUVs and luxury vehicles.
2015-12-23 04:36:36 Read More

BSF plane crash near IGI Airport kills 10Â

A Border Security Force aircraft crashed just outside IGI Airport, within five minutes of taking-off from there on Tuesday morning, killing all 10 on board including two pilots and eight technicians from the force who were headed for Ranchi to repair an Mi-17 V5 helicopter.
2015-12-22 23:54:49 Read More

Now,Â 16-18-year-oldsÂ wonâ€™t get off lightly for serious crimesÂ

With sentiments running high over the recent release of the juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya case, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Juvenile Justice Bill, which will amend the law to try those aged between 16 and 18 years as adults if they are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder.
2015-12-22 21:57:35 Read More

PMâ€™s Advani parallel a hint for FM to quit: Oppn

2015-12-22 21:01:48 Read More

PMâ€™s Advani parallel a hint for FM to quit: Oppn

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used crude slang to describe Hillary Clinton's loss to Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. He said Hillary had been "schlonged" in the contest.
2015-12-22 21:01:48 Read More

Indians flock to US 'educational warehouses'

Congress and CPM on Tuesday demanded that Arun Jaitley resign following allegations of financial irregularities in DDCA under his watch, while claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had actually dropped a hint to the finance minister to quit by drawing a parallel with L K Advani in the Jain hawala case.
2015-12-22 20:13:09 Read More

India protests deportation of students from US

'Napping' Jet Airways bus driver wrecks AI plane

Calling it 'gross act of negligence', Air India said it was a clear morning when the Jet Airways bus intruded into the space where the aircraft was parked. Airlines sources said the loss, which is being ascertained, will run into crores.
2015-12-22 16:33:56 Read More

Donald Trump takes vulgar swipe at Hillary Clinton

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used a crude slang to describe Hillary Clinton's loss to Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
2015-12-22 15:51:20 Read More

Arvind Kejriwal targets PM Modi over CBI raid

Arvind Kejriwal mounted a fierce attack on PM Modi during the special Delhi assembly session over what he termed was a "flop raid" by the CBI at the Delhi secretariat. Kejriwal called December 15, when CBI conducted the raid at the office of his principal secretary Rajendra Kumar, a "black day".
2015-12-22 14:53:40 Read More

India, Pak agree to continue restraint along LoC

As reported by TOI earlier, the Army-manned LoC has already witnessed over 150 ceasefire violations this year, with over 10 people being killed in them. The violations along the settled international boundary (IB), where the BSF is deployed, in turn, have crossed the 250 mark.
2015-12-22 14:20:19 Read More

Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Bill, Nirbhaya's mother 'satisfied'

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Juvenile Justice Bill, which will ensure that now on 16-year-olds involved in heinous crimes would be prosecuted as adults.
2015-12-22 13:57:15 Read More

DATE 4

Not a secret I dislike Jaitley, says Jethmalani

2015-12-22 12:42:44 Read More>>

Not a secret I dislike Jaitley, says Jethmalani

LK Advani won in the Hawala case because I had appeared for him but I will be prosecuting finance minister Arun Jaitley in the defamation case filed against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Jethmalani said.
2015-12-22 12:42:44 Read More

AI plane badly damaged after bus rams into it

Live: Delhi assembly debates DDCA scam

2015-12-22 09:14:15 Read More

DDCA debate: Kejriwal targets PM over CBI raid

2015-12-22 09:14:15 Read More

RComm, Aircel in talks to merge mobile business

2015-12-22 07:46:11 Read More

BSF aircraft crash: All we know so far

2015-12-22 07:41:16 Read More

Indian startups in 2016: 5 predictions

2015-12-22 07:12:27 Read More

BSF aircraft crashes near Dwarka, all 10 killed

2015-12-22 04:57:15 Read More

Juvenile Justice Bill in RS: 10 points to know

2015-12-22 04:49:45 Read More

Juvenile Justice Bill in RS: 10 points to know

Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications has announced that it is in talks with Aircel to merge their wireless businesses.
2015-12-22 04:49:45 Read More

Husband arrested for Mumbai artist's murder

Contemporary artist Chintan Upadhyay was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murders of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani. Chintan was detained late on Monday after a new piece of evidence emerged.
2015-12-22 03:26:06 Read More

Indian Navyâ€™s ops force pirates to shift base

Over the past three decades, the INS Godavari class warship has been successfully deployed in numerous international operations since it was inducted into the fleet. After its decommissioning, the Indian Navy will decide on the three aspects of the future of the warship.
2015-12-21 23:03:03 Read More

I am losing my heart to UP: Ratan Tata

Complimenting the government of Uttar Pradesh for its efforts to build a â€œnewâ€ UP, chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, said on Monday, he was â€œlosing his heart to this stateâ€.
2015-12-21 22:51:07 Read More

Ex-beau detains, tortures techie for 5 days

2015-12-21 22:44:26 Read More

MHA for all sex crime convicts' info on log

The Union home ministry, in its draft guidelines for registry of sex offenders, has proposed inclusion of all those convicted of sexual offences ranging from voyeurism and stalking to rape and aggravated sexual assault.
2015-12-21 21:22:38 Read More

From street to court, all-out war between BJP and AAP

The political brawl between finance minister Arun Jaitley and AAP moved to the courts on Monday with the minister going to the Patiala House courts to personally file a Rs 10-crore defamation case against CM Arvind Kejriwal and five other senior AAP members - the first time a Union minister has done so against a CM.
2015-12-21 20:38:39 Read More

Kirti Azad is opposition's man of the match

Lok Sabha witnessed unusual scenes on Monday where none other than Congress president Sonia Gandhi was seen waving in the direction of BJP MP Kirti Azad, prodding him to rise from his seat and join the Congress chorus seeking finance minister Arun Jaitleyâ€™s resignation over alleged corruption in Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) under his watch.
2015-12-21 19:45:22 Read More

'Despite visa we were treated like criminals'

Air India on Sunday night stopped 19 students from flying to the US, citing the plight of 14 students who had earlier travelled to San Francisco but were deported.
2015-12-21 17:38:28 Read More

19 US-bound students barred from boarding Air India flight in Hyderabad

The students have taken admission at two San Francisco-based varsities that are currently under US government scanner, an Air India official said.
2015-12-21 17:38:28 Read More

With universities under scrutiny, 19 students stopped from boarding US flight

Air India barred these students on the grounds that the two US universities in which they had secured admission are under "scrutiny" of American authorities.
2015-12-21 13:47:53 Read More

India welcomes Nepal's deal with Madhesis

India has welcomed Nepal government's decision to amend its new Constitution to address two key demands of agitating Madhesis. "Government of India welcomes developments as positive steps that help create the basis for a resolution of the current impasse in Nepal," the external affairs ministry said.
2015-12-21 13:20:29 Read More

63 students failed in IITs in last session: Irani

Irani said this in Parliament in response to a query about whether students have been expelled from IITs on the ground of poor performance. Out of the failed students 8 were from General category, 9 from OBC, 16 and 30 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 16 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) category respectively.
2015-12-21 11:41:30 Read More

Don't scare us with case, Kejriwal tells Jaitley

"Arun Jaitley should not try to scare us by filing cases. Our fight against corruption will continue," Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted hours after the Union finance minister filed a defamation case seeking Rs 10 crore in damages from AAP leaders.
2015-12-21 11:18:28 Read More

DDCA row: Jaitley rejects graft charges, drags Arvind Kejriwal to courtÂ

Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a civil defamation suit in the Patiala House court against Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders for issuing allegedly false and defamatory statements against him and his family members over alleged irreguralities at the Delhi and District Cricket Association(DDCA).
2015-12-21 09:07:40 Read More

File defamation suit against me: Azad to Jaitley

Amid ongoing charges and counter-charges over alleged wrongdoings at the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), BJP MP Kirti Azad has dared finance minister Arun Jaitley to file a defamation case against him.
2015-12-21 08:48:19 Read More

Mahindra KUV100: Five things you need to know

'How many Nirbhayas needed for laws to change?'

With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against the release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Monday said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
2015-12-21 07:18:14 Read More

No stay on juvenile convict's release: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by the Delhi Commission for Women against the release of the juvenile convict in what is known as the Nirbhaya gang-rape case, saying it "shared" the concern but its hands were "tied" by the law. Nirbhaya's mother said she was not surprised by the verdict and demanded tougher laws against sexual violence.
2015-12-21 05:51:40 Read More

Closeness between Modi, Obama is real: US envoy

India and US need each other, says Richard Verma, USâ€™ ambassador to India in an exclusive conversation with Indrani Bagchi, as he looks back on 2015 and prioritizes an important checklist for 2016, spanning nuclear energy, defense cooperation on jet engines and aircraft carriers and a bilateral investment treaty.
2015-12-20 21:48:37 Read More

RSS â€˜shakhaâ€™ spreads its wings to 39 countries, most branches in Nepal, US

Growing up on the outskirts of Pune, Girish Bagmar came from a family of Congress supporters. While he was fed up of UPAâ€™s scams in 2014, heâ€™s more inclined towards centrist politics than the right-wing BJP.
2015-12-20 21:08:58 Read More

WTO deal a huge setback for India: Congress

The Congress on Sunday attacked the NDA government for agreeing to the WTO deal in Nairobi, describing it as a â€œhuge setbackâ€ for India and other developing countries.
2015-12-20 20:26:23 Read More

6 bills may be passed in last 3 days of session

In the remaining three working days of the winter session of Parliament, the NDA government is hopeful of transacting some important business including passage of six bills.
2015-12-20 20:11:00 Read More

Haryana wants Class XII pass for civic polls

After fixing minimum educational qualification of Class X for candidates contesting panchayat polls, Haryana will now make class XII mandatory for aspirants to urban local body elections.
2015-12-20 19:00:11 Read More

Jaitley says he will sue Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

BJP on Sunday said it was proud of the "honesty, integrity and credibility" of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley even as the senior leader came under attack over alleged corruption in Delhi cricket body, DDCA, when he headed it.
2015-12-20 15:41:21 Read More

DDCA row: Azad alleges scam, AAP orders probe

Former India player Kirti Azad on Sunday alleged massive financial irregularities in Delhi's cricket board even as the city government said it had ordered a probe into the DDCA's working. While Azad refrained from naming anyone for the alleged bungling, Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) again sought the sacking of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who for years headed the DDCA.
2015-12-20 15:15:06 Read More

Delhi gang-rape case: Juvenile convict freed, protesters detained

Scores of protesters, including the parents of the December 16 gang rape victim, were detained by the police after they staged a protest against the release of the juvenile convict near India Gate.
2015-12-20 15:00:42 Read More

Sri Lanka banks on India to modernize its military

Sri Lanka's military is set to be modernized with assistance from militarily advanced nations such as India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday. Wickremesinghe was addressing a military passing out parade in the central town of Diyathalawa.
2015-12-20 13:35:23 Read More

Sensitivity vital for policing: PM Modi at Kutch

Amidst mounting concerns over radicalization of youth by ISIS and other terror groups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that sensitivity should be a vital element of policing.
2015-12-20 13:21:08 Read More

Sensitivity vital for policing: PM Modi at Kutch

DDCA corruption: Kirti Azad's press conference

Facing allegations of corruption, under-fire former DDCA president Arun Jaitley got the backing of the two biggest stars to emerge from the state -- Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
2015-12-20 10:55:47 Read More

DDCA paid crores to bogus companies: Kirti Azad

BJP MP Kirti Azad on Sunday allged that Delhi District Cricket Association had given crores of money to bogus companies for work which was never specified.
2015-12-20 10:36:41 Read More

Iraq gets first beauty queen since 1972

2015-12-20 09:22:02 Read More

DDCA storm: Sehwag, Gambhir back Jaitley

Union minister Kiren Rijiju put the onus on Delhi government on the convict's rehabilitation. "In principle, the central government opposed the release of the juvenile offender at this stage for which we have presented our position before the honourable Delhi High Court," Rijiju said.
2015-12-20 07:21:59 Read More

Air France flight bound for Paris makes emergency landing after bomb scare

Police Spokesman Charles Owino said Sunday the Boeing 777 Air France flight 463 was heading to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris when the pilots requested an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport at 12:37am.
2015-12-20 06:46:48 Read More

Delhi gang-rape case: Despite massive protests, juvenile convict released

The juvenile convicted in the gang-rape and murder of a paramedical student in Delhi three years ago, has been released from the correctional facility where he had been lodged since December 2012. The Supreme Court refused the dramatic post-midnight move of the Delhi Commission for Women to stay his release by giving an urgent hearing.
2015-12-20 05:46:58 Read More

Centre had opposed juvenile's release: RijijuÂ

Kiren Rijiju put the onus on Delhi govt on the convict's rehabilitation. "In principle, the central government opposed the release of the juvenile offender at this stage for which we have presented our position before the honourable Delhi High Court," Rijiju said.
2015-12-20 05:43:29 Read More

Centre had opposed juvenile's release: RijijuÂ

It was smoky, alcohol-free and there was no swimsuit contest, but Saturday's party produced the first Miss Iraq in four decades and left all feeling a small victory had been won.
2015-12-20 05:43:29 Read More

No one is doing anything: Nirbhaya's parents

With the juvenile convict in the Delhi gang-rape and murder case all set to walk free on Sunday, the victim's parents said they want justice and demanded stay on the convict's release.
2015-12-20 05:00:16 Read More

Delhi gang-rape: Juvenile to be released today

The juvenile convicted in the gang-rape and murder of a paramedical student in Delhi three years ago, will be released today. The Supreme Court refused the dramatic post-midnight move of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to stay his release by giving an urgent hearing.
2015-12-20 04:09:03 Read More

DATE 5

HowÂ NationalÂ Herald sank without a trace

Anser Kidwai, then editor of National Herald, canâ€™t forget his November 19, 1985 meeting with Rajiv Gandhi at 7 Race Course Road.
2015-12-20 01:07:38 Read More>>

WTO talks conclude; India disappointed

After hectic negotiations for five days--exceeding the scheduled closing by almost 24 hours--the WTO Trade Ministers concluded their talks this evening without any commitment by rich countries to check subsidies.
2015-12-19 23:26:16 Read More

My children not involved in sports company, Arun Jaitley says

Facing allegations of irregularities in the functioning of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) during his charge, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rebuts the charges as outright falsehoods and denies any link between his family members and a sports company.
2015-12-19 23:11:14 Read More

Clampdown on diesel cars now extends to NCR

The clampdown on diesel vehicles, and other measures ordered by the Supreme Court to tackle air pollution in the capital, will now extend to the entire NCR as well.
2015-12-19 23:01:45 Read More

Hackers route Delhi firmâ€™s cash to â€˜ISÂ accountsâ€™

Suspected Islamic State hackers may have routed a Delhi-based firmâ€™s payments from a London client to the jihadist groupâ€™s bank accounts in Turkey.
2015-12-19 22:16:42 Read More

US FDA warns Sun Pharma over lapses in factory

Indiaâ€™s largest drug maker Sun Pharma has received a warning letter from the US FDA for manufacturing lapses at its facility in Halol.
2015-12-19 22:06:21 Read More

Nirbhaya case: SC to hear plea against release of juvenile convict on Monday

In a late-night development on Saturday, Delhi Commission for Women moved a plea against the release of the juvenile accused in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, which the Supreme Court agreed to hear on Monday.
2015-12-19 20:46:59 Read More

The babu who is cleaning up the Vyapam mess

Newly rechristened, and with a new head at the helm, the tainted exam board is finally plugging the leaks.
2015-12-19 18:27:24 Read More

The babu who is cleaning up the Vyapam mess

Newly rechristened, and with a new head at the helm, the tainted exam board is finally plugging the leaks.
2015-12-19 18:27:24 Read More

Young pacer Brainder Sran gets India call-up

The Indian selectors threw a major surprise on Sunday when they announced the name of unheralded Punjab left-arm seamer Brainder Sran in the India ODI squad for the upcoming Australia tour that starts in January next year.
2015-12-19 14:01:57 Read More

Why angry single men in Tokyo hate Christmas

Anti-Christmas protesters calling themselves "Losers with Women" marched through Tokyo's streets Saturday, bashing the upcoming holiday as a capitalist ploy that also discriminates against singletons.
2015-12-19 13:51:33 Read More

Yuvraj returns to India T20 squad for Aus tour

Pacer Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made a comeback to the India squad for the ODI and T20 series in Australia starting January 12.
2015-12-19 13:44:26 Read More

National Herald Case: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi, says will never bow down

Speaking to members of the press after the Patiala House court granted them an unconditional bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each, Rahul Gandhi said the charges made are false and that he will continue to fight against them.
2015-12-19 10:23:50 Read More

National Herald case: Sonia, Rahul get bail

In a massive relief for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul in the high-profile National Herald case, the Patiala House court in New Delhi on Saturday granted them unconditional bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each.
2015-12-19 09:31:50 Read More

Herald case: Â Truth will prevail, Vadra says

In an unusual move by a Pakistani leader to save the peace talks with India, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told his ministers not to speak anything that damages their relations with New Delhi. Sharif and PM Modi had met in Paris recently and vowed to resume the bilateral dialogue.
2015-12-19 07:55:38 Read More

Don't speak against India: Sharif to ministers

Intelligence agencies have learnt that the elusive India head of al-Qaida was born in a family of freedom fighters in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, less than 200km from New Delhi. Last Sunday, 40-year-old Sanaul Haq was unmasked as Maulana Asim Umar, the head of al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and one of the most wanted men today.
2015-12-19 05:39:09 Read More

Herald case: Security up at Patiala House court

Patient, dedicated and hard-working are some qualities that best describe metropolitan magistrate Loveleen in whose court Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and some other high profile accused, including three other senior Congress netas, would make an appearance on Saturday in connection with the National Herald cheating case.
2015-12-19 05:05:20 Read More

Two nations that had no idea they were in Saudi anti-terror coalition

While Pakistan reaffirmed its position of non-involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts, Lebanon said it was also equally baffled. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia announced a new 34-country coalition of Muslim nations to fight terrorism.
2015-12-19 04:41:39 Read More

UN council endorses Syria peace plan

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously agreed a resolution endorsing an international roadmap for a Syria peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter million lives.
2015-12-18 23:22:38 Read More

'Govtâ€™s duty to implement uniform civil code'

It is the duty of the government to implement the uniform civil code, law minister Sadananda Gowda informed Rajya Sabha on Friday while responding to a written question.
2015-12-18 21:42:40 Read More

Herald case: A judge who rarely takes days off

A close aide to Sharif said on Friday that the ministers and senior officials had been asked not to issue any statement that could damage the peace process.
2015-12-18 19:57:54 Read More

Herald case: Sonia, Rahul to seek bail today

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul will seek bail when they appear before the trial court in connection with the National Herald case on Saturday, putting an end to feverish speculation in political circles over the legal strategy the leaders are likely to adopt.
2015-12-18 19:47:24 Read More

Al-Qaidaâ€™s India chief comes from freedom fightersâ€™ familyÂ

Almost out of the blue, intelligence agencies learnt that the elusive head of the Indian branch of al-Qaida had been born in a family of freedom fighters in Sambhal, less than 200km from the national capital.
2015-12-18 18:53:49 Read More

Qaida's India chiefâ€™s kin were freedom fighters

2015-12-18 18:53:49 Read More

Qaida's India chiefâ€™s kin were freedom fighters

2015-12-18 18:53:49 Read More

Parliament blocks bill to decriminalise gay sex

Parliamentarians blocked a private member's bill to decriminalise gay sex, in a setback for sexual freedom in India. Shashi Tharoor, sought to table a bill to amend section 377 of the Indian penal code, which bans homosexual acts as "carnal intercourse against the order of nature".
2015-12-18 14:07:48 Read More

DDCA row: AAP poses 5 questions to Jaitley

The AAP today put "five specific" questions to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley relating to its allegations of corruption in Delhi's cricket body, DDCA, under his watch and accused him of giving "vague" response to the charges.
2015-12-18 11:38:00 Read More

Pope recognises second Mother Teresa miracle

Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, clearing the path for her elevation to sainthood next year. She is expected to be canonized on September 4, 2016. Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 by Pope John Paul II.
2015-12-18 10:58:28 Read More

â€˜Crime has won,â€™ says Nirbhayaâ€™s mother on release of juvenile convict

A visibly distraught Asha Singh expressed her disappointment after Delhi High Court refused to stay release of the juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case. The juvenile will walk free on Sunday.
2015-12-18 10:28:41 Read More

The man who married Putin's daughterÂ

The wedding party dominated a ski resort nestled in the hills about an hour's drive north of St. Petersburg. No expense was spared and everyone was sworn to secrecy. The happy couple rode in a traditional Russian sleigh drawn by three white horses, said one of the workers who described the scene to Reuters.
2015-12-18 09:18:51 Read More

Nirbhaya gang rape: Delhi HC refuses to stay release of juvenile convict

The juvenile convicted in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case will walk free on Sunday after the Delhi high court on Friday refused to pass any directive on extending his three-year stay in a reform home. Nirbhaya's family has expressed shock at the verdict.
2015-12-18 08:57:50 Read More

Sikh boy in US held after joking that he has bomb

A 12-year-old Sikh boy was kept behind the bars for three days for allegedly joking to a classmate that he has a bomb in his backpack.
2015-12-18 06:13:35 Read More

3-fold rise in hate crimes against US Muslims

Hate crimes against Muslim Americans and mosques across the United States have tripled in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, with dozens occurring within just a month, according to new data.
2015-12-18 04:51:59 Read More

Putin, Trump sing each other's praises

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US presidential candidate Donald Trump praised each other on Thursday, saying they would welcome an improvement in the now-icy relations between their two nations. Democrat Obama has been critical of Putin and had called for sanctions against Russia after it annexed Crimea.
2015-12-18 03:04:53 Read More

These 6 bills will survive House logjam

The government and main opposition Congress have reached an agreement to pass six legislations next week when the winter session concludes. These include two appropriations bills, amendment bill on sugar cess, prevention of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Tribes bill, atomic energy bill and one on waterways.
2015-12-17 23:27:27 Read More

These 6 bills will survive House logjam

Govt hints at new bill on judges accountability

The government on Thursday hinted that a fresh bill could be brought to change the system of probing complaints of misbehaviour and incapacity against judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts as the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill has lapsed.
2015-12-17 22:06:53 Read More

Pune teen girl on ATS radar for IS leanings

A 16-year-old college girl from Pune, who was allegedly in touch with arrested Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) executive Mohammed Sirajuddin, has been put under surveillance for her suspected links with the Islamic State (IS), assistant commissioner of police Bhanupratap Barge of the anti-terrorism squad, Pune unit, said on Thursday.
2015-12-17 21:48:23 Read More

Govt to buy Rs 39K cr Russian missile systems

The government on Thursday approved the Rs 39,000-crore acquisition of five advanced Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, which have even rattled NATO countries because they can destroy incoming hostile aircraft, stealth fighters, missiles and drones at ranges of up to 400 km.
2015-12-17 21:22:54 Read More

As AAP sharpens attack, Jaitley calls it 'diversionary tactic'

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders intensified their attack on finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday, claiming his tenure as chief of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) was marked by massive financial bungling while the minister rebutted the charges saying no inquiry had revealed any evidence of fraud.
2015-12-17 20:40:43 Read More

India ups ante as WTO agri draft favours US

2015-12-17 08:53:58 Read More

Reservation should continue: RSS chief Bhagwat

2015-12-17 08:46:05 Read More

What Pichai would do if he was not Google CEO

Making a complete U-turn from his previous statement that the quota system needed a review, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that reservation should continue in the country as long as there was social discrimination and asserted that the Sangh was not in favour of scrapping it.
2015-12-17 08:15:03 Read More

Guess what Google CEO's Class 12 grades were

The moderation of Indiaâ€™s nearly 200 million Muslims in a plural, democratic country got a famous thumbs-up in a raucous Republican presidential debate on Wednesday where rivals piled on to front-runner Donald Trumpâ€™s perceived hostility to the Islamic faith.
2015-12-17 07:46:52 Read More

AAP targets Arun Jaitley, alleges corruption in cricket body DDCA

Escalating its attack on finance minister Arun Jaitley, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday accused him of "misappropriating funds" from the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack him.
2015-12-17 07:43:57 Read More

Jaitley slams Kejriwal, says DDCA charge part of propaganda technique

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said if he were not the chief executive of the internet search giant, he would have still been building software products.
2015-12-17 06:37:15 Read More

Jolt for I-T firms: US to hike H-1B, L1 visa fee

The US Congress has imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B and L-1 visas popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act and biometric tracking system. PM Narendra Modi has raised the issue of visa fee hike with with US President Barack Obama.
2015-12-17 03:15:52 Read More

Jolt for I-T firms: US to hike H-1B, L1 visa fee

Republican Ted Cruz's swipe at Donald Trump: Indian Muslims 'peaceful'

Modi govt dismissed 13 officers, penalized 45

2015-12-17 00:45:38 Read More

DATE 6

UGC to rank all universities, irks watchdogs

In a controversial overreach, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has said it will rank all institutions across the country. Private colleges and universities will come under the ratings ambit.
2015-12-16 22:14:20 Read More>>

AAP demands Jaitley's resignation, Cong joins in

The political feuding over the CBI raid on Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, became fiercer on Wednesday with Congress leaping into the fray and demanding - along with the Aam Aadmi Party - the resignation of finance minister Arun Jaitley for alleged irregularities at the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA).
2015-12-16 21:57:28 Read More

Diesel car buyers to pay 1-time pollution tax: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned registration of diesel-guzzling high-end luxury cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2,000cc and more in the entire National Capital Region (NCR) till March 31 and said it would impose a one-time pollution tax on small diesel cars in the new year.
2015-12-16 21:42:27 Read More

Air India man sucked in by live jet engine, dies

The Modi government has so far dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired 13 bureaucrats and imposed pension cut on 45 others for unsatisfactory performance and delivery in public service, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
2015-12-16 20:28:15 Read More

Hinduism has room for all forms of belief: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought to dispel the notion about rigidity of Hinduism harboured in certain quarters and said it was the â€œcollective wisdom and inspiration of the centuriesâ€ even as it delivered a landmark judgment saying the state could not have a say in who should be appointed a pujari (priest) in a temple.
2015-12-16 20:14:56 Read More

Fed raises interest rates for first time in a decade in 'dovish hike'

Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, signalling faith that US economy had largely overcome the wounds of 2007-2009 financial crisis.
2015-12-16 19:38:32 Read More

Cyber sleuths help CBI 'crack open' case against Kejriwal's top babu

Sleuths of CBI on Wednesday managed to open the emails of Arvind Kejriwalâ€™s Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar, which sources said contained evidence to strengthen the agencyâ€™s claim that the top bureaucrat allegedly gave away contracts illegally to a private company.
2015-12-16 19:19:53 Read More

Isro successfully launches 6 Singapore satellites

India has successfully put six Singapore satellites into orbit after a perfect launch of its polar rocket in its landmark 50th space mission from Sriharikota that also gave a boost to its space business.
2015-12-16 14:11:37 Read More

Sonia, Rahul ready to 'go to jail to prove innocenceâ€™ in Herald case: Sources

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi may not apply for bail when they appear in the trial court on Saturday in the highly charged National Herald case. According to sources within the Congress party, both Sonia and Rahul are 'willing to go to jail to prove their innocence' rather than apply for bail.
2015-12-16 11:51:13 Read More

TOI poll: SC ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi

2015-12-16 09:17:46 Read More

Amid protest over CBI raids, PM Modi offers water to AAP MP in Lok SabhaÂ

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wedneday offered a glass of water to AAP member Bhagwant Mann, who was protesting in Lok Sabha against the CBI raids on Delhi government secretariat where chief minister Arvind Kejriwal sits.
2015-12-16 07:34:35 Read More

Chinese buy up bottles of fresh air from Canada

Beijing was issued its first ever red alert in December over its hazardous pollution levels, causing the capital to shut down schools and construction for a period of time, while attempting to take a percentage of the cityâ€™s cars off the road and telling people to stay indoors.
2015-12-16 06:43:36 Read More

Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel

The government on Wednesday increased excise duty on petrol by Rs 0.30 per litre and by Rs 1.17 a litre on diesel to make use of slump in oil prices to garner an additional Rs 2,500 crore. This is the second increase in excise duty in less than six weeks.
2015-12-16 06:32:22 Read More

CBI scrutinised DDCA file during raid: Kejriwal

Refusing to back down from his stand that the CBI illegally raided his office, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that the agency seized documents "unrelated" to the allegations that were being probed. In fresh attack on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the AAP leader said files related to the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) were "read" by the CBI sleuths.
2015-12-16 05:52:35 Read More

SC bans diesel vehicles of over 2000cc in Delhi

In a landmark ruling aimed at curbing the alarming pollution level in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the registration of all diesel SUVs and luxury cars with engine capacity of 2000 cc or more in the entire National Capital Region till March 31 this year.
2015-12-16 05:34:38 Read More

BJP got Rs 2.5cr from buffalo meat exporters

BJP received Rs 2.50 crore in donations from companies exporting buffalo meat, according to contribution reports for financial years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 submitted to the Election Commission of India.
2015-12-16 00:33:14 Read More

India racing ahead of China in pollution

An evaluation of the National Air Quality Index (NAQI) data maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released on Tuesday has revealed that as many as 15 out of the 17 cities that are being monitored fail to meet the ambient air quality standard by a considerable margin.
2015-12-15 23:06:00 Read More

'CBI doesn't have to inform CM about searches'

Should CBI have informed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal before raiding his principal secretary Rajendra Kumar's office? While the Delhi CM said the agency should have taken him into confidence, sources in the agency said its officials were not required to do so.
2015-12-15 21:13:58 Read More

How Ashish Joshi, an AAP man, went after principal secretary Rajendra Kumar

Ashish Joshi is today known more as the complainant against IAS officer Rajendra Kumar than as a bureaucrat handpicked by the AAP government to be member secretary of the Delhi Dialogue Commission.
2015-12-15 20:36:03 Read More

'Delhi govt has no jurisdiction over DDCA'

The Centre on Tuesday ridiculed Arvind Kejriwalâ€™s claim that the CBI team which searched the offices of his principal secretary Rajendra Kumar was actually looking for files pertaining to an investigation he opened against alleged irregularities in Delhi District and Cricket Association (DDCA) when it was headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley.
2015-12-15 19:46:18 Read More

I was the real target of the CBI raid: Kejriwal

Tech engineers are regarded as some of the smartest people in the world.But even they have a hard time answering the brain teaser questions a lot of tech companies like to ask during job interviews. We went through Glassdoor to find some of the trickiest questions they get asked, and the best way to answer them.
2015-12-15 15:01:06 Read More

8 interview queries engineers struggle to answer

2015-12-15 08:07:53 Read More

IPL: Pune picks Dhoni, Raina goes to Rajkot

Such a move has been made part of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act which funds health screenings and treatments for 9/11 first responders.
2015-12-15 06:50:37 Read More

$2,000 H-1B fee on Indian IT cos could return

2015-12-15 04:29:29 Read More

'You are next', Obama tells remaining IS leaders

President Barack Obama on Monday said the US-led coalition is making progress against Islamic State militants in both Iraq and Syria, as he delivered an update on the campaign aimed at reassuring Americans worried about the spread of extremism-fueled terrorism.
2015-12-15 02:42:02 Read More

'You are next', Obama tells remaining IS leaders

2015-12-15 02:42:02 Read More

Girl died before demolition drive, father says

Two days after a six-month-old girl's death during a demolition drive in west Delhi's Shakurbasti area triggered a political slugfest, police on Monday registered a case of negligence against unknown persons on the basis of a statement by the girl's father.
2015-12-15 00:23:56 Read More

Nirbhaya juvenile to walk free on Dec 20, Centre opposes move

Delhi government to give him Rs 10,000 for tailor shop
2015-12-14 23:52:12 Read More

VVIP chopper deal: Interpol notice to 2 Italians

On the request of the Enforcement Directorate, the Interpol has issued Red Cormer Notices against two Italian nationals- Carlo Gerosa and Guido Ralph Haschkeâ€”who were allegedly the middlemen in the Rs 3600 crore AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.
2015-12-14 22:53:57 Read More

'87% of Himalayan glaciers stable since 2001'

As many as 248 of 2,018 or 12.3% of Himalayan glaciers are â€œretreatingâ€ while 18 are advancing, environment minister, Prakash Javadekar told the Rajya Sabha on Monday in a written reply. The minister's reply, however, also revealed that a majority or about 86% of glaciers have remaned stable.
2015-12-14 21:24:13 Read More

'Leaking Jaduguda mine poses radioactive risk'

Toxic leaks from Jharkhand uranium mine affecting health, claims report
2015-12-14 20:15:52 Read More

Kerala's coalitions loot alternately: PM Modi

PM Modi addressed a public rally in Thrissur, Kerala. He asserted that BJP has emerged as the "third force" in Kerala that will replace the two fronts led by Congress and CPI(M) in the next year's Assembly elections and transform the state's fortunes.
2015-12-14 14:19:21 Read More

Jaitley evokes Nehru speech to attack Congress

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday questioned the frequent disruptions in Parliament over several issues like the National Herald Case and the law and order situation in Punjab, etc and said the approved Constitutional Amendment Bill on the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is still waiting to be discussed.
2015-12-14 13:58:55 Read More

Jaitley evokes Nehru speech to attack Congress

Jaitley invokes Nehru to clear GST logjam

Continuing his assault on the Congress for disrupting Parliament, he said the party that claimed Nehru's legacy should think about the impact of its decisions.
2015-12-14 13:58:55 Read More

Assam temple chief denies Rahul was stopped

"Never heard of anyone being prevented from entering the Satra before," Bakhista Deba Sarma, head of the Barpeta Satra. He insisted that the RSS had nothing to do with the monastery and questioned chief minister Tarun Gogoi's comments on the matter.
2015-12-14 13:02:49 Read More

Rahul says PM has insulted Kerala by 'disinviting' CM Chandy to event

Congress and BJP members clashed in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the exclusion of Kerala chief minister from a Prime Minister's event on Tuesday with the former alleging that the PM's constitutional position was being used for "political vendetta", a charge denied by the government.
2015-12-14 08:52:10 Read More

Withdrawal of invite to Chandy an insult: Rahul

Congress and BJP members clashed in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the withdrawal of an invitation to Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy from an event that will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Modi has reached Kerala on his first visit to the state since taking over as Prime Minister.
2015-12-14 08:52:10 Read More

Now, US army lets Sikh soldier keep beard, turban

It is the first time in decades that the military has granted a religious accommodation for a beard to an active-duty combat soldier â€” a move that observers say could open the door for Muslims and other troops seeking to display their faith.
2015-12-14 07:24:25 Read More

RSS men kept me from entering temple: Rahul

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandi on Monday alleged he was stopped from entering a temple in Assam's Barpeta district by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers during his recent visit to the state. Rahul said it was the BJP's style of politics, which was "unacceptable" to his party. The RSS is the ideological mentor of the BJP.
2015-12-14 06:51:25 Read More

Kejriwal takes dig at Rahul, calls him a 'kid'

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi 'a kid' for questioning the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) protests over the demolition of a slum in Delhi.
2015-12-14 06:40:28 Read More

Rahul Gandhi is a 'kid': Arvind Kejriwal's dig in row over slum demolition

Live: Modi a coward and psychopath, Kejriwal says after CBI raids his office

Not afraid of PM Modi, can't be scared by CBI, says Arvind Kejriwal

As per the IPL draft Pune team will consist of MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, R Ashwin and Faf du Plessis, while Rajkot team will have Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, James Faulkner and Dwayne Bravo.
2015-12-14 05:02:02 Read More

ISIS may have passport printing machine: Report

A 17-page US Homeland Security Investigations Intelligence Report, issued to law enforcement last week, said ISIS likely has been able to print legitimate-looking Syrian passports since taking over the city of Deir ez-Zour, home to a passport office, ABC News reported.
2015-12-13 16:10:05 Read More

Kejriwal to raise demolition issue with rly minister, orders magisterial probe

"Those who have done this (demolition of shanties) are not humans, instead they are animals and bestial," Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said as he announced to raise the issue with railway minister.
2015-12-13 15:15:47 Read More

Need to ensure all can live without fear: President

"Forbearance, restraint and acceptance of different views form some of our core principles. India prides itself on its pluralistic ideals," President Pranab Mukherjee said during a function in Kolkata.
2015-12-13 13:11:55 Read More

Need to ensure all can live without fear: President

Mumbai artist, lawyer found dead in drain

Their bodies were wrapped in plastic and placed in cardboard boxes. Bambhani was gagged, his mouth was taped and his arms were tied behind his back.
2015-12-13 12:29:24 Read More

ISIS draws up hit-list of British MPs: Report

Islamic State (ISIS) has a political assassination unit aimed at government officials and the Syrian bombing campaign has moved the spotlight on to the UK now, according to Sunday Express.
2015-12-13 11:21:40 Read More

DATE 7

Delhi demolition: Child dies, CM wants murder charges against officials

A fresh confrontation between the Delhi government and the Centre erupted on Sunday after railways demolished a slum cluster in Shakur Basti to clear "encroachments". A baby died during the late-night drive, evoking angry protests from the residents as well as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who wanted a murder case to be registered.
2015-12-13 09:32:42 Read More>>

PM Modi on Paris deal: Climate justice won

Shortly after a climate change deal was reached by 195 nations in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the historic accord, saying "climate justice has won". "Outcome of Paris agreement has no winners or losers. Climate justice has won and we are all working towards a greener future," he tweeted from his personal handle.
2015-12-13 09:17:01 Read More

Paris climate accord: A healing step, if not a cure

A question hung in the air as the climate conference came to a close: What does the new deal really mean for the future of the Earth? For the deal to mean anything, scientists say, the celebratory moment must give way immediately to an era in which intensive efforts are made to squeeze emissions out of the world economy.
2015-12-13 07:12:09 Read More

Shirdi temple pledges 200kg gold to PM's scheme

Shirdi temple has decided to move 200kg of its gold reserves to the government-sponsored Gold Monetisation Scheme. The glitch is that in 2012, Bombay HC had banned the temple trust from melting the gold, following a PIL that said devotees had made the offerings to Sai Baba, and not for raising money.
2015-12-13 04:24:50 Read More

Paris climate deal: 5 things you need to know

Delegates from 190 countries announced they are on the verge of ratifying a draft deal promising to reduce world temperature rises to â€œwell belowâ€ 2C.
2015-12-13 04:09:32 Read More

Now, Google CEO Sundar Pichai comes out in support of Muslims in US

India-born Google head Sundar Pichai is the latest technology industry CEO to come out against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's recent anti-Muslim tirade. Earlier this week, Trump issued a advocating ban on all new immigration of Muslims to the US.
2015-12-12 08:51:25 Read More

India, Japan sign defence, N-energy agreements

India and Japan on Saturday inked a number of pacts in key areas of defence and nuclear energy as well as building of first bullet train network between Mumbai- Ahmedabad at a cost of about Rs 98,000 crore.
2015-12-12 08:37:54 Read More

Japan to import Maruti cars from India: PM Modi

"India is a land of possibilities with excellent human resources and a technological base," PM Modi said while addressing the India-Japan business leaders forum with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Delhi.
2015-12-12 05:29:44 Read More

Nine things Saudi women still can't do

Congress has claimed that disruptions in RS were a protest against BJPâ€™s inaction in Vyapam and Lalitgate scams, as well as its refusal to punish V K Singh for his remarks.
2015-12-12 04:33:13 Read More

I am a very good loser, I don't stay sad for long, Rafael Nadal tells TOI

In person, Rafael Nadal is pleasantly disarming. He is as affable, shy and polite off the court as he is aggressive on it. As TOI Guest Editor for the day, the Indian Aces star spoke on a range of issues, waxed philosophical about his injuries, and even picked Roger Federer over Novak Djokovic as his opponent of choice.
2015-12-12 03:19:18 Read More

Japan to import Maruti cars from India: PM Modi

Court Comes Down Heavily On CBI For Leaking Chargesheet Investigations into the alleged suicide of actor Jiah Khan have revealed that just an hour prior to taking the drastic step, she had a tiff with her boyfriend, accused Suraj Pancholi which he described as over a mere â€œmisunderstanding.
2015-12-12 02:49:40 Read More

Suraj sent Jiah 'abusive SMSs' 1hr before she died

2015-12-12 00:55:15 Read More

House protests not due to Herald case: Congress

2015-12-11 20:01:39 Read More

â€‹Spanish embassy in Kabul under attack: Officials

The Spanish embassy in Kabul is under attack, according to officials of Afghan and Spain.
2015-12-11 15:25:11 Read More

Alleged ISIS operative's social media accounts were blocked few times: Police

The social networking accounts of Mohammad Sirajuddin, used to spread propaganda of the terrorist group, were blocked several times. However, the 30-year-old marketing manager of IOC ignored these warnings and continued to run them under a different name.
2015-12-11 14:59:06 Read More

'Schools in Delhi may be shut down from Jan 1-15'

Delhi government is contemplating shutting the city's schools for 15 days from January 1 during the trial period of odd-even vehicle formula.
2015-12-11 13:47:36 Read More

India, Pak foreign secys to meet next month: Pak

All the three men convicted in the gangrape of an Anglo-Indian woman on Park Street here were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment on Friday by a court here.
2015-12-11 12:31:25 Read More

Matter driven by PM's office: Rahul on Herald case

2015-12-11 11:40:41 Read More

Park street gangrape: 3 get 10 yrs imprisonment

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has reiterated his charge of political vendetta against the Prime Minister's Office in the National Herald case. "The matter is driven by PM's office. It is a legal issue and we will handle it legally," Rahul told reporters in Assam.
2015-12-11 11:08:49 Read More

TOI poll: Ban on diesel vehicles the solution?

Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet next month to work out the details of a comprehensive bilateral dialogue, the Pakistani ministry of foreign affairs said on Friday. The meeting will also decide the modalities and schedule of the meetings under the dialogue.
2015-12-11 11:01:45 Read More

NGT bans registration of new diesel vehicles in Delhi till January 6, 2016

The National Green Tribunal(NGT) on Friday ordered that no new diesel vehicles would be registered in Delhi till January 6, 2016. The NGT also directed the Centre and the Delhi govenment not to buy any diesel vehicles for their departments.
2015-12-11 08:42:11 Read More

NGT questions Delhi govt's odd-even formula, says people may buy 2 cars

The National Green Tribunal on Friday questioned the AAP governmment's odd-even formula for vehicles to check pollution in the national capital, saying "it may not achieve the desired purpose".
2015-12-11 07:34:41 Read More

Parrikar deflects 'nuke-like' question on Trump

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday ducked a question on US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump's controversial remarks over total shutdown of Muslims entering America. In India, "we don't look towards communities with suspicion," he said.Asked by an American reporter to respond to Trump's comments in the aftermath of the California shooting, Parrikar said the question has the "potential of a nuclear bomb" but did not give a clear response to what he thought of the remarks.
2015-12-11 06:29:55 Read More

Fear of terrorism lifts Trump to new high among US Republican voters: Poll

Americans are more fearful about the likelihood of another terrorist attack than at any other time since the weeks after September 11, 2001, a gnawing sense of dread that has helped lift Donald Trump to a new high among Republican primary voters, according to a poll.
2015-12-11 04:19:15 Read More

NGT okays rafting on Ganga, not camping near it

In a big blow to Ganga beach camp owners who were hoping for a reprieve, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday upheld its ban on beach camping near the river from Kaudiyala to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, an order which it had passed in March.
2015-12-10 22:52:28 Read More

SC mulls ban on diesel cars in Delhi, urges tackling pollution on war footing

The Supreme Court on Thursday threw its weight behind efforts to clean up Delhi's air, agreeing to explore various options including banning diesel cars from the Capital's roads and stopping trucks from passing through the city to tackle the growing menace of pollution.
2015-12-10 20:42:03 Read More

Property of tainted babus can be seized: SC

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the government can bring special laws to control corruption, which it said was eating away the fundamental core of elective democracy and Constitutional governance.
2015-12-10 20:39:27 Read More

Accident victims want funds from Salman Khan

Bollywood megastar Salman Khan was acquitted on Thursday by the Bombay high court of all charges in the 2002 accident that killed a pavement dweller. After the verdict, Salman wiped away tears of relief as his overjoyed family flanked him.
2015-12-10 19:29:33 Read More

If Delhi was Beijing, it would shut 29 of 30 days

When air pollution hits a certain danger mark in Beijing, the government issues a red alert that automatically puts curbs on factories, construction work and vehicles.
2015-12-10 18:56:03 Read More

ISIS finance chief Abu Saleh killed: US

The Islamic State group's finance chief has been confirmed killed in a coalition air strike last month, US officials said on Thursday.
2015-12-10 17:55:43 Read More

Nitish working to forge strong anti-NDA alliance

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who is camping in Delhi and holding discussions with leaders of various political parties for the last two days, on Thursday hinted at the possibility of a strong anti-NDA alliance in the country.
2015-12-10 16:51:20 Read More

Corruption is a national economic terror: SC

Terming corruption as a national economic terror, the Supreme Court has held that the government is entitled to bring special laws to control the â€œsocial calamityâ€ which is eating away the fundamental core of elective democracy.
2015-12-10 15:57:53 Read More

Mumbai Court pardons David Headley, makes him an approver in 26/11 case

Headley, one of the main accused in the 26/11 case, is now a prosecution witness after court pardoned him in the case on certain conditions.
2015-12-10 15:08:58 Read More

Adverse comments by ex-players hurt, says Kohli

India's Test captain Virat Kohli has expressed unhappiness that some former international cricketers have run down the team despite their comprehensive 3-0 win against South Africa in the recently concluded Test series.
2015-12-10 13:15:03 Read More

'Fight Herald case legally,' Jaitley tells Congress

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday countered Congress allegations of political vendetta in the National Herald case and said "no one is above the law."
2015-12-10 12:51:06 Read More

'Accept judiciary's decision with humility' tweets Salman Khan after acquittal

The Bollywood actor thanked his family, friends and fans for their support and prayers as the Bombay high court acquitted him of all charges in the 13-year-old hit-and-run case.
2015-12-10 11:47:49 Read More

Salman acquitted, breaks down in court

After the high court verdict, as Salman Khan's lawyers scrambled around to finish the legal formalities, the actor was seen reclining against the wall and humming a song.
2015-12-10 10:54:58 Read More

No place for vendetta in politics: Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has come out in support of the Congress in the National Herald case. "There should not be any vendetta in politics. In democratic system, mandate is given to work for the public. Public mandate is not to harass opposition," Nitish Kumar said.
2015-12-10 10:31:55 Read More

Salman Khan acquitted: What the court said

The Bombay high court on Thursday acquitted Bollywood actor Salman Khan of all criminal charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case. Here are some of the observations made by the court...
2015-12-10 10:00:00 Read More

Bombay HC acquits Salman Khan of all charges in 2002 hit-and-run case

A little over 13 years after Salman Khan's late night drive home turned fatal for a labourer sleeping on a sidewalk in Bandra, the Bombay high court on Thursday acquitted the Bollywood actor of all criminal charges that he had been held guilty of by a trial court in May.
2015-12-10 08:11:32 Read More

SC to examine banning diesel cars in Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine the plea for banning diesel cars from plying on Delhi's road to tackle growing menace of pollution in the national capital. The SC, however, favoured to impose complete ban on tucks passing through Delhi.
2015-12-10 08:01:33 Read More

Democracy can't function on whims of anyone: PM

Taking a dig at Congress, which had been disrupting the winter session of Parliament alleging the Centre is pursuing political vendetta against oppposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that "democracy cannot function at the whims and fancies of anyone".
2015-12-10 06:23:40 Read More

42 militant groups have pledged support to ISIS

The groups range from Ansar Al-Khilafah in the Philippines to factions in Egyptâ€™s Sinai province
2015-12-10 02:58:57 Read More

42 militant groups have pledged support to ISIS

The groups range from Ansar Al-Khilafah in the Philippines to factions in Egyptâ€™s Sinai province
2015-12-10 02:58:57 Read More

Sooraj removed Jiah's foetus as she bled: CBI

A charge sheet filed by the CBI in the Jiah Khan case provides chilling details about the actor's pregnancy; how her boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi aided her in the subsequent abortion; and how the termination of pregnancy left her an emotional wreck, possibly leading to her suicide.
2015-12-10 02:49:52 Read More

No record to show US shooter visited India:Â Govt

A thorough check run by Indian intelligence agencies on immigration or visa records has failed to show up any trace of California mass shooting suspect Tashfeen Malikâ€™s visit to India in 2013, as alleged by a Saudi interior ministry official.
2015-12-09 23:03:59 Read More

End of freeze? India, Pak to resume composite dialogue

India and Pakistan on Wednesday decided to resume the composite dialogue process in what marked a significant change of Modi governmentâ€™s stance facilitated by what sources described as assurances from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to expedite the Mumbai attacks trial.
2015-12-09 21:51:35 Read More

PM Modiâ€™s Russia trip set to boost nuke plan

Expansion of the countryâ€™s nuclear programme is expected to be prominent on PM Narendra Modiâ€™s agenda when he visits Russia later this month.
2015-12-09 21:09:08 Read More

Case of Salman's prosecutors weak: Bombay HC

The Bombay high court on Wednesday said it has "come to conclusion that the prosecution has failed to bring material on record to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant (Salman Khan) was driving and under the influence of alcohol, also, whether the accident occurred due to bursting (of tyre) prior to the incident or tyre burst after the incident ..."
2015-12-09 20:40:51 Read More

Japan pips China to build Indiaâ€™s 1st bullet train

The bullet train accident in China four years ago along with low-cost finance and a promise to have a substantial â€˜Make in Indiaâ€™ component and transfer of technology clinched the deal for Japan to build the first high-speed train that will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad â€” with the possibility of extending it to Delhi in future.
2015-12-09 19:42:13 Read More

DATE 8

Confirmed: Rahulâ€™s Amethi has lost paper mill too

The Cabinet will soon decide on setting up a Rs 3,650 crore paper mill in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra and the department of heavy industry has written to the finance ministry on the issue, a minister said on Wednesday.
2015-12-09 19:35:31 Read More>>

California shooters radicalized 2 years ago: FBI

2015-12-09 16:33:11 Read More

India, Pak agree to hold comprehensive dialogue

Pakistan has assured India of "steps being taken to expedite the early conclusion" of the Mumbai attack trial, something that India has been pressing for long. The assurance came in a meeting external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had with Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad.
2015-12-09 15:58:53 Read More

India-Pak joint statement: 5 key highlights

PCB chief Shaharyar Khan said that hopes of resumption of bilateral cricketing ties between India and Pakistan with a short series later this month are "dying" with too little time left to organise the big ticket event.
2015-12-09 15:48:12 Read More

Hopes of Indo-Pak series dying: PCB chief

The couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino last week were radicalized before they met online and spoke of jihad and martyrdom to each other as early as late 2013, FBI director James Comey said on Wednesday.
2015-12-09 15:11:06 Read More

Ban Donald Trump from entering the UK: Over 150,000 Britons sign petition

The number of signatories to a petition seeking ban on Donald trump from UK was growing fast, but Britain's finance minister George Osborne said on Wednesday that Trump should not be banned from the country.
2015-12-09 14:16:51 Read More

India, Pakistan must display maturity in doing business: Sushma Swaraj

"It's time we display maturity and self-confidence to do business with each other and strengthen regional trade and co-operation. The entire world is rooting and waiting for a change. Let's not disappoint them," Sushma Swaraj while addressing the "Heart of Asia" summit in Islamabad.
2015-12-09 06:02:07 Read More

Former minister holds slippers for Rahul Gandhi

In a video, V Narayanasamy, who was a minister of state with the Prime Minister's Office in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government, was seen holding a pair of slippers as Rahul Gandhi took off his shoes to walk through a flooded area.
2015-12-09 04:56:09 Read More

Did blind mystic Baba Vanga predict rise of Isis?

Baba Vanga supposedly warned Muslims would invade Europe in a 'great Muslim war' which would end with the establishment of an Islamic caliphate by 2043, with Rome as its epicentre. She also predicted aliens would help civilisation live underwater by 2130.
2015-12-09 04:33:42 Read More

Here's how you can help Chennai

Despite Saudi women standing for office for the first time, the country still has a long journey towards gender equality. Women in Saudi Arabia will be voting and standing for office for the first time in the oil monarchyâ€™s municipal elections this weekend.
2015-12-09 03:49:00 Read More

5 things that Saudi women still cannot do

2015-12-09 03:20:13 Read More

Trump's anti-Muslim tirade undermines US national security, Pentagon warns

The Pentagon warned on Tuesday against fueling Islamic State's narrative of a US war with Islam, in a swipe at rhetoric by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that has triggered outrage around the world.
2015-12-09 03:03:05 Read More

Obama calls PM Modi, discusses climate change

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the progress made in climate change negotiations currently underway in Paris, the White House said. In Paris last week, Obama had met Modi on the sidelines of the climate change summit.
2015-12-09 02:48:46 Read More

Punjab goes bust, puts widow home, jails on 'girvi'

The last place from where you expect a state government to raise funds is jails and a widow home. But that is precisely what the Punjab government has done in the past two months to tide over its severe financial crisis.
2015-12-08 22:22:08 Read More

Punjab goes bust, puts widow home, jails on 'girvi'

'Reports of ISIS presence in India baseless'

The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organizations, has dubbed media reports on the presence of the terrorist organization ISIS in India as baseless and misleading.
2015-12-08 20:21:34 Read More

Defying court, a beef fest â€˜trailerâ€™ at Osmania

Ignoring a city courtâ€™s stay order on proposed beef and pork festivals slated for December 10, students at Osmania University on Tuesday consumed â€˜beefâ€™ biryani and kebabs and pledged to go ahead with their plans of holding the event.
2015-12-08 19:37:33 Read More

Pak must not distinguish between terror groups like Pak Taliban and LeT: US

US deputy secretary of state Antony Blinken said Pakistan must adhere to the "standard" set by its army chief General Raheel Sharif through his statements on not differentiating between terrorist organisations like Pak Taliban and LeT.
2015-12-08 17:36:12 Read More

Nitish proposes panel to monitor Bihar package

In an apparent move to politically besiege PM Narendra Modi on his announcements during the recently concluded assembly elections, CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday urged the assembly speaker to form a joint committee of state legislature to monitor execution of works under all the schemes listed in the much-publicised Rs 1.65 lakh crore special package for Bihar.
2015-12-08 17:07:20 Read More

Taliban attack airport in Afghanistan's Kandahar

An Afghan official said the Taliban have launched an attack at the airport in the southern city of Kandahar, where clashes are still underway.
2015-12-08 15:49:07 Read More

'Law not concerned with who is whose daughter-in-law': BJP responds to Sonia

"Congress is only trying to cover up corruption charges. Let Congress party explain: Was 2G case a vendetta, or was Commonwealth Games case, Coal scam case a vendetta?" Union minister for communications and information Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
2015-12-08 14:48:24 Read More

Donald Trump defends ban on Muslims as 'a temporary measure in time of war'

Donald Trump has defended his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States. "We have no choice but to do this," Trump told ABC. "We have people that want to blow up our buildings, our cities. We have figure out what's going on."
2015-12-08 13:36:08 Read More

Will take India-Pak bilateral tiesÂ forward: Sushma

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said her efforts will be to take forward India-Pakistan bilateral ties.
2015-12-08 13:27:08 Read More

'I will not budge an inch,' says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi charged the BJP with adopting 'vendetta politics', while responding to the National Herald case involving him, his mother Congress president Sonia Gandhi and others. "Let them do what they want. They can do whatever they want to. I am not going to budge one inch," he said.
2015-12-08 13:13:05 Read More

CAG slams govt for mismanaging submarine refit

The Navy was unable to use the kilo-class submarine over the last decade, with the refit cost going up from Rs 629 crore to over Rs 1,000 crore, at a time when the force continues to grapple with an ageing and depleting underwater combat arm.
2015-12-08 12:39:06 Read More

CAG slams govt for mismanaging submarine refit

The Navy has been unable to use the Kilo-class submarine for about a decade. The refit was to be finished by January 2009, but remains incomplete. The cost of the refit has gone up from Rs 629 crore to over Rs 1,000 crore. All this, at a time when the Navy grapples with an ageing and depleting underwater combat arm.
2015-12-08 12:39:06 Read More

Delhi's odd-even vehicle plan to follow dates

Delhi's transport minister has announced that the odd-numbered vehicles will ply on odd dates, while the even-numbered vehicles would ply on even dates.
2015-12-08 12:03:22 Read More

No vendetta, Gandhis should face court: Jaitley

Jaitley attacked the Congress over disruption of Parliament on National Herald issue and asked Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to face the courts. "India is not a banana republic in which Parliament or media can decide the guilt or innocence in such matters," Jaitley said.
2015-12-08 10:39:20 Read More

California woman shooter may have visited India

The Pakistani woman suspect in the California mass shooting may have travelled to India from Saudi Arabia once in 2013, a year before she came to the US with her husband. The couple is suspected to have carried out the massacre in California last week in which 14 people were gunned down.
2015-12-08 09:34:06 Read More

National Herald case: I absolutely see political vendetta, Rahul says

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged "political vendetta" behind the National Herald cheating and misappropriation case, saying "this is the way the the central government functions".
2015-12-08 08:26:02 Read More

IPL to have two new teams from Pune and Rajkot

Pune and Rajkot became the new franchises in the (IPL, replacing the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years. The Pune franchise was bought by Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's company New Rising, while the Rajkot bid was won by Intex Mobiles.
2015-12-08 08:13:38 Read More

IPL auction and â€˜reverse biddingâ€™ explained

The sale of two new franchises and 50-plus players - including those from Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will take place in New Delhi in a unique auction process during the IPL governing council meeting. TOI sports breaks down the first of its kind bidding process.
2015-12-08 06:31:52 Read More

Sonia on National Herald case: Not afraid, I'm Indira's daughter-in-law

Accusing the BJP-led government of political vendetta, Sonia Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament that she has nothing to fear in the National Herald case and that she leaves the matter to the judges.
2015-12-08 05:43:43 Read More

23 Flipkart employees get over Rs 1cr salary

Flipkart Internetâ€™s employee benefit expenses swelled threefold to Rs 476 crore, according to its filing with the Registrar of Companies.
2015-12-08 05:01:29 Read More

Should Virat Kohli captain India in World T20?

India's Test skipper has shown in the win over South Africa that his unflagging energy, ability to rouse the troops, read the game and play tactical cards astutely are in addition to a remarkable poise under pressure.
2015-12-08 03:25:35 Read More

Donald Trump's latest tirade: Ban all Muslims from entering US

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Monday called for a "total and complete" block on Muslims entering the United States, in the wake of last week's mass shooting in California by a Muslim couple believed to have been radicalized.
2015-12-08 03:03:43 Read More

Delhi debates, Beijing acts to check air pollution

While Delhi continues to debate the â€˜toughâ€™ anti-pollution measures announced by the city government, Chinaâ€™s capital Beijing on Monday issued its first â€œred alertâ€ on air pollution since 2013, taking tougher and immediate measures to deal with a problem which appears to be comparable to what Delhiites face at the moment.
2015-12-07 23:14:00 Read More

SC leaves uniform civil code to Parliament

Factories in motown Sanand are faced with an unusual HR problem â€“ handling crorepati labourers. There has been a windfall of Rs 2,000 crore for land owners in and around Sanand, where Gujarat government acquired over 4,000 hectares of land over the last seven years.
2015-12-07 20:43:31 Read More

National Herald case: High court's ruling could cast a shadow over GST bill

Congress reacted with indignation to the Delhi High Court judgment ordering the presence of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in a trial court hearing the National Herald case, claiming â€œseveral legal deficienciesâ€ in the verdict even as the development could cast a shadow over the prospects of the GST bill hanging fire in Parliament.
2015-12-07 20:10:23 Read More

In Gujarat, billionaires take up factory jobs

2015-12-07 18:50:51 Read More

Odd-even row: All cars to ply on Sundays in Delhi

2015-12-07 15:38:10 Read More

Barack Obama says don't demonize Islam

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a meeting with Union home minister Rajnath Singh, to discuss the implementation of the 'odd-even' formula of keeping half of Delhi's cars off the roads each day. The formula, announced by Kejriwal's government, would allow the use of a car only on alternate days.
2015-12-07 14:55:42 Read More

Congress to move SC after big jolt for Sonia, Rahul in National Herald case

In a big setback for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, the Delhi high court on Monday rejected their pleas for quashing the summons against them in the National Herald case.
2015-12-07 14:17:44 Read More

10 before-and-after photos on Beijing pollution

President Obama delivered a primetime TV address on Sunday on the threat of terrorism without once mentioning Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, two countries whose state-mandated bigotry may have radicalized the Pakistani-origin terrorists who massacred 14 people in California in a religion-fueled rage.
2015-12-07 13:06:49 Read More

Beijing issues 'red alert' on air pollution

Beijing has issued its first red alert for smog, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half the city's vehicles off the roads. It's the second time this month that notoriously polluted Beijing has experienced a prolonged bout of smog.
2015-12-07 11:36:11 Read More

4th Test: India beat South Africa for 3-0 sweep

AB de Villiers threatened to produce a famous draw, but once he was out for 43 from 297 balls the innings collapsed.
2015-12-07 09:35:34 Read More

Sonia, Rahul asked to appear before court in National Herald case

In a major setback for the Gandhis, the Delhi high court on Monday rejected the petitions filed by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul in the National Herald case, effectively asking them to appear before the trial court. The top Congress brass has decided to challenge the verdict.
2015-12-07 09:17:57 Read More

7.2 quake strikes in Tajikistan, felt in Delhi

Mild tremors were felt in parts of northern India as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Tajikistan on Monday. J&K, Punjab and New Delhi felt the tremors and Pakistan reportedly too was affected. The epicentre was located 109km west of Murghob in Tajikistan.
2015-12-07 08:01:59 Read More

California terrorist seen as 'Saudi girl' in Pak

Bahauddin Zakariya university has come into the spotlight in recent days as one of the few known way points for Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani-born woman who along with her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, took up assault rifles and, police say, killed 14 people last week in San Bernardino, California.
2015-12-07 06:54:42 Read More

Politicians will be politicians: War breaks out to corner credit for relief

Rescue was over but relief was on in full swing. From government agencies through corporates to NGOs and good Samaritans, everyone was pitching in.
2015-12-07 01:22:29 Read More

DATE 9

We will destroy ISIS, Obama says

President Barack Obama described the mass shooting in California an "act of terrorism" in an address to the nation four days after the carnage left 14 dead.
2015-12-07 01:17:31 Read More>>

With terror, J&K on agenda, both Modi, Sharif win

The thaw generated in Ufa with a meeting between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Nawaz Sharif quickly turned into a diplomatic cul-de-sac only because of the wording of the joint statement which followed the meeting.
2015-12-06 23:30:56 Read More

5 reasons why India, Pak NSAs' meet sparks hope

Just when it appeared that the Narendra Modi government may have lost the narrative on Pakistan, the two governments managed to stop the slip sliding away of the bilateral relationship. The four-hour meeting in Bangkok on Sunday was fixed on Thursday.
2015-12-06 15:57:46 Read More

All flight ops at Chennai airport to start tomorrow

Altogether five passenger flights, all of Air India, took off from or landed at Chennai Airport till 5pm on Sunday. An Oman Air plane stranded at the Chennai airport departed for Muscat with two crew. From Monday, full operations will resume at the airport.
2015-12-06 13:57:08 Read More

HWL: India beat Netherlands 3-2 in penalty shootout to win bronze medal

The Indian team maintained their calm in a high scoring encounter in Ranchi to edge past world no. 2 Netherlands in the penalty shootout 3-2 to take the bronze medal.
2015-12-06 12:55:07 Read More

India, Pak NSAs meet in Bangkok, discuss terror

"The two sides were guided by the the vision of the two leaders for a peaceful, stable and prosperous south Asia," a joint statement released after the meeting of NSAs said.
2015-12-06 11:32:06 Read More

In Delhi, drive odd-numbered cars on these days

2015-12-06 10:54:02 Read More

TOI poll: What if you have 2 cars in Delhi

Delhi home minister Satyendra Jain said the government will only allow emergency vehicles like PCR van, fire tenders, ambulances on the roads of the national capital. "Odd-Even formula will also be applicable on all ministers and officers," Jain said.
2015-12-06 10:47:24 Read More

Paris climate talks head for final phase

As the 12-day climate talks enter its final week with the ministerial talks starting on Monday, negotiators appeared confident that some kind of deal will be reached before the next weekend and they will be able to avert a repeat of the 2009 Copenhagen summit -- that failed miserably.
2015-12-06 09:36:45 Read More

Obama to make rare TV address on fighting terror

The US President will make a rare primetime address to the nation on Sunday laying out how he will keep Americans safe and defeat the Islamic State, days after 14 people were shot dead in California. The last time Obama gave an Oval Office address was in August 2010 to mark the end of US combat operations in Iraq.
2015-12-06 08:28:52 Read More

Chennai resumes daytime commercial flightsÂ

After a four-day shutdown, daytime commercial flights began from the Chennai airport on Sunday. State carrier Air India is operating flights to Port Blair and New Delhi. Meanwhile, fresh rain battered the city still recovering from severe torrential downpour and consequent floods.
2015-12-06 05:53:19 Read More

Domestic passenger flights from Chennai airport to resume today

Air India has said it will land a flight from New Delhi as well as operate a chartered flight to Port Blair on Sunday. The airport was closed on December 2 after severe torrential rain hit Chennai and surrounding areas.
2015-12-06 02:41:56 Read More

Relief ops on fast track as toll rises to 450

The toll of the unprecedented rain and floods this monsoon has continued to fight unprecedented rain and floods, the death toll climbed to 450 since the onset of monsoon in October-end in Chennai and neighbouring districts.
2015-12-05 23:13:38 Read More

IT cos suffer $60 mn loss due to Chennai floods

Crippling floods in the city have caused huge losses to the IT industry. IT insiders have pegged the losses at $5-10 million for mid-size firms and $40-50 million for large companies.
2015-12-05 22:32:37 Read More

IT cos suffer $60 mn loss due to Chennai floods

Modi regime most anti-intellectual govt: Guha

The noted writer described the Modi government as "the most anti-intellectual and philistine" that India has ever had.
2015-12-05 22:19:56 Read More

Relief mired in chaos, anger rises in Chennai

As Chennai continued to fight back unprecedented rain and floods, the death toll climbed to 450 since the onset of monsoon in October-end in the city and neighbouring districts.
2015-12-05 21:11:22 Read More

Lashkar-e-Taiba plot to attack PM Narendra Modi in Delhi foiled with 'arrests'

IB and Delhi Police's sleuths are carrying out a joint operation to nab at least three to four LeT militants, who have managed to sneak in to J&K from across the border.
2015-12-05 20:20:19 Read More

Obama insists US 'will not be terrorized' as IS hails California attackers

Islamic State said on Saturday that a married couple who killed 14 people in California in an attack the FBI is investigating as an "act of terrorism" were followers of the militant group based in Syria and Iraq.
2015-12-05 16:43:57 Read More

NYT, in front-page editorial, urges gun control

The New York Times has published an editorial on its front page for the first time since 1920, using the rare, prominent placement to urge gun control following the latest mass shooting in the US. Headlined ''The Gun Epidemic,'' the editorial called for drastically reducing the number of firearms in America.
2015-12-05 16:11:23 Read More

No odd-even rule if it creates problems: Kejriwal

2015-12-05 13:25:26 Read More

Syria's IS backers now repelled by its brutality

The very foundations of the caliphate appear to be crumbling. Territories once enjoyed by the â€œIslamic Stateâ€, and brutally enforced public support are, perhaps for the first time, under serious threat.
2015-12-05 12:26:15 Read More

Chennai grapples with flood aftermath; long queues at ATMs, petrol pumps

The flood-ravaged city was on Saturday struggling to return to normalcy with partial restoration of telecommunication and train services, besides many roads also becoming fairly motorable even as waterlogging woes continued in several areas.
2015-12-05 05:25:13 Read More

How female Pak shooter made her way to the US

In a dramatic twist to the San Bernardino shooting case that resulted in 35 casualties, including 14 dead, investigators are now focusing on Tashfeen Malik, the 27-year Pakistani wife of Syed Rizwan Farook, who reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS on the day of the carnage through a fake Facebook account.
2015-12-05 02:01:37 Read More

Can't ban social media over sleaze: SC

2015-12-04 22:20:19 Read More

Pollution check: Private vehicles in Delhi can run only on alternate days

Taking a tough decision to improve the cityâ€™s toxic air quality, Delhiâ€™s AAP government on Friday decided to restrict the number of private vehicles on the roads for a fortnight starting on New Yearâ€™s Day, allowing cars and bikes with odd and even numbered registration plates to run on alternate days.
2015-12-04 20:33:22 Read More

Will take corrupt to their graves: Bassi

2015-12-04 18:30:17 Read More

Delhi's even-odd formula: Share your reactions

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the odd-even private vehicle scheme will be tried out for limited period of time and will be stopped if there are problems galore. "A sort of panic was created that the pollution has increased so much that something drastic has to be done," he said.
2015-12-04 15:19:47 Read More

TOI poll: Your take on Delhi's odd-even formula

Virat Kohli chose not to enforce the follow-on after South Africa were dismissed for 121, with Ravindra Jadeja claiming 5/30.
2015-12-04 13:36:43 Read More

Syrian pen seller now owns 3 businesses

2015-12-04 12:43:06 Read More

All you need to know about new Delhi vehicle rule

Abdul Halim al-Attar is now employing other refugees in the three businesses he started using money raised by well-wishers around the world
2015-12-04 12:40:08 Read More

SA flattened after Rahane, Jadeja heroics

2015-12-04 11:25:58 Read More

New air in new year: Odd, even numbered vehicles to alternate on Delhi roads

The decision, aimed at tackling the high level of pollution in the metropolis, will not apply to CNG-driven buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws but will cover vehicles entering Delhi from other states too.
2015-12-04 10:43:16 Read More

Make Mulayam PM, Rahul deputy PM: Akhilesh

For all the outward signs of suburban normality, this couple, according to the police, used their comfortable home in a middle-class community near here to stockpile weapons and build pipe bombs.
2015-12-04 08:26:06 Read More

California shooters kept tight lid on their plans

Follow all the live updates from the fourth Test between India and South Africa being played at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
2015-12-04 07:50:32 Read More

In Chennai, some essential services restored

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated the importance of states in India's growth story and said it is important that the world knows about the strengths of our states. "India is not going to progress from Delhi. States have the most important role in India's progress," the PM said.
2015-12-04 05:54:39 Read More

In Chennai, some essential services restored

World should know the strength of our states: PM

2015-12-04 05:11:25 Read More

PIB photoshops PM Modi's Chennai visit photos

2015-12-04 04:40:39 Read More

4th Test Live: Rahane registers 5th Test century

2015-12-04 03:31:12 Read More

A breather for flood-hit Chennai as rain stops, river waters recede

For flood-battered people of Chennai, there is some relief as water levels in Adyar and Kumbh rivers registered a sharp decline late on Thursday night. More teams of National Disaster Response Force have joined the relief and rescue operations in the city, which is battling unprecedented floods.
2015-12-04 03:17:52 Read More

California shooter was in touch with Islamic extremists, say US intel sources

California gunman Syed Rizwan Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media, a US intelligence official said on Thursday, and police said he and his wife had enough bullets and bombs to slaughter hundreds when they launched their deadly attack on a holiday party.
2015-12-04 03:05:27 Read More

With limited ration, no power or internet access, Chennai still in deep water

As thousands of residents of Chennai and suburbs were rescued from inundated areas on Thursday , several more were confined to their homes, surrounded by sheets of water.
2015-12-03 22:59:52 Read More

IT for IT! Hyd works harder, longer for Chennai

2015-12-03 18:37:12 Read More

Pak-origin couple kills 14 in California carnage

2015-12-03 16:00:12 Read More

Britain joins US-led Syria air war, Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey

While Britain on Thursday joined the US-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down a Russian plane. Meanwhile, the US said it will not launch a 2003-style invasion of Syria or Iraq.
2015-12-03 14:22:35 Read More

HWL: India beat Great Britain 2-1 to enter semis

The BCCI on Thursday formally felicitated Virender Sehwag before the start of the fourth Test match against South Africa with secretary Anurag Thakur presenting him with a glittering trophy for his achievements.
2015-12-03 12:49:09 Read More

PM announces Rs 1,000cr more for TN relief works

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1000 crore for flood-hit Tamil Nadu over and above the Rs 940 crore package announced last week. He also made an aerial survey of the submerged Chennai and areas around it affected by the torrential downpour.
2015-12-03 11:44:23 Read More

4th Test: Rahane steers shaky India to 231

President Vladimir Putin used his annual speech to warn Turkey that the Kremlin planned to adopt further sanctions to punish Ankara for shooting down a Russian warplane.
2015-12-03 11:09:48 Read More

Will not forget Turkish downing of plane: Putin

Floods that have killed 269 people in Tamil Nadu began to recede on Thursday, giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by the heaviest cloudburst in the city of Chennai in over a century.
2015-12-03 09:45:22 Read More

DATE 10

NDRF doubles strength of rescue teams to 1,200

NDRF teams have doubled the number of their rescuers in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and adjoining areas to 1,200 even as the force on Thrusday decided to penetrate deep into the affected areas to aid the marooned.
2015-12-03 08:26:20 Read More>>

Chennai continues to suffer, army battles flooding to rescue survivors

Rain peters out, but Chennai continues to suffer

2015-12-03 08:08:09 Read More

Sehwag thanks all former captains sans Dhoni

Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 89 was a silken innings on an uneven surface at the Feroz Shah Kotla, where the others struggled.
2015-12-03 04:47:14 Read More

California shooting suspect identified as man named Syed Farook: Report

One of the suspects in a mass shooting that left at least 14 people dead in California has been identified as a man named Syed Farook, US media reported on Thursday.
2015-12-03 04:06:06 Read More

Nirbhaya convict to be lodged with NGO on release

The juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case is likely to be put up with an NGO and his movements monitored for a year after he is released later this month. He was the youngest of six men who raped and brutally tortured the 23-year-old victim on a moving bus in the national capital in 2012.
2015-12-03 03:30:08 Read More

Deluged Chennai cries for help, death toll at 251

2015-12-02 23:20:39 Read More

With Chennai marooned, commercial flights to land at naval base till Sunday

The submerged Chennai airport will remain shut till Sunday, a naval base 70 km from the city will be used as a makeshift airport. Life remained crippled in the city as fresh downpour worsened an already disastrous flood situation. Met has warned of more rain in the next three days.
2015-12-02 16:29:17 Read More

J&K then, Chennai now: It's Army vs nature, again

Heavy downpour have hit operations of IT companies in Chennai -- one of the leading IT destination in the country.
2015-12-02 14:45:00 Read More

Flooded IT cos in Chennai invoke alternate plans

2015-12-02 12:05:48 Read More

Chennai floods: City reels even as more rain predicted, airport closedÂ

Chennai is at a standstill because of floods caused by the worst rains in a 100 years. The airport has been closed and trains canceled. But things could get worse, with the Met Department predicting more rain for northern Tamil Nadu in coming days.
2015-12-02 06:58:57 Read More

TN needs Centre's nod to free Rajiv killers: SC

2015-12-02 05:30:25 Read More

Blog: Chennai caves to high rainfall

2015-12-02 04:38:38 Read More

PM Modi strikes conciliatory note on 'intolerance'

2015-12-01 23:36:58 Read More

Zuckerberg gives 99% of his shares to charity

2015-12-01 23:10:43 Read More

Chennai flooded: Leave a message for your folks

As he had done in Lok Sabha last week, PM Modi sought to cool tempers in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over a divisive debate on â€œrising intoleranceâ€, saying patriotism need not be proved day and night.
2015-12-01 19:00:49 Read More

In rain-hit Chennai, residents open hearts, homes

2015-12-01 18:37:36 Read More

Chennai rain: Rescue ops underway, Saidapet bridge and airport closed

Even as torrential rain battered Chennai, those among local residents who were fortunate to have had dry homes made it a point to invite others into their residences and their hearts.
2015-12-01 17:59:39 Read More

Any incident of atrocity is a blot: PM Modi in RS

Amid the 'intolerance' debate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said any incident of "atrocity" is a "blot" on the society as well as the nation whose "pain" should be felt by all and asserted that unity and harmony is the only way to take the country forward.
2015-12-01 13:33:27 Read More

Britain prepares for air strikes in Syria 'within hours' of vote

Britain's parliament will vote on bombing Syria on Wednesday, Prime Minister David Cameron said, confident he can secure its approval after the opposition Labour Party allowed its members to vote freely on the issue.
2015-12-01 12:48:20 Read More

Protest equals sedition in today's India: RahulÂ

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said a protest against the government attracts the charge of sedition as the opposition tried to corner the government during a debate on intolerance in Lok Sabha.
2015-12-01 12:16:33 Read More

Malicious onslaught by govt: Chidambaram says after raids on son Karti's firms

"If the government wishes to target me, they should do so directly, not harass friends of my son who carry on their own businesses," P Chidambaram said on Tuesday.
2015-12-01 09:55:05 Read More

Rain batters Chennai, parts of TN: Normal life hit

There seems to be no immediate relief in sight with the Met department predicting that heavy rain will continue across Tamil Nadu for the next four days.
2015-12-01 09:11:58 Read More

Rain batters Chennai, parts of TN: Normal life hit

There seems to be no immediate relief in sight with the Met department predicting that heavy rain will continue across Tamil Nadu for the next four days.
2015-12-01 09:11:58 Read More

How the Paris attackers honed their assault

The interrogation of the arrested Border Security Force head constable Abdul Rasheed and his handler Kafaitullah Khan has led the crime branch to probe an ISI mole in the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi who may be facilitating anti-India activities.
2015-12-01 04:47:01 Read More

RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged

More than two weeks after the Paris attacks, as France buries its dead and a lengthening list of Abaaoud's suspected confederates are rounded up, more evidence has emerged about how the group of at least nine militants pulled off the assaults.
2015-12-01 04:45:11 Read More

Live: Govt, oppn spar over communal incidents

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to keep its policy rate unchanged on Tuesday, following a big cut two months ago, and to sound cautious about the scope for more easing as it aims to meet its 2017 inflation target and braces for a US rate hike.
2015-12-01 03:38:04 Read More

PM Narendra Modi could make or break Barack Obama's climate legacy

During climate change talks, India is expected to challenge US on 3 counts: To speed up emissions reductions by wealthy countries to compensate for emissions growth in poor countries; to pay more to poor countries to assist in mitigation plans; and to provide clean-energy technology to poor countries.
2015-12-01 03:24:56 Read More

Modi could make or break Obama's climate legacy

Cops to look for ISI agent in Pak High Commission

2015-11-30 23:47:32 Read More

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