Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Jan

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ISIS warns of attack on Britain that will 'turn children's hair white'

The Islamic State terror group has warned Britain of an attack more severe than the Paris strikes, saying the country will receive the "lion's share" of the slaughter for its "declaration of war against Muslims".
2016-01-31 13:42:45 Read More

ISIS warns of attack on Britain that will 'turn children's hair white'

45 killed, 110 injured in blasts near Syria shrine

Syrian state news agency SANA, quoting an interior ministry source, said a group of militants had detonated a car bomb near a public transport garage in the Koua Sudan area. Two suicide bombers then blew themselves up nearby as people were being rescued.
2016-01-31 12:38:07 Read More

3rd T20I: India beat Australia by 7 wickets to clean sweep series

India held their nerves in the final over as they completed a nail-biting seven-wicket victory against Australia in the third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series sweep.
2016-01-31 11:47:43 Read More

Djokovic beats Murray to win 6th Oz Open title

Novak Djokovic crushed Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) on Sunday to match Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open titles and leave the Briton heartbroken again at Melbourne Park.
2016-01-31 11:45:46 Read More

Maruti Vitara Brezza SUV: All you need to know

Maruti Suzuki is currently riding high on an extremely good market response from their hatchback offering - Baleno. If the sales and the waiting period are anything to go by, the company is on a roll and would look to make most of the momentum when they launch their sub-four metre SUV - Vitara Brezza.
2016-01-31 11:25:09 Read More

Peace sabotaged, China says on US ship sail-by

China strongly condemned the United States after a US warship deliberately sailed near one of the Beijing-controlled islands in the hotly contested South China Sea to exercise freedom of navigation and challenge China's vast sea claims.
2016-01-31 10:53:19 Read More

Peace sabotaged, China says on US ship sail-by

Day after saying Modi will meet Indira's fate, Yashwant backtracks

A day after slamming the government over lack of dialogue in the country and saying Narendra Modi will meet the same fate as former prime minister Indira Gandhi, veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday denied making the statements and claimed he has been misquoted.
2016-01-31 09:02:29 Read More

Â Fake Updates: India vs Australia, 3rd T20

Fake Updates from the 3rd T20I between India and Australia.
2016-01-31 08:34:41 Read More

Fake Updates: India vs Australia, 3rd T20

Fake Updates from the 3rd T20I between India and Australia.
2016-01-31 08:34:41 Read More

Live scorecard: India v Australia, 3rd T20

Match updates from the third and final T20 between India and Australia being played in Sydney.
2016-01-31 08:00:58 Read More

Modi's smart cities need over $150 billion investment: Study

The Narendra Modi government's vision of creating 100 smart cities will require an investment of over $150 billion over the next few years, with private sector being a significant contributor, says a report.
2016-01-31 06:58:05 Read More

New weapon to fight Zika: The mosquito

Mosquitoes, genetically engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offsprings, could become one of the newest weapons in the battle between humans and mosquitoes, which kill hundreds of thousands of people a year by transmitting malaria, dengue fever and other diseases.
2016-01-31 02:52:27 Read More

New weapon to fight Zika: The mosquito

Poor Indian women seeking jobs confront taboos

The Indian Constitution guarantees equality under the law. But for most women, especially poor, facing a patriarchal social order, strict caste rules and centuries of traditions, that guarantee means little.
2016-01-31 02:42:05 Read More

Rahul compares Rohithâ€™s death with Bapuâ€™s

A high-pitched political slugfest over Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhiâ€™s visit to the University of Hyderabad marked the â€˜Justice for Rohithâ€™ campaign that took off in the wee hours of Saturday on the occasion of the 27th birthday of the UoH student who had committed suicide two weeks ago.
2016-01-30 23:39:10 Read More

J&K stalemate: PDP delays call, BJP patience wears thin

The ruling PDP-BJP alliance in J&K looks precariously poised with Mehbooba Mufti continuing to keep the saffron partner on tenterhooks 23 days after the coalition was terminated following the death of her father and chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
2016-01-30 19:43:37 Read More

How America did a cover job on India and Pak

India has been a source of endless fascination for American journalists and writers going back to Thoreau and Twain in the 19th century.
2016-01-30 19:03:54 Read More

Was made to crawl by Air India: Disabled woman

A disabled woman passenger has alleged she had to "crawl" to the passenger coach after deboarding an Air India plane as the carrier failed to arrange a wheel chair for her due to "security" reasons, a charge denied by the airline.
2016-01-30 17:36:38 Read More

Rohith Vemula wasnâ€™t a dalit, Sushma Swaraj says

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday has reportedly said that the University of Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide, was not a member of the dalit community.
2016-01-30 17:15:56 Read More

Rahul to PM, RSS: â€˜Donâ€™t impose one idea from top on studentsâ€™

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday went on a daylong fast at Hyderabad Central University backing protesting students on the dalit scholar's suicide issue and accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS of trying to crush the spirit of students by imposing "one idea from the top".
2016-01-30 15:55:26 Read More

Masked men beat refugee children in Stockholm

Hundreds of masked men marched through Stockholm's main train station on Friday evening, reportedly beating up refugees and anyone who didn't appear to be ethnically Swedish. Police said the men wearing all-black balaclavas and armbands gathered with the purpose of attacking refugee children.
2016-01-30 15:09:44 Read More

Delhi garbage crisis: AAP, BJP blame each other

The Delhi government on Saturday deployed hundreds of PWD workers to lift garbage from across the city as nearly 60,000 sanitation workers of municipal corporations continued their indefinite strike demanding payment of their dues amid a blame game over the issue between AAP and BJP, which rules the three civic bodies.
2016-01-30 13:56:23 Read More

Watch: Rahul Gandhi's Mahatma remark at UoH

2016-01-30 13:51:35 Read More

Bengalâ€™s Kamduni gang rape and murder: 3 sentenced to death

Three convicts of the sensational Kamduni gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student over two years ago were sentenced to death on Saturday by a Kolkata court while three others got life imprisonment. The judge handed out capital punishment to Aminul Ali, Saiful Ali and Ansar Ali.
2016-01-30 12:26:56 Read More

Pathankot attack affected India-Pak talks: Sharif

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the terror attack on an Indian Air Force base in Punjab's Pathankot town disturbed the peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad. Sharif regretted that the January 2 terror strike disturbed the negotiation process, Radio Pakistan reported.
2016-01-30 11:14:26 Read More

US warship sails near island claimed by China

A US navy guided-missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China and two other nations in the South China Sea on Saturday, in an operation the Pentagon said aimed to challenge efforts to restrict freedom of navigation.
2016-01-30 11:01:02 Read More

Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win Australian Open title

Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open.
2016-01-30 11:00:35 Read More

Bengalâ€™s Kamduni gang rape: 3 sentenced to death

The city sessions court in Kolkata, on Saturday sentenced Saiful Ali, Ansar Ali and Amin Ali to death for the gangrape and murder of 21-year-old college student in Kamduni, North 24-Parganas, on June 7, 2013.
2016-01-30 10:55:10 Read More

Russia's military gives hi-tech shock to West

Their army's equipment and strategy was "outmoded"; their air force's bombs and missiles were "more dumb than smart". For decades, this was Western military leaders' view, steeped in condescension, of their Russian counterparts. What they have seen in Syria and Ukraine has come as a shock.
2016-01-30 08:25:10 Read More

Rahul on fast; BJP says he is playing politics over Rohith's death

BJP on Saturday slammed Rahul Gandhi's second visit to the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) campus over the suicide of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, saying he is "trying to buy political brownie points by playing politics over dead bodies".
2016-01-30 07:17:43 Read More

Saudi Prince mocks Trump: I bailed you out twice

The latest round of promotions have been handed out to executives and employees based on their performance as well as the maturity of their roles.
2016-01-30 07:16:16 Read More

Infy promotes 2,100 staffers after Dec numbers

2016-01-30 05:28:29 Read More

Watch: Navy band showcases new moves

You would never find advertisements for â€œconfirmed admissionâ€ to any IIT or AIIMS or one asking you to book a seat in advance in any of these premier institutes.
2016-01-30 05:00:13 Read More

Rohith Vemula's suicide: Rahul Gandhi joins hunger strike

Stepping up the offensive on dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide issue, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday sat on a day-long fast along with agitating students of Hyderabad Central University.
2016-01-30 04:25:22 Read More

IPL: DD may lose home matches to Indore/Raipur

2016-01-30 02:22:19 Read More

IPL: DD may lose home matches to Indore/Raipur

2016-01-30 02:22:19 Read More

Send 10,000 students to US for PhD: Murthy

Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has said India and the US should work on an agreement to send 10,000 Indian students to the US to do their PhDs in important areas in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, every year over the next 50 years.
2016-01-30 00:07:49 Read More

Should gay sex be made legal? SC to decide

More than two years after the Supreme Court turned down a plea to decriminalise gay sex in India, there is still hope for the LGBT community as the apex court has agreed to examine on February 2 whether it had erred in passing the judgment.
2016-01-29 23:28:36 Read More

Black money quota: MBBS, PG seats at Rs 12k crore

You would never find advertisements for â€œconfirmed admissionâ€ to any IIT or AIIMS or one asking you to book a seat in advance in any of these premier institutes.
2016-01-29 22:28:40 Read More

Hyd Central University interim V-C goes on leave

In a dramatic turn of events, Dr Vipin Srivastava who took charge as the interim Vice-Chancellor of Hyderabad Central University (HCU) amid protests over the alleged suicide by a Dalit scholar here proceeded on leave from this afternoon.
2016-01-29 20:19:15 Read More

Govt proposes law allowing passive euthanasia

The committee has not agreed to active euthanasia since it has more potential for misuse and as on date it is prevalent in very few countries worldwide,â€ the Centre said in its response to a petition filed by Common Cause, an NGO.
2016-01-29 19:09:55 Read More

Rohith Vemula suicide case: Rahul Gandhi joins candle-light march

Stepping up the offensive on Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide issue, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi left for Hyderabad on Friday evening to participate in a candle march by students of the Hyderabad Central University.
2016-01-29 17:40:38 Read More

My goal is to 'reform to transform': PM Modi

"We have to increase the quality of life of the common citizen and even more so, the quality of life of the poor," PM Narendra Modi said on Friday while speaking at the Economic Times global business summit.
2016-01-29 15:56:19 Read More

Reform to transform, PM says at ET summit

Three Indians allegedly working for Islamic State were deported from a Gulf country on Thursday night. The three are wanted for conspiracy to identify, motivate, recruit and train Indians, both in India and abroad, for terror attacks.
2016-01-29 14:13:49 Read More

Virat Kohli can bat at night without lights: Gavaskar

The sublime touch that he is in, Virat Kohli can bat even at midnight without switching on the lights and still score runs, Sunil Gavaskar said, eulogising the young Indian batsman.
2016-01-29 14:03:11 Read More

Virat Kohli can bat at night without lights: Gavaskar

The sublime touch that he is in, Virat Kohli can bat even at midnight without switching on the lights and still score runs, Sunil Gavaskar has said. A rampaging Kohli continued to torment the Australians, hitting another quick-fire half-century in India's second win in the Twenty20 series on Friday.
2016-01-29 14:03:11 Read More

3 Indians with Islamic State links deported from a Gulf country

The three are wanted for conspiracy to identify, motivate, recruit and train Indians, both in India and abroad, for terror attacks.
2016-01-29 13:28:39 Read More

Watch: PM Modi taps his fingers to drum beats

2016-01-29 13:02:03 Read More

DATE 2

Watch: Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hill

2016-01-29 12:08:27 Read More>>

Solar scam accused denies 'affair' with CM

In a new twist to the solar panel scam, prime accused Saritha S Nair on Friday levelled fresh charges against chief minister Oommen Chandy, saying he had urged her to create a company involving his family members including son Chandy Oommen to do renewable energy business.
2016-01-29 11:25:52 Read More

'Chinese warplanes no match to Western fighters'

China has built a potent military machine over the past 30 years but is struggling to develop advanced engines that would allow its warplanes to match Western fighters in combat. Western restrictions on arms exports to China prohibit the sale of Western engines for military use.
2016-01-29 10:54:39 Read More

2nd T20I: India beat Australia by 27 runs, clinch series

India defeated Australia in the second T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to win the series with a game remaining. Riding on Virat Kohli's unbeaten 59 and Rohit Sharma's 60, India produced another good all-round performance to record a 27-run win in the match. Chasing 185 to win, Australia slumped after a brilliant start as they were restricted to 157/8 in 20 overs.
2016-01-29 10:31:19 Read More

2nd T20I: India beat Australia, clinch series

Mark Zuckerberg became $6bn richer in one day

As most of Mark Zuckerbergâ€™s fortune is tied to his holdings in Facebook, the stock price increase made him richer by $6 billion in one day. He now stands behind Bill Gates, Amancio Ortega, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Carlos Slim Helu in the list of world's richest people.
2016-01-29 06:42:03 Read More

Video: 30-foot whale washed ashore in Mumbai

Mahindra & Mahindra recently launched the KUV100 at a starting price of Rs. 4.42 lakh (ex-showroom Pune). Mahindra, a company that is known for its SUVs, wants to now create a new "micro-SUV" segment in India.
2016-01-29 05:56:24 Read More

Zika's 'explosive' spread potential makes Rio Olympics dangerous

With about 500,000 people expected to visit Brazil for the Olympics this year, researchers are scrambling to figure how much of a risk it might pose in spreading the Zika virus around the world. Infectious disease specialists are particularly focused on the potential for Zika to spread to the United States.
2016-01-29 05:05:30 Read More

How the Zika virus spread around the world

With new cases emerging every day, the virus with links to alarming birth defects and neurological syndromes has now completely circumnavigated the world, mostly in a matter of months. That's pandemic behaviour, a leading virologist says.
2016-01-29 03:43:20 Read More

London to New York in 11 minutes

Charles Bombardier, the man behind concept aircraft Skreemr which could travel at Mach 10, has now unveiled the Antipode. It is a hypersonic jet that he claims will cover the distance between London and New York in a mind-boggling 11 minutes. In theory, Bombardier claims it can carry 10 people up to 20,000km in less than an hour.
2016-01-29 03:43:00 Read More

London to New York in 11 minutes

News brief: 'Pak should be forced to punish terror'

The 2008 Mumbai attacks again took centre stage in Indo-Pak bilateral ties with New Delhi declaring on Thursday that 26/11 remained a test case for Pakistanâ€™s stated commitment to fighting India-specific terror groups.
2016-01-29 03:16:46 Read More

Mahindra KUV100: 5 pros and 5 cons to know

2016-01-29 02:50:15 Read More

Mahindra KUV100: 5 pros and 5 cons to know

26/11 trial a test of Pak sincerity: MEA

3 Wipro employees arrested for hacking British client TalkTalk

Three Wipro employees in Kolkata have been arrested in connection with a security breach in the customer records of a UK-based telecom client TalkTalk. A TalkTalk spokesperson said it is reviewing its relationship with Wipro. TalkTalk had suffered a major cyberattack in October that had compromised the personal and financial details.
2016-01-28 21:26:05 Read More

Patanjali toothpaste reduces Colgate's mkt share

Patanjali Ayurved, the home-grown foods-to-FMCG player that recently took on Swiss multinational giant Nestle by launching its own noodle brand, is eating into the market share of another MNC giant, Colgate Palmolive, in the toothpaste segment.
2016-01-28 21:08:37 Read More

Now, you can book only 6 rail tickets per month

You can now buy only six online train tickets a month from one user ID.
2016-01-28 20:41:32 Read More

Lutyens' Delhi, 19 others make cut for smart citiesÂ

Lutyensâ€™ zone, already considered among the most pampered areas in India, has made it to the list of 20 cities to be turned into Smart Cities as part of the Modi governmentâ€™s ambitious urban modernisation programme.
2016-01-28 19:50:06 Read More

'Pak must be pressurized to tackle terrorism'

The pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terrorism has to be kept up and the US remains strongly engaged with India to tackle the menace which is affecting regional peace, US ambassador Richard Verma said on Thursday.
2016-01-28 17:17:29 Read More

Never aspired to be PM: President Pranab

President Pranab Mukherjee has sought to scotch long-standing speculation about his aspiring to become interim Prime Minister after Indira Gandhi's assassination and termed these stories as "false and spiteful".
2016-01-28 15:03:21 Read More

Watch: Protest for entry into Haji Ali dargah

2016-01-28 13:22:55 Read More

CBI to probe two serving major generals for 'disproportionate assets'

The defence ministry has asked CBI to probe complaints against two serving major generals for allegedly having assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
2016-01-28 12:52:52 Read More

Djokovic beats Federer to enter Oz Open final

Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open and charge into a fifth successive Grand Slam final.
2016-01-28 11:09:18 Read More

Indian-Americans form group to support Trump

Hailing Donald Trump as US' "best hope", a group of Indian-Americans has formed a political action committee to campaign for the Republican presidential front-runner and asserted that the community would benefit the most from his policies.
2016-01-28 10:58:06 Read More

Liquor ban: Man hurls shoe at Nitish, arrestedÂ

A man hurled a shoe at chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday, but it missed the intended target. The incident took place during a function at which Nitish Kumar reiterated the ban on sale of liquor in Bihar from April 1, police said.
2016-01-28 10:54:30 Read More

SC warns Teesta, but extends her bail

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the anticipatory bail of Teesta Setalvad and her husband till March 18.
2016-01-28 10:51:30 Read More

Smart City list out: Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat among first 20Â

The selected cities will be equipped with basic infrastructure, efficient urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity and e-governance mechanisms.
2016-01-28 10:03:11 Read More

Govt releases list of first 20 smart cities

The selected cities are: Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Vishakapatnam, Sholapur, Davangere, Indore, NDMC, Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belagavi, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai, Ludhiana and Bhopal.
2016-01-28 10:03:11 Read More

India-Pakistan to clash in Asia Cup on Feb 27

The Indian cricket team will start its their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on February 24 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in what promises to be a high-voltage encounter on February 27.
2016-01-28 08:42:20 Read More

One in 25 Americans hold key to who become Presidential nominees

Voters in just four small American states - representing just one 25th of the country's population - will determine who can challenge for the White House.
2016-01-28 08:41:29 Read More

Court orders FIR against Chandy in solar scam

Saritha Nair, one of the main accused in the case, revealed on Wednesday before the solar judicial commission that she had delivered Rs.1.90 crores in two instalments, as part of the Rs. 7 crores bribe demanded by Chandy, through his then staff member Jikumon.
2016-01-28 08:24:41 Read More

Pakistani fan of Kohli faces 10 yrs in jail for flying Indian flag

A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer.
2016-01-28 05:17:27 Read More

HC blow to India's tallest skyscraper in Mumbai

In a fresh setback for India's tallest skyscraper, Palais Royale at Worli, the Bombay high court on Wednesday held that the 13 upper floors of the 56-storey building as well as a 15-storey public parking tower next to it were "completely illegal".
2016-01-27 23:11:45 Read More

HC blow to India's tallest skyscraper in Mumbai

Doval gets report that says Rohith not a Dalit

A secret intelligence report has claimed that both the grandmother and mother of Rohith Vemula, a Hyderabad Central University research scholar who recently committed suicide, have declared the family's caste as Vaddera, which is a backward caste and not part of the 'Dalit' fold.
2016-01-27 22:48:37 Read More

Top 3 auto companies hold 70% market share

Being the top three automobile brands in India has its perks. India is the only country in the world where the top three auto manufacturers increased their market share to 70% for April-December 2015 compared to 67% in 2012, according to industry data.
2016-01-27 22:31:42 Read More

Literacy rate up, but so is illiteracy

The overall literacy rate in the country may have gone up to 74.4%, but the drop in the illiteracy rate has not matched the increase in population.
2016-01-27 22:31:06 Read More

Get passport in a week with just four documents

The ministry of external affairs has announced two major changes that will fast-track the process for first-time passport applicants and make it more convenient to secure an appointment at the local passport seva kendra.
2016-01-27 21:53:17 Read More

AI Kanishka bombing convict released from jail

Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person ever to be convicted in the 1985 Air India bombings, was released from a Canadian prison on Wednesday after serving two decades behind bars.
2016-01-27 19:12:35 Read More

Sack erring govt officials who don't mend ways, PM tells secretaries

In a stern message to government officials refusing to mend their ways despite repeated complaints, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked secretaries to carry out assessment of such employees and recommend action, including dismissal and slashing their pension.
2016-01-27 18:54:58 Read More

Apple CEO bets big on India's economic reforms

In an investor call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said India has a very good business environment for the future and the company is putting increasingly more energy in the country. He added that Apple will continue to invest in India for the long-term.
2016-01-27 14:47:29 Read More

Ghulam Ali's Mumbai concert cancelled: Reports

Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's Mumbai concert, scheduled to be held January 29, has been cancelled, Times Now reported on Wednesday. Ghulam Ali was scheduled to attend the music launch of "Ghar Wapsi", a movie directed by TV show host-turned-filmmaker Suhaib Ilyasi.
2016-01-27 14:43:40 Read More

France 'marginally' reduces Rafale price: Report

The French have "marginally" reduced the price of Rafale combat planes but India is seeking more and the multi-billion dollar deal could take at least another six weeks to be finalised, government sources said on Wednesday.
2016-01-27 14:16:51 Read More

India to take up balloon intrusion in Rajasthan with Pakistan

Itâ€™s a standard military practice to fly aircraft, helicopters, drones and the like near a border to test an adversaryâ€™s sensors and reaction time.
2016-01-27 14:10:58 Read More

Alert at Delhi airport after caller reports big balloon

Police said the call centre of the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) received a call about spotting of the big balloon following which the airport was put on alert.
2016-01-27 13:09:39 Read More

I shot unarmed 'militant' on chest: Manipur cop

Manipur police head constable Thounaojam Herojit Singh had reportedly confessed that he shot 22-year-old Chungkham Sanjit Meitei, a suspected member of the insurgent group People's Liberation Army (PLA), in a busy market area in Imphal on July 23, 2009.
2016-01-27 11:30:48 Read More

SC issues notice to Centre on President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to file its reply by Friday on the imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh. The next hearing in the case will take place on Monday. The President signed off on central rule for Arunachal Pradesh yesterday after the Centre strongly recommended it.
2016-01-27 10:49:25 Read More

2 Nepal-bound flights grounded over bomb scare

Two flights, one each of Air India and Jet Airways, were grounded on Wednesday just before their departure for Kathamandu from here following a bomb scare. The two flights were scheduled to take off for the Nepalese capital at 1:15pm and 1:30pm, respectively.
2016-01-27 10:15:51 Read More

Arunachal crisis: SC issues notice to Centre

The Supreme Court has asked Arunachal Pradesh Governor to submit before it the report on the basis of which he recommended the imposition of President's Rule in the state. The apex court has asked Governor JP Rajkhowa's counsel to get reports in e-mail and place them in court in 15 minutes.
2016-01-27 09:03:22 Read More

DATE 3

26/11 attack: Pak court rejects plea for voice samples of 'handlers'

In a fresh setback to the Mumbai attack trial, a Pakistani court has dismissed the government's petition seeking voices samples of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects in the case. A trial court had earlier rejected the plea on the grounds that "no such law exists".
2016-01-27 08:24:00 Read More>>

This is why aeroplane windows are rounded

While not everyone will have pondered the subject while staring out of the window during a flight, the question as to why aeroplanes have circular windows rather than square ones is interesting.
2016-01-27 08:03:50 Read More

Kohli's Pak fan held for hoisting Indian flag

A Pakistani die-hard fan of swashbuckling Indian batsman Virat Kohli has been arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer.
2016-01-27 07:40:08 Read More

Did live chat while batting distract Smith in T20?

The use of on-field microphones by players in Twenty20 matches came under fire after Steve Smith lost his wicket while commentating against India.
2016-01-27 05:12:17 Read More

Did live chat while batting distract Smith in T20?

The use of on-field microphones by players in Twenty20 matches came under fire after Steve Smith lost his wicket while commentating against India.
2016-01-27 05:12:17 Read More

Did live chat while batting distract Smith in T20?

The use of on-field microphones by players in Twenty20 matches came under fire after Steve Smith lost his wicket while commentating against India.
2016-01-27 05:12:17 Read More

Corruption index: India ranks 76, China at 83

India's score in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2015 remained unchanged at 38 as it was in the previous year. This means it has climbed to 76 position from 85 last year. China remained at 83.
2016-01-27 05:02:15 Read More

Watch: India Gate illuminated in tricolour

2016-01-27 04:45:37 Read More

India doing great, no one talks about it: Trump

After hitting the presidential campaign trial, this is the first time that Trump gave a glimpse into his thought about India. Though he has been critical about China, Mexico and Japan, he said India is doing great.
2016-01-27 02:51:31 Read More

New rules to protect those who aid accident victims

The government has notified a standard operating procedure (SOP) that outlines how police personnel should 'respectfully' deal with good Samaritans and bystanders who rush road accident victims to hospitals or inform police.
2016-01-26 23:12:06 Read More

US workers sue Disney, Cognizant for losing jobs to H-1B visa abuse

In the meantime, their current jobs would be turned over to new guest workers from a contractor who he later found was HCL, an IT major from India. Leo and his American colleagues would have to train them.
2016-01-26 23:09:41 Read More

Pucca houses in villages cement position: Study

Launching the 'Housing for All' scheme last June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said a house is a "turning point" in the lives of the poor, which leads towards a better life.
2016-01-26 23:02:05 Read More

'Netaji files in Japan, UK must be declassified'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made public digital copies of 100 secret files relating to Subhas Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary. Netaji's grand-nephew, Surya Kumar Bose, speaks to TOI's Rohit E David on the declassified files and much more.
2016-01-26 22:38:45 Read More

Fresh bid to corner JeM boss likely

India could make a fresh bid to tag Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar, the alleged mastermind of the Pathankot attack, as a global terrorist.
2016-01-26 22:12:19 Read More

Fresh bid to tag Masood Azhar 'global terrorist'

India could make a fresh bid to tag Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar, the alleged mastermind of the Pathankot attack, as a global terrorist. The move will also serve as a test for China, which had blocked an earlier Indian proposal to this effect at the United Nations Security Council in 2010 at the behest of Pakistan.
2016-01-26 22:12:19 Read More

China companies bet big on India, internet giants invest into startups

While China became Indiaâ€™s largest trading partner in 2008, investment flow from the country remained hostage to national security concerns.
2016-01-26 20:31:32 Read More

Doomsday Clock: Why humanity is closer to the end than ever before

The Doomsday Clock is used as a way of conceptualising the danger that humanity is in. The closer it gets to midnight, the more likely a catastrophic event â€“ and the clock is already as close to midnight as it has ever been before.
2016-01-26 15:36:36 Read More

Deborah seals Track Cycling World C'ships berth

Deborah Herold from the Andamans created history again by qualifying for the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships for the first time in India's history, ahead of South Korea and Japan in the main draw.
2016-01-26 14:47:01 Read More

President approves central rule in Arunachal

Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday came under central rule with President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to the Union Cabinet's recommendation on such a course following political instability in the state.
2016-01-26 13:37:25 Read More

1st T20I: Kohli, bowlers help India beat Australia by 37 runs

The format change finally brought some cheers for Team India as their preparations for World Twenty20 got off to a perfect start. Bowlers seemed to have found their mojo back as they helped India defend their total for the first time on this tour. Australia were bowled out for 151 in 19.3 overs in a massive chase of 189.
2016-01-26 12:05:56 Read More

1st T20I: Kohli helps India beat Australia

5 things to know about Putin's 'secret billions'

A BBC investigation speaks to exiled former Kremlin insiders, who allege widescale corruption under Putin's regime. "I'm still sure Putin is the richest man in Europe, one of the richest men in the world," a Russian political analyst said.
2016-01-26 11:20:02 Read More

5 things to know about Putin's 'secret billions'

Cops detain women trying to enter Shani temple

The protesting women broke the police barricade and clashed with the security forces. Later, they squatted on the streets refusing to move away.
2016-01-26 11:12:40 Read More

IAF jet shoots down suspicious object in Barmer

2016-01-26 10:42:17 Read More

IAF jet shoots down suspicious object in Barmer

An IAF fighter plane on Tuesday shot down a balloon-like suspicious object in Rajasthan's Barmer area. "An unidentified balloon-shaped object was picked up by by IAF radar between 10:30 and 11am today," the IAF said in a press statement.
2016-01-26 10:42:17 Read More

Rescuers forced to watch 31 refugees drown in Aegean Sea

Lifesavers were in international waters while the sinking boat was stranded on the Turkish side of the sea
2016-01-26 08:26:42 Read More

Fake Blog: India v Australia, 1st T20I

The event, graced by French president Francois Hollande as the guest of honour, also witnessed a few firsts. Here they are.
2016-01-26 08:24:15 Read More

Live scorecard: India vs Australia, 1st T20I

The event, graced by French president Francois Hollande as the guest of honour, also witnessed a few firsts. Here they are.
2016-01-26 08:15:07 Read More

5 firsts at the 67th Republic Day parade in Delhi

2016-01-26 08:02:01 Read More

5 firsts at the 67th Republic Day parade in Delhi

India's military prowess and achievements in different fields, state-of-the-art defence, diverse cultural and social traditions and the government's emphasis on self-reliance dominated the showcase at New Delhi's Rajpath on the country's 67th Republic Day.
2016-01-26 08:02:01 Read More

Republic Day parade: 10 images you canâ€™t miss

2016-01-26 06:43:32 Read More

Watch: Army bravehearts perform daredevil stunts

2016-01-26 06:35:17 Read More

R-Day: India showcases military might, French troops march in a first

Watch: Dog squad walks past Rajpath after 26 yrs

2016-01-26 05:27:38 Read More

Get set for non-stop T20 for next 4 months

Tension erupted in Greater Noida's Dankaur after some extremists opposed flag hoisting and modern education in a muslim girls school on Monday.
2016-01-26 02:45:17 Read More

R-Day live: PM Modi lays wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti

The capital will be under heavy security until Tuesday evening when French president Francois Hollande will leave the country.
2016-01-26 01:46:00 Read More

Tricolour hoisting opposed in Muslim girls school

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, according to Pakistan media reports.
2016-01-25 22:52:51 Read More

Padmas for Dhirubhai, Sri Sri, TOI Group chairman

Times Group chairman Indu Jain, who is known for her social work under the aegis of Times Foundation, has been named for the Padma Bhushan award.
2016-01-25 21:33:52 Read More

Fortress Delhi on R-Day with UAVs, snipers, SWAT teams, air radars

The capital will be under heavy security until Tuesday evening when French president Francois Hollande will leave the country.
2016-01-25 20:22:40 Read More

India, France busy in bargaining over Rafale's cost

India and France are yet to resolve their major differences over the cost for 36 Rafale fighters even nine months after the Modi-Hollande summit in Paris on April 10 last year gave the go-ahead for the negotiations.
2016-01-25 19:36:03 Read More

Pak Taliban chief Fazlullah killed in drone strike

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, according to Pakistan media reports.
2016-01-25 19:13:58 Read More

I won't leave India. I was born here, will die here: Aamir Khan

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, whose "leaving India" comments linked to the "intolerance" debate had kicked up a huge controversy, on Monday said he never meant that he wanted to leave the country.
2016-01-25 15:59:54 Read More

Can't talk peace under shower of bullets: Prez

Asking citizens to continue to "complain, demand, rebel", President Pranab Mukherjee, in his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, said that the nation must recognize that this is a virtue of democracy but also applaud what democracy has achieved.
2016-01-25 15:58:13 Read More

Can't talk peace under shower of bullets: Prez

ISIS planning terror attacks in Europe: Police

Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol, said militants had developed a new combat strategy to attack major European cities.
2016-01-25 15:15:04 Read More

Can't talk peace under shower of bullets: President Pranab on R-Day eve

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that ideally dialogue should be a continual engagement for resolving disputes among nations but peace cannot be discussed under a "shower of bullets".
2016-01-25 14:22:13 Read More

'Childish of Bollywood to talk on intolerance'

Veteran Bollywood actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday said that it is "nadaan" (childish) for some in Bollywood to say there is intolerance in the country, and that he does not agree with them.
2016-01-25 13:44:26 Read More

Padma awards for Rajinikanth, Sania, Saina

Superstar Rajinikanth, founder of the Reliance empire late Dhirubhai Ambani, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and media baron Ramoji Rao have been chosen for Padma Vibhushan, country's second highest civilian award, this year.
2016-01-25 12:10:51 Read More

India signs pact to buy 36 Rafale jets, but talks on price to go on

India and France on Monday inked an inter-governmental agreement(IGA) on the sale of 36 French fighter jets, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the financial details of the deal were yet to worked out, adding this, too, would conclude soon.
2016-01-25 11:13:45 Read More

DATE 4

Bomb threat grounds Kathmandu-bound Jet flight

Pakistan's influential army chief on Monday said he would step down at the end of his three-year term in November, the military's public relations wing said, breaking a precedent of military leaders seeking to extend their terms.
2016-01-25 10:45:34 Read More>>

Pak army chief says he will retire on time

2016-01-25 10:41:18 Read More

Pak army chief says he will retire on time

2016-01-25 10:41:18 Read More

Watch: PM Modi and Prez Hollande's metro ride

The bomb threat call was received at the airport terminal just before the scheduled departure of the Kathmandu-bound Jet Airways flight 9W 260 at 1.25pm. On Saturday, a GoAir flight from Bhubaneshwar for Mumbai was diverted to Nagpur for similar reasons.
2016-01-25 10:32:45 Read More

India signs accord with France to buy 36 Rafale combat jets

French President Francois Hollande called the Rafale deal a "decisive" step, and added that the financial issues that will be sorted out in couple of days.
2016-01-25 09:33:57 Read More

Eye on China: India to set up satellite tracking station in Vietnam

The ISRO will fund and set up the satellite tracking and data reception centre in Ho Chi Minh City to monitor Indian satellite launches. The move, which could irritate Beijing, deepens ties between India and Vietnam, who both have long-running territorial disputes with China.
2016-01-25 05:58:30 Read More

SpiceJet announces Republic Day sale

Low cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced its Republic Day sale on air tickets on domestic and international routes. Under the sale, the domestic sector one way base fare would start at Rs 826 (plus applicable taxes) and international sector one way base fare at Rs 3,026 (plus applicable taxes).
2016-01-25 05:44:01 Read More

In strategy shift, nabbed IS suspects planned to target politicians

â€œIM commanders considered that it was difficult to target a political person and would have also led to lot of backlash against their community,â€ officials said.
2016-01-25 04:44:24 Read More

Amazon India's net loss widens to Rs 1,724cr

Amazon Indiaâ€™s portal was the most-visited site in the country and also had the fastest-growing shopping app among all ecommerce companies in 2015.
2016-01-25 04:02:42 Read More

Watch: Encounter in Ghaziabad ahead of R-Day

2016-01-25 03:48:52 Read More

Builder to pay Rs 20k/month for delay in project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday shared their concern over the growing menace of terrorism in the backdrop of attacks in Paris and Pathankot, with Modi pitching for a collective fight to defeat the "enemies of humanity".
2016-01-25 00:50:25 Read More

Decide fast on midair refuellers: IAF to govt

A frustrated IAF has asked the defence ministry to make a decision, one way or the other, on its long-pending case for the almost $2-billion acquisition of six Airbus-330 MRTT midair refuelling aircraft or tankers to boost the strategic reach of its fighters and bombers.
2016-01-24 23:32:40 Read More

India and France pitch for joint fight to wipe out extremism

India has given fresh leads on Pathankot: Sharif

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said India has given fresh leads relating to the Pathankot terror attack and Pakistan is verifying the facts to bring the perpetrators to justice.
2016-01-24 16:26:08 Read More

India and France sign 16 deals, PM Modi hails ties

PM Narendra Modi termed trust and friendship with France as an important asset for India. He and French President Francois Hollande said they are committed to closer economic ties and united in fight against terrorism
2016-01-24 15:23:47 Read More

'India and France united against terrorism'

Reiterating his commitment to fighting terror, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that 'India and France stand united in fighting enemies of humanity.'
2016-01-24 12:49:24 Read More

News brief: PV Sindhu wins 2nd Malaysian title

2016-01-24 12:37:20 Read More

Suspended JD(U) MLA Sarfaraz Alam arrested

2016-01-24 11:38:33 Read More

Rohith Vemula suicide case: Vice-chancellor goes on indefinite leave

University of Hyderabad (UoH) vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile on Sunday went on an indefinite leave. The development comes at a time when the seven students of UoH resumed their hunger strike demanding that Appa Rao should be removed from his post.
2016-01-24 11:32:24 Read More

'Pak can and must dismantle all terror networks'

Suspended JD(U) MLA Sarfaraz Alam was arrested on Sunday on charges of abusing a Delhi-based couple and molesting the woman while traveling on the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express on January 17.
2016-01-24 10:02:33 Read More

Cabinet clears President's Rule in ArunachalÂ

Without breaking a sweat, Sindhu, who is also the inaugural Times Of India Sports Awards (TOISA) badminton winner, wrapped up proceedings in less that half an hour. It has to be rated as one of her most clinical performances over the years, even though she was up against an unseeded opponent.
2016-01-24 08:02:57 Read More

PV Sindhu wins second Malaysia Masters title

2016-01-24 07:48:23 Read More

Amit Shah re-elected BJP chief; Advani, Joshi skip event

BJP chief Amit Shah has been re-elected party president for a second term. Top party leaders led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a bevy of Union ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states proposed his name for the party president's post during the nomination process on Sunday.
2016-01-24 07:44:27 Read More

US relies on Saudi money to support Syrian rebels

The CIA and its Saudi counterpart have maintained an unusual arrangement for the rebel-training mission, which the Americans have code-named Timber Sycamore. Under the deal, the Saudis contribute both weapons and large sums of money, and the CIA takes the lead in training the rebels.
2016-01-24 06:26:47 Read More

Rafale deal on right track, will take time: Hollande

French president Francois Hollande has indicated that the nearly Rs 60,000-crore Rafale jets deal is unlikely to be signed during his current visit although it is on the "right track".
2016-01-24 05:43:58 Read More

India justified in asking Pak to act against Pathankot attackers: France

Ahead of his three-day visit to India starting Sunday, French president Francois Hollande said India is "fully justified" in asking Pakistan for justice against the perpetrators of the Pathankot terror attack earlier this month.
2016-01-24 05:09:31 Read More

Live: PM Modi meets Hollande at Rock Garden

The Union Cabinet recommends imposition of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, which is facing a political turmoil. On December 16, 2015, 21 rebel Congress MLAs joined hands with 11 of BJP and two independents to 'impeach' Assembly speaker Nabam Rebia in an "unconstitutional" move.
2016-01-24 05:00:29 Read More

Myths that keep Netaji alive

Last Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi took his security detail unawares when he broke the cordon to meet children on his way out of Red Fort.
2016-01-24 03:58:26 Read More

News brief: Wreckage fuels talk of missing MH370

2016-01-24 03:30:12 Read More

US east coast paralyzed by monster snowstorm, 19 reported dead

A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the US east coast intensified on Saturday, forcing closure of roads, bridges and tunnels. In all, there were at least 19 deaths. It ranked No 3 in terms of snowfall accumulation in New York City history, and was among Washington's biggest too.
2016-01-24 02:18:52 Read More

'IS suicide bombers, aged 12-15, may target PM'

2016-01-23 22:05:24 Read More

'Nehru letter' calling Bose war criminal starts Congress-BJP row

One of the disclosures in the Netaji files, made public on his 119th birthday on Saturday, is that Nehru had written to then British PM Clement Attlee about Subhas Chandra Bose, saying, "Your war criminal has been allowed to enter Russian territory by Stalin.
2016-01-23 20:28:28 Read More

'Wreckage' found in Thailand fuels talk of MH370

A piece of suspected plane wreckage has been found off the coast of southern Thailand, a local official said on Saturday, prompting speculation it might belong to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished nearly two years ago.
2016-01-23 18:52:07 Read More

Team Indiaâ€™s report card after ODI series

2016-01-23 16:08:31 Read More

Tejas takes part in international show for 1st time

After the indigenously-developed Dhruv helicopter - part of the Sarang team - demonstrated its capabilities in the skies with four helicopters mesmerizing the huge crowd gathered at the event, Tejas took flight for the first time at an international air show.
2016-01-23 15:29:49 Read More

Netaji had died in the 1945 aircrash, says 1995 Union Cabinet note

The Cabinet note was prepared for the government to take a stand on bringing the "mortal remains" of Netaji from Japan to India, kept in the Bose Academy in Tokyo.
2016-01-23 14:48:44 Read More

'File PIL', says Dhoni when asked on retirement

It is now a common thing to ask Mahendra Singh Dhoni about his retirement and the limited overs skipper's witty reply was "file a PIL for this".
2016-01-23 14:07:40 Read More

5th ODI: Pandey's ton gives India consolation win

An unbeaten Australian stretch in all formats dating back to November 5, 2014 came to an end on Saturday at the SCG, where India chased 331 for the loss of four wickets.
2016-01-23 11:19:49 Read More

The king behind 'most dangerous man in world'

2016-01-23 09:45:24 Read More

PM releases secret files on Netaji; kin say no final proof of air crash

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made public digital copies of 100 secret files relating to Subhash Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary, which could throw some light on the controversy over his death.
2016-01-23 08:56:43 Read More

'Snowzilla' blizzard hits eastern US; 8 dead

2016-01-23 08:12:41 Read More

Arrested ISIS sympathisers planned terror attacks on foreign tourists

While IS, with its adept use of technology, has been successful in getting a few radicalised youth from India to fight for it in Syria and Iraq, this is the first evidence where its influence is being linked to plans to carry out terror strikes within the country.
2016-01-23 06:58:10 Read More

Probe hints Rohith Vemula's family not dalit: Cops

2016-01-23 06:38:59 Read More

Death of Netaji: Decoding an enigma

A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern US on Saturday as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst is yet to come.
2016-01-23 06:09:24 Read More

Watch: Gold-medalist para-athlete washes cars

2016-01-23 04:27:37 Read More

Live: PM Modi releases 100 secret files on Netaji

Police investigation at Guntur has reportedly turned up proof that both parents of Vemula belonged to the stone-cutting caste of Vadera, which is an OBC.
2016-01-23 02:52:45 Read More

100 secret files about Bose to be released by PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release digital copies of 100 classified files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on Saturday, in the presence of around 20 of the latter's family members.
2016-01-23 02:07:03 Read More

CIA leads help India find 20 ISIS operatives in pan-India swoopÂ

Till not too long ago, the exact presence of Islamic State operatives was being debated. On Friday almost 20 ISIS operatives are in the dragnet of security forces as a result of a pan-India crackdown that has its roots in behind the scenes cooperation between Indian and US intelligence agencies.
2016-01-23 02:05:34 Read More

Five dead, two hurt in Canada school shooting

Five people were killed and two critically injured in a school shooting in a remote part of Saskatchewan on Friday and a suspect is in custody, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
2016-01-22 23:36:00 Read More

Siberian winds give India the shivers

The entire north India, parts of central India, including Maharashtra, are feeling the chill in a supposedly warm winter because of a phenomenon that weather forecasters term â€˜negative Arctic oscillationâ€™, which brings a blast of cold Siberian winds to the Indian region.
2016-01-22 23:13:13 Read More

DATE 5

Hollande visit to fix deadline for 6 N-reactors

India and France are expected to announce a roadmap and deadline for construction of six new nuclear reactors by French company Areva when President Francois Hollande meets Narendra Modi for bilateral discussions on Monday.
2016-01-22 22:57:56 Read More>>

Snowcalypse: Millions in US east coast brace for monster blizzard

A superpowerâ€™s capital city that was brought to its knees with just an inch of snow midweek is gearing up for what meteorologists are predicting will be a epic winter storm that is expected to dump some 30 inches of snow in parts of the US northeast.
2016-01-22 22:16:27 Read More

Rohithâ€™s suicide: PM Modi tries to douse fire

Amid heated politics over the suicide of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the death pained him and there could not be any bigger grief than a mother losing a son.
2016-01-22 21:48:49 Read More

Chinaâ€™s richest man plans $10bn project in India

Billionaire Wang Jianlinâ€™s Dalian Wanda Group agreed to spearhead a $10-billion project to build an industrial park in India, in what could become one of the biggest development projects in the country.
2016-01-22 20:29:45 Read More

Maha govt challenges Salman's acquittal in SC

Maharashtra government moved the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the Bombay High Court's verdict acquitting Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which one person was killed and four others were injured.
2016-01-22 16:10:54 Read More

University attack shows limits of Pak army's crackdown on Taliban

Taliban gunmen's attack on a university in northwestern Pakistan shows that all it takes to restart the cycle of fear is a determined commander, a few willing attackers and a list of targets.
2016-01-22 15:31:28 Read More

How NIA picked up terror suspects in Karnataka

Soon after the arrests and detentions, family members of four of suspects spoke out, claiming that their wards had no terror links.
2016-01-22 15:25:59 Read More

Karan Johar: Freedom of expression, democracy biggest jokes in world

Filmmaker Karan Johar's controversial remarks on intolerance on Friday kicked up a storm with the Congress hitting out against the Modi government accusing it of stifling freedom of expression and BJP dismissing the criticism saying India is the most tolerant country.
2016-01-22 13:19:54 Read More

News brief: Taliban vows more attacks in Pak

Delhi Police on Friday issued an alert after the driver of a taxi hired by three unidentified persons from Pathankot was found dead in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, in the aftermath of the airbase attack.
2016-01-22 12:31:07 Read More

In countrywide swoop, NIA arrests 5, detains 9

2016-01-22 12:03:49 Read More

Watch: JD(U) MLA speaks about molestation case

2016-01-22 11:31:11 Read More

Watch: JD(U) MLA speaks about molestation case

2016-01-22 11:31:11 Read More

Pak Taliban militant vows more school attacks

A senior Pakistani Taliban commander released video footage on Friday of four fighters he said carried out Wednesday's deadly assault on a university in Pakistan's northwest that killed 20 people and vowed more attacks on schools in future.
2016-01-22 10:58:09 Read More

A mother has lost son, I can feel the pain: Modi on Rohith's suicide

"A mother has lost his son, there cannot be a bigger grief. I can well understand the pain," PM Modi said expressing anguish over Rohith Vemula's suicide.
2016-01-22 10:28:39 Read More

Hired Pathankot taxi missing, driver found dead

Terror crackdown: Dozen arrests across India

In a countrywide swoop, a number of terror suspects have been apprehended by security agencies. An alert has also been issued about a missing taxi which was hired from Pathankot, where a terror attack earlier this month killed seven people.
2016-01-22 06:36:42 Read More

Prashant Kishor named Bihar CM's adviser

Election strategist Prashant Kishor has been made adviser to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, a role that makes him eligible for a Cabinet minister rank. He had helped the Mahagathbandhan of the JD(U), the RJD and the Congress to trounce the BJP in Bihar assembly polls last year.
2016-01-22 05:31:43 Read More

Prashant Kishor named Bihar CM's adviser

Video: HC stays Kiku Sharda's arrest in all cases

Akhlaq-ur-Rehman posted on Facebook to tell the world how he felt about the demolition of Babri mosque. As hundreds liked the post, a 'contact' approached him claiming to be an Islamic preacher. As the conversations progressed, he was one day asked if he would like to fight for Islam and join IS.
2016-01-22 05:12:44 Read More

Video: HC stays Kiku Sharda's arrest in all cases

2016-01-22 05:12:44 Read More

To appease critics, PM Modi likely to rejig Cabinet with fresh talent

With an eye on Uttar Pradesh, Modi looks set to keep Amit Shah on as BJP president, the sources said, extending his closest aide and election campaign manager's tenure by three years when it expires at the weekend.
2016-01-22 04:59:47 Read More

Apple India head quits, 2nd top-level exit in Jan

Apple has launched hunt for a new head for its India business, following the exit of long-time country manager and former AOL executive Maneesh Dhir, under whose watch sales from India grew from a mere $100 million to over $1 billion, according to people directly familiar with the developments.
2016-01-22 04:49:13 Read More

N-security index ploy to know Indiaâ€™s stockpile?

The 2016 Nuclear Threat Initiative security index was greeted in New Delhi with derision. Indian officials take particular umbrage at the reportâ€™s contention that â€œIndiaâ€™s nuclear materials security conditions remain adversely affected by its continued increase in quantities of nuclear materialâ€.
2016-01-21 23:17:25 Read More

Your PF to earn 8.95% interest this fiscal?

The Employees Provident Fund Organisationâ€™s (EPFO) finance panel has recommended raising the interest rate on statutory savings of over 5 crore subscribers from 8.75% to 8.95% during the current fiscal.
2016-01-21 23:09:16 Read More

Indian expats hit as Gulf economies slip on oil

With most Gulf countries taking austerity measures or planning to impose tax on the income of expatriates, many Indians in those nations are sending their families back to India. Others have decided not to take their families with them.
2016-01-21 22:31:26 Read More

Wonâ€™t play with economy to curb pollution: SC

A day after it observed that conservation of tigers could not be at the cost of development, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it would do its best to reduce pollution, but not by playing havoc with the economy.
2016-01-21 21:57:19 Read More

Rohith Vemula felt unions failed him, hints his suicide letter

Was it a growing sense of disconnect with the activities of student unions on campus, including that of the Ambedkar Studentsâ€™ Association, that ultimately drove Rohith Vemula to suicide? Possibly yes, if the struck-off lines in the 26-year-old dalit studentâ€™s suicide note are closely analysed.
2016-01-21 21:14:41 Read More

Studentâ€™s FB post on Babri led to contact by ISIS

Akhlaq-ur-Rehman, who was arrested for planning a terror attack ahead of this Republic Day as part of an ISIS cell, wanted to vent his emotions but found that no one was really bothered what a teenager thought about Babri Masjid. So, the angry polytechnic student took to Facebook to express himself.
2016-01-21 20:52:41 Read More

Activists allege Hyderabad Univ is itself a case study in casteism

A little over two years ago, in December 2013, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was invited by the University of Hyderabad (UoH) to accept an honorary doctorate and deliver a talk on an esoteric subject: â€œAre Coffee Houses Important for Education?â€ But protesting students â€” mainly dalits â€” would just not allow Sen to talk on this subject.
2016-01-21 20:46:43 Read More

Taliban attack at varsity: Should Pakistan teachers have shot back?

The university attack shows that militants retain the ability to launch attacks, despite a country-wide anti-terrorism crackdown and a military campaign against their strongholds along the lawless border with Afghanistan.
2016-01-21 16:45:25 Read More

TOI poll: Should Dhoni step down as ODI captain?

2016-01-21 13:47:24 Read More

Bengaluru techie met her 'killer' on Facebook, 19 days before murder

Nineteen days before she was killed, 31-year-old Kusum Rani, a techie with IBM in Bengaluru, befriended a man on Facebook Sukhbir, but little did she know that he was going to be her nemesis.
2016-01-21 13:01:34 Read More

News brief: Secret dark planet in solar system

Tajikistan police is reported to have shaved nearly 13,000 men's beards and closed more than 160 shops selling traditional Muslim clothing to check "foreign" influences.
2016-01-21 11:58:09 Read More

Farhan Akhtar ends 15-yr-old marriage

Bollywood has seen umpteen numbers of divorces and break-ups over the decades.
2016-01-21 11:49:33 Read More

Sensex ends below 24K for 1st time in 20 months

2016-01-21 11:20:09 Read More

Sensex ends below 24K for 1st time in 20 months

Market benchmark Sensex on Thursday sinked further to crack below the 24,000-mark after over 20 months by shedding 100 points to 23,962.21, bogged down by persistent selling in Asian shares, following fresh dip in oil prices.
2016-01-21 11:20:09 Read More

Hyderabad University revokes suspension of 4 dalit PhD scholarsÂ

The students â€“ Sontha Prasanth, Pepapudi Vijay Kumar, Sheshaiah Chemudugunta and Velpula Sunkanna â€”though allowed to attend classes, were barred from entering the hostel, library, mess and other common areas within the university premises post the December order.
2016-01-21 10:20:19 Read More

Tajikistan cops shave 13,000 men's beards

Two former baseball players, one American and the other English, are attempting to write a script that could prove path-breaking.
2016-01-21 08:42:28 Read More

Amitabh, Priyanka India's new brand ambassadors

After about a month of speculation, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra have been chosen as the brand ambassadors for the government's 'Incredible India' campaign.
2016-01-21 07:18:18 Read More

The baseball player whose goal is cricket

BSF kills suspect crossing border near Pathankot

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a suspect who was crossing the Indo-Pak border near Pathankot on Thursday. There were three suspects who were trying to cross over into India; while one was shot dead by the BSF, other two fled the scene.
2016-01-21 05:07:37 Read More

Around 130 Pak nuclear warheads aimed at deterring India: US report

The US Congressional Research Service in its latest report also expressed concern that Islamabad's "full spectrum deterrence" doctrine has increased risk of nuclear conflict between the two South Asian neighbours.
2016-01-21 04:28:37 Read More

Record sales make India apple of Tim Cook's eye

Apple's sales in India rose to a record in the October-December period thanks to a wider distribution base, discounts and installment and buyback programmes. Analysts said the iPhone 5s comprised a substantial 30% of the shipments. The 6s and 6s Plus accounted for a lower-than-expected 50% in the October-December period.
2016-01-21 03:58:14 Read More

Record sales make India apple of Tim Cook's eye

Planet 9? Secret dark planet in solar system

If the planet exists, it is thought to be about ten times as massive or three times as large as Earth. That sort of sized planet occurs throughout the universe â€” but has been an obvious omission from our own.
2016-01-21 02:52:46 Read More

INS Viraat sets off on last tour of dutyÂ

The 28,000-tonne INS Viraat, which embarked six Sea Harrier jump-jets as well as six Sea King and four Chetak helicopters from Goa on Wednesday, is headed for Visakhapatnam to take part in the International Fleet Review from February 5 to 8.
2016-01-20 23:32:16 Read More

Development more important than tigers: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said conservation of tigers was important, but could not be at the cost of movement of human beings from one place to another and general economic development of the country.
2016-01-20 22:45:08 Read More

ISIS picks new set of Bhatkal bros for S Asia ops

When ISIS chose the Ansar-ut Tawhid fi Bilad al-Hind as its associate for operations in south Asia, it knew it was making the right choice. The AuT was initially led by two brothers who had left India to fight against it, but fell apart. Later, a section of it rose again with focus on India.
2016-01-20 21:42:05 Read More

ISIS comes to India: Planned to strike Delhi-NCR malls, Kumbh

Delhi Police announced the arrest of four members of Islamic State aged 19-23, who were in touch with handlers in Syria and Iraq and were planning a terrorist attack ahead of Republic Day at targets such as the Ardh Kumbh in Haridwar and prominent shopping malls of Delhi-NCR.
2016-01-20 21:18:11 Read More

Cong demand on GST rate is preposterous: Jaitley

In signs of no thaw with Congress on goods and services tax (GST), finance minister Arun Jaitley has described as preposterous the party's demand for putting a cap on tax rate in the Constitution Bill, saying nowhere in the world tariffs are mentioned in the statute.
2016-01-20 16:38:06 Read More

DATE 6

Investor wealth dips by Rs 1.84 lakh croreÂ

The BSE Sensex ended at a fresh 20-month low on Wednesday dropping to their weakest since before the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on increasing concerns the country will be hit hard by the growing turmoil in global markets.
2016-01-20 15:37:19 Read More>>

Harsh steps needed as players not learning from mistakes: Gavaskar

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar today called for harsh steps in the setup of the struggling Indian cricket team in Australia, saying some of the players have not learnt from their past mistakes despite making the trip Down Under multiple times.
2016-01-20 14:36:09 Read More

'Taliban' militants go on shooting rampage at Pak university, kill 21

Heavily-armed "Taliban suicide attackers" on Wednesday stormed a prestigious university and opened indiscriminate fire on students and teachers, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50 others in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
2016-01-20 13:18:39 Read More

Car bomb explodes in Kabul, casualties feared

A powerful suicide car bomb struck near the Russian embassy in downtown Kabul on Wednesday, with casualties feared from the latest attack in the Afghan capital, the interior ministry said.
2016-01-20 13:11:00 Read More

Teacher defies Taliban in Pak university attack

In a heroic act, a Pakistani chemistry professor in his 30s on Wednesday lost his life while trying to protect his students using his licensed pistol against armed Taliban militants who stormed the university.
2016-01-20 11:47:54 Read More

Student's suicide not a caste issue: Smriti Irani

Union HRD minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said the the suicide of a student in Hyderabad Central University was not a dalit versus non-dalit issue.
2016-01-20 11:07:19 Read More

Watch: 'Attempt to ignite passion over suicide'

2016-01-20 10:58:24 Read More

TOI poll: Are netas visiting Hyderabad for vote?

2016-01-20 10:35:47 Read More

Sensex falls to 2014 levels on economy woes

Foreign investors have sold a net around $847 million worth debt and equities so far this month, a third straight month of outflows.
2016-01-20 09:47:22 Read More

Pak univ attack: Taliban kills 21, including students; 4 militants shot dead

The number of dead rose rapidly after armed men stormed the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda in the latest outrage to hit the militant-infested region. Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter that four attackers had been killed.
2016-01-20 07:57:20 Read More

Pak university attack: Top developments

National Investigation Agency officials say insider involvement a strong possibility. Forensic and call records being examined to nail identity.
2016-01-20 07:40:02 Read More

Ind v Aus: Umpire wears helmet in ODIs for 1st time

It may have looked alarming to onlookers, but Australian umpire John Ward knew fully well what he was doing when he took his mark behind the non-striker's stumps with a helmet on his head.
2016-01-20 06:10:58 Read More

Live: 21 killed in Pak university terror attack, security operations end

At least 21 people died in an armed assault on the Bacha Khan University, located in Charsadda in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. Witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed. Four gunmen have been killed so far.
2016-01-20 06:08:37 Read More

Hyderabad on boil: Chief minister goes shopping

Updates from the 4th game between India and Australia played at the Manuka Oval.
2016-01-20 05:45:57 Read More

As Hyderabad boils, chief minister goes shopping

The whole nation may be talking about the horrific suicide of a Dalit student at the prestigious central university in Hyderabad and the subsequent protests across the country, but guess what Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was busy with? He did not even comment on the issue, and he was busy shopping for a fresh pair of clothes!
2016-01-20 05:45:57 Read More

Terror attack on university in northwest Pakistan, explosions heard

Firing is still going on inside the campus. There is no immediate report of casualties.
2016-01-20 05:16:11 Read More

2 Pathankot attackers might have been 'insiders'

National Investigation Agency officials say insider involvement a strong possibility. Forensic and call records being examined to nail identity.
2016-01-20 04:11:22 Read More

Fake Blog: India vs Australia, 4th ODI

A satire post intended to tickle the funny bone
2016-01-20 03:28:55 Read More

Live scorecard: India vs Australia, 4th ODI

Updates from the 4th game between India and Australia played at the Manuka Oval.
2016-01-20 02:21:12 Read More

Merit, not SC status, got Rohith into Hyd varsity

Rohith Vemula, the PhD scholar whose suicide has led to massive unrest, had got his admission to the University of Hyderabad (UoH) on general merit quota although he had declared himself as Scheduled Caste (SC) in his admission form.
2016-01-19 23:19:21 Read More

Manmohan Singh has left Assam in lurch: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday targeted his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, for leaving Assam in the lurch. â€œAssam has been sending Manmohan Singh to Rajya Sabha and the state has given a Prime Minister for 10 years and yet it has such a long list of problems," he said.
2016-01-19 22:58:36 Read More

Jihadis came within 250m of key airbase assets

The six heavily-armed Jaish-e-Muhammed terrorists had managed to come within 250-300 metres of the technical area of Pathankot airbase where high-value military assets, including MIG fighters and attack helicopters, were parked.
2016-01-19 22:15:29 Read More

15,000-strong â€˜dharma senaâ€™ in UP readies for war with Islamic State

An outfit known as Hindu Swabhiman is raising what it calls a "dharma sena" to wage war against the Islamic State, which it believes will occupy western UP by 2020.
2016-01-19 21:04:18 Read More

Studentâ€™s suicide: Leaders head for Hyderabad

Two days after University of Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula (26), killed himself over alleged caste discrimination, the suicide triggered protests across campuses in several cities on Tuesday.
2016-01-19 20:27:49 Read More

Nobody will beg J&K Pandits to return: Farooq

Twenty-six years after Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee the valley, ex-CM of J&K Farooq Abdullah has put the blame on them for not returning to their homes. "They have to realise that nobody is going to come with a begging bowl and say come and stay with us. They have to make the move," he said.
2016-01-19 16:55:49 Read More

Sister of 'new Jihadi John': I still believe my brother is a good man

"He was fun-loving and very laid back. He may not come home, but I don't want to give up on him," Konika Dhar, sister of 'new Jihadi John' suspect Siddhartha, said.
2016-01-19 16:31:16 Read More

Stephen Hawking: Humanity will wipe itself out

"Nuclear war, global warming and genetically-engineered viruses could wipe out humanity. But we might be able to save ourselves, if we escape the Earth," Hawking said.
2016-01-19 14:54:14 Read More

Watch: 'Won't allow Pak SIT inside airbase'

2016-01-19 14:30:15 Read More

What are you waiting for? Omar's dig at Mehbooba

In an open letter to Mehbooba Mufti, the National Conference leader said "to dilly-dally is the biggest disservice you can do" to people of the state as they should not be denied an elected government.
2016-01-19 13:36:49 Read More

Student's suicide: HRD ministry sent 4 'reminders' to varsity on 'VIP letter'

The HRD ministry on Tuesday rejected allegations that it had put any pressure on the University of Hyderabad in the matter relating to the suspension of a dalit student who committed suicide.
2016-01-19 12:58:19 Read More

'ISIS letter' threatens killing PM Modi, Parrikar for banning beefÂ

Goa Police have circulated this letter to all the police stations in the state and handed over the case to the Anti Terrorist Squad.
2016-01-19 09:45:00 Read More

VC, minister created condition for suicide: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi also spoke about how students should be able to express themselves freely in a university atmosphere. Rohith, a PhD scholar who was found hanging in his hostel room on Sunday.
2016-01-19 09:30:47 Read More

Pak boy cuts his hand to prove himself devout

Late one night, the imam Shabir Ahmad looked up from prayers at his mosque to see a 15-year-old boy approaching with a plate in his outstretched left hand. On it was the boy's freshly severed right hand.
2016-01-19 09:24:10 Read More

Pak boy cuts his hand to prove himself devout

Nadal knocked out in first round of Aus Open

The battle between Maruti Suzuki and rival Hyundai is getting intense. Marutiâ€™s premium compact â€˜Balenoâ€™, within months of launch from a new retail format Nexa, has overtaken Hyundaiâ€™s best-seller â€˜Elite i20â€™.
2016-01-19 08:13:55 Read More

Modi slams Congress for not helping Assam

2016-01-19 07:36:51 Read More

VC, minister created condition for suicide: Rahul

Fernando Verdasco sent shockwaves through the Australian Open on Tuesday by defeating 2009 champion Rafael Nadal 7-6(6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2.
2016-01-19 04:43:31 Read More

Baleno No. 1 premium compact, beats i20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh and the Congress government in Assam, saying they expect him to do in 15 months what the Sonia Gandhi-led party could not do in 15.
2016-01-19 04:25:06 Read More

Aamir damaged India's brand, says Amitabh Kant

Defending Aamir Khanâ€™s exit as the brand ambassador of the Incredible India campaign, department of industrial policy and promotionsecretary Amitabh Kant said the actor had damaged the brand identity of the country with his remarks on intolerance.
2016-01-19 00:53:15 Read More

PM Modi says â€˜donâ€™t let me become delicateâ€™

â€œDonâ€™t let me become delicate like a flower. I have lived among the thorns, I will continue to live among the thorns.â€ PM Narendra Modi struck a poetic note while addressing a conference of agriculture ministers of states in Gangtok on Monday.
2016-01-18 22:39:54 Read More

Nation salutes 25 young bravehearts

Twenty-five children, three girls and 22 boys, were felicitated in New Delhi on Monday afternoon by India Council for Child Welfare with the National Awards for Bravery 2015. Their acts were as diverse as their backgrounds.
2016-01-18 22:23:08 Read More

Assam, Kerala polls hold keys to Congâ€™s future

Since being ousted from the Centre in May 2014, Congress has shrunk to ruling just five "mainstream" states. Of these, Kerala and Assam face elections now, while Uttarakhand will be up for grabs next January.
2016-01-18 22:10:06 Read More

Caste discrimination at Hyderabad University? 9 dalit suicides in 10 years

Rohith Vemulaâ€™s isnâ€™t the first suicide by a Dalit student on the University of Hyderabad campus.
2016-01-18 21:16:46 Read More

To fight Chinaâ€™s Andaman and Nicobar forays, India deploys submarine hunters

India has begun to deploy its latest long-range maritime patrol aircraft and spy drones at its forward military base in the Andamans to counter Chinese naval threat.
2016-01-18 20:29:37 Read More

Kejri's PA asked me to step down from dais: Cop

On a day when the Aam Aadmi Party said the ink thrown on chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday part of a deep-rooted conspiracy and that the CM wasnâ€™t being adequately protected, one of the cops from Kejriwalâ€™s security detail told his seniors that he was asked to step down from the dais when Kejriwal was addressing the gathering in Chhatrasal stadium on Sunday.
2016-01-18 20:27:17 Read More

Dalit studentâ€™s suicide: Union minister charged

The death of a dalit research scholar at the University of Hyderabad snowballed into a major controversy on Monday with the police charging Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya and four others, including the vice-chancellor, with abetting the suicide.
2016-01-18 19:40:33 Read More

Odd-even trial set to return in Delhi after March

The AAP government, however, is concerned over the possibility of people going for another car to circumvent the traffic-rationing scheme in the national capital.
2016-01-18 15:42:49 Read More

'Ink attack was a rehearsal to kill Kejriwal' Â

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday alleged that the ink attack on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was part of a "big rehearsal" to possibly "physically harm" him in future and that deliberately lax security was being provided to him by Delhi Police.
2016-01-18 13:56:35 Read More

Ink attack on Kejriwal was 'part of rehearsal to kill him', AAP claims

Reeling under US-led air strikes, ISIS cuts its fighters' salaries by 50%

Isis has cut its fighters' salaries by 50 per cent in Syria due to â€œexceptional circumstancesâ€ as air strikes continue to target its revenue streams, a document appears to show.
2016-01-18 12:37:14 Read More

DATE 7

News brief: Min charged with abetting suicide

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle smashed fifty from 12 balls for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League on Monday to match India's Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century in Twenty20 cricket.
2016-01-18 12:26:59 Read More>>

Gayle smashes 12-ball 50 to equal world record

World number one Novak Djokovic said he was approached to fix a match earlier in his career on Monday as allegations of corruption in tennis rocked the start of the Australian Open.
2016-01-18 11:34:51 Read More

Gayle smashes 12-ball 50 to equal world record

Muslim mothers may be deported if they fail English test: UK PM Cameron

The UK government claims 190,000 Muslim women lack adequate English language skills and that 38,000 do not speak any English at all.
2016-01-18 11:13:23 Read More

Chandila gets life ban, Shah banned for 5 yrs

2016-01-18 09:01:22 Read More

Was offered $200,000 to lose a match: Djokovic

Haryana off-spinner Ajit Chandila was slapped with a life ban for his involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, while Mumbai batsman Hiken Shah was handed a five-year suspension for making a corrupt approach to a fellow player.
2016-01-18 08:40:58 Read More

Union minister Dattatreya booked after dalit student suicide in Hyderabad

Police on Monday filed a case of abetment to suicide against Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya and University of Hyderabad (UoH) vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile after a dalit scholar hanged himself on the campus on Sunday.
2016-01-18 08:32:50 Read More

Match-fixing by top players at Wimbledon: Study

Secret files which allegedly contain evidence of widespread match-fixing at the top levels of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, have been revealed.
2016-01-18 08:03:48 Read More

Pathankot jewellers under agencies' lens

Ask jewellers and they dismiss the suspicion explaining that the district is a â€œstopoverâ€ for people coming from villages like Kathua.
2016-01-18 04:13:10 Read More

Auto Expo: Six most anticipated two-wheelers

Biking enthusiasts in the country can expect a long list of mean machines to be launched at the 2016 Auto Expo. With manufacturers competing hard to grab a larger chunk of the market share, the likes of TVS, Honda and even BMW will compete hard for the attention of perspective buyers.
2016-01-18 03:51:09 Read More

Meet Golden Baba who has Rs 3cr on his body

Even though the opening snan of the Ardh Kumbh didn't see a bevy of sadhus like the Nagas or those from the Juna akhara who add glitz and exoticism to the festival, the Ardh Kumbh till now has seen a few unique characters like the Golden baba, a sadhu who came with his followers decked in golden ornaments, to take a dip in the Ganga on Friday.
2016-01-17 23:05:28 Read More

Marriages last the longest in north India, Maharashtra; least in northeast

Sociologists say the duration of marriage across India has less to do with fidelity and love, and more with customs, health and the couple's age at the time of marriage.
2016-01-17 21:42:00 Read More

PDP sheds tough posturing, to go along with BJP

The PDP on Sunday shed its tough posture on forming a government with BJP in Jammu & Kashmir, describing the â€œagenda of allianceâ€, the pact on governance reached between the two parties last year, as the â€œholy scriptureâ€ while also citing Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ€™s Lahore initiative as â€œa welcome stepâ€ for normalizing ties between India and Pakistan.
2016-01-17 20:36:06 Read More

Lalu seeks separate budget for backward classes

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded separate budgetary provisions for backward classes in proportion to their population in the country and threatened to gherao Narendra Modi government if Union finance minister Arun Jaitley fails to do so.
2016-01-17 16:04:14 Read More

Rabri: Why RSS men wear half pants in public?

Senior RJD leader and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi on Sunday attacked RSS and BJP for their double standard on use of lathis (bamboo sticks).
2016-01-17 16:01:32 Read More

Ink thrown at Arvind Kejriwal, livid AAP says BJP scripted attack

Waving some documents, a woman moved towards Arvind Kejriwal and threw ink - several drops of which landed on the chief minister's face.
2016-01-17 11:35:22 Read More

Isis 'kidnaps 400 civilians' after massacre

Isis extremists have kidnapped up to 400 civilians following a massacre in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor that left at least 150 people dead.
2016-01-17 11:28:59 Read More

Australia inflict another series defeat on India

Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten knock of 96 helped Australia gun down their highest target at the MCG and capture the VB series.
2016-01-17 11:05:05 Read More

Abdullahs rule out alliance with BJP in J&K

The National Conference leadership on Sunday denied it is seeking an alliance with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, where political activity has gathered pace since the death of chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed earlier this month.
2016-01-17 09:50:08 Read More

Abdullahs rule out alliance with BJP in J&K

Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 24 ODI centuries

Virat Kohli on Sunday became the fastest to register 24 hundreds and pile up 7,000 runs in one-day cricket. He left behind South African AB de Villers (166) in terms of getting to the landmark early. Also, Kohli left his idol Tendulkar far behind in terms of the quickness in the number of tons and runs scored so far.
2016-01-17 09:00:13 Read More

Suicide attack near Afghan official's home in Jalalabad, 11 killed

At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured following a suicide attack near the residence of a senior Afghanistan official in Jalalabad on Sunday morning.
2016-01-17 07:17:34 Read More

Suicide attack in Jalalabad, 13 killed

At least 13 people have been killed and 14 wounded in a suicide attack at the home of a prominent politician in the increasingly volatile eastern city of Jalalabad, an Afghan official said on Sunday.
2016-01-17 07:17:34 Read More

Kohli's 24th ton takes India to 295/6 against Aus

Kohli scored his fourth century against Australia and was supported by half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane.
2016-01-17 06:55:57 Read More

Laser walls for riverine areas of Indo-Pak border

More than 40 vulnerable unfenced stretches along the India-Pakistan border will be covered by laser walls soon with the home ministry giving it a top priority to check any infiltration of terrorists in the wake of the Pathankot attack.
2016-01-17 04:10:43 Read More

Laser walls along rivers on India-Pak border

How Guzman â€˜El Chapoâ€™ was finally caught, again

The Mexican marines had been on the trail of the world's most wanted drug lord Guzmanâ€™s trail for more than six months, ever since he humiliated the nation by escaping its most secure prison through a tunnel that led into the shower floor of his cell.
2016-01-17 03:00:52 Read More

With nuke terms met, Iran sanctions lifted hours after prisoners are freed

International inspectors confirmed on Saturday that Iran has dismantled large sections of its nuclear program, as agreed in a historic agreement last year.
2016-01-17 02:39:28 Read More

Live Scorecard: India v Australia, 3rd ODI

Updates from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
2016-01-17 02:36:27 Read More

JD(U) may skip Punjab polls to aid AAP win

The JD(U) is apparently planning to not contest the Punjab assembly elections likely to be held later this year and support Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwalâ€™s AAP.
2016-01-17 01:32:12 Read More

Seven ancient Buddhist caves found in Mumbai

Seven caves have been discovered in the forests of the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, on the northern fringes of the city.
2016-01-16 22:04:59 Read More

Wonâ€™t let Pak team enter airbase: Parrikar

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday ruled out allowing Pakistani investigators access the Pathankot airbase days after Islamabad proposed to send a team to investigate the attack on the air force station.
2016-01-16 21:36:43 Read More

Prime Minister Modi starts up new business era with tax breaks and mega fund

The government on Saturday unveiled a raft of measures â€“ ranging from tax waiver for three years, ending inspector raj and a mega fund â€” to help boost the start-up eco-system.
2016-01-16 19:58:20 Read More

What SC ban? Jallikattu on in Andhra, Tamil Nadu

Defying a Supreme Court ban, Anbil village near Lalgudi in Trichy district organized a jallikattu on Saturday morning with 65 bulls and 40 tamers.
2016-01-16 18:59:12 Read More

Haryana sex ratio rises over 900 after a decade

Infamous for skewed sex ratio, Haryana has seen improvement in it with the number of girls crossing 900 mark for December month, a development which has happened for the first time in 10 years.
2016-01-16 14:51:27 Read More

Haryana sex ratio rises over 900 after a decade

PM Modi announces big push for startups; Rs 10,000 crore fund to be set up

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the new 'Start-Up India' scheme to promote and nurse entrepreneurship in the country ensuring minimum interference from the government with attractive tax incentives.
2016-01-16 14:33:31 Read More

KUV100: Flipkart, Mahindra tie up to sell car

Delhiâ€™s odd-even experiment, aimed at keeping half the cityâ€™s cars off the roads in a bid to control air pollution, ended on Friday. The 15 days in which the trial was in place saw major swings in the levels of air pollution that defied any simplistic correlations. Even simple correlations between location and pollutions were not practical, with different parts of the city claiming the â€˜most pollutedâ€™ tag on different days. Even Dwarka, which was the least polluted on average, saw major spurts in the levels of Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM 2.5), a critical measure of the breathability of air. PM 2.5 is a measure of extremely fine dust that can cause a whole range of illnesses due to prolonged exposure. The odd-even scheme of the AAP government sparked a major debate over whether its validity as a pollution-combating measure. However, it also saw some other governments consider it for their own cities. See a snapshot of the pollution levels to decide for yourself if the experiment
2016-01-16 13:11:03 Read More

KUV100: Flipkart, Mahindra tie up to sell car

Utility Vehicle manufacturer, Mahindra & Mahindra has tied up with online marketplace Flipkart to facilitate online bookings for its new model, SUV - KUV100. The compact SUV can be booked online from 18 January 2016.
2016-01-16 13:11:03 Read More

Before â€˜Make in Indiaâ€™, â€˜Make in Dharaviâ€™: Rahulâ€™s jibe at PM Modi in Mumbai

Speaking in Mumbai after a padyatra, Rahul targeted the Centre's 'Make in India' initiative and hit out at the government over price-rise. The padyatra was aimed at protesting the electricity tariff in Mumbai.
2016-01-16 12:41:08 Read More

No Muslim-majority nation supports ISIS: Study

No Muslim-majority country in the world supports Isis, new research has shown as Indonesia reels from the groupâ€™s latest terror attack. The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bombings and shootings in Jakarta on Friday.
2016-01-16 12:10:52 Read More

Burkina Faso siege over, reports of new assault

Japan's SoftBank bets on India over China, to hike investment to $10 billion

Betting on India emerging bigger than China, Japan's SoftBank on Saturday said it has invested %2 billion in Indian firms in the last one year and will look to scale up the investment to $10 billion in the coming year.
2016-01-16 09:08:00 Read More

GST will be passed if govt meets our terms: Rahul

2016-01-16 07:44:12 Read More

GST will be passed if govt meets our terms: Rahul

2016-01-16 07:44:12 Read More

Watch: Rahul's 'padyatra' from Bandra to Dharavi

Tauseef Ahmad, cricketer Mohammad Shami's father, said his family was in "danger" and that the emotive issue of "gau hatya" was being used to target them. Shami's brother Mohammad Haseeb had been booked for allegedly assaulting a policeman and "pressuring cops" to release a few men arrested on charges of cow slaughter.
2016-01-16 07:02:21 Read More

BJP categorises Indians, we don't: Rahul Gandhi

As the Centre's ambitious "Start-up India" mission got underway, Rahul Gandhi trained his guns on the Modi government, saying there is a contradiction in pushing for startups and being "intolerant". He also said that the RSS has a very "rigid vision" for India and that startups require free movement of ideas.
2016-01-16 06:54:14 Read More

Govt to introduce new tax regime for startups, Arun Jaitley says

Addressing the opening session of 'Start-up India' event, finance minister Arun Jaitley said that some of the new tax rules would be announced through executive orders, while some of them would be done in the budget.
2016-01-16 05:25:39 Read More

63 hostages freed from besieged Burkina hotel

The binoculars used by the six Pathankot militants were made in USA and have US Army markings. This suggests that either the Jaish-e-Mohammad stole them from one of the bases of US Army in Afghanistan or it was taken from Pakistan army, which also procures military equipment from the US.
2016-01-16 05:06:14 Read More

Watch: Woman thrashed by lady bouncer

2016-01-16 04:17:41 Read More

DATE 8

Live: 'Startup India' to end licence raj, FM says

Sixty-three hostages, including 33 wounded, were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday from a Burkina Faso hotel besieged by al-Qaida-linked gunmen.
2016-01-16 03:17:56 Read More>>

India to seek US help to find out if Pakistan equipped Pathankot attackers

Supreme court revives euthanasia debate

Bringing alive the dormant debate over the complex and emotive passive euthanasia issue, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether a terminally ill person, medically diagnosed to be in the last stages of life, could be kept alive on life support system even though he had willed against it?
2016-01-15 21:41:23 Read More

Mehbooba to call PDP meet to decide on next govt

The Peopleâ€™s Democratic Party on Friday said its chief Mehbooba Mufti will call a meeting of its legislators and officials â€œvery soonâ€ to discuss government formation in Jammu & Kashmir.
2016-01-15 20:58:34 Read More

Housing projects without green nod illegal: SC

In a jolt to hundreds of builders who have completed housing projects without environment clearance, the Supreme Court on Friday termed such constructions illegal, conceding that it might have committed a mistake by previously staying a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order halting construction of these projects.
2016-01-15 20:13:16 Read More

Sunandaâ€™s death was caused by poisoning: AIIMS

For two years, the case has tantalised the chatterati, the ingredients of its potboiler-like sequence refusing to coalesce into a clear picture on what happened or who did it.
2016-01-15 19:57:09 Read More

Cricketer Shami's dad: 'Cow slaughter charge being used to target my family'

Shami's brother Mohammad Haseeb had been booked for allegedly assaulting a policeman and "pressuring cops" to release a few men arrested on charges of cow slaughter.
2016-01-15 17:52:25 Read More

Did odd-even plan work in Delhi? See for yourself

2016-01-15 16:19:40 Read More

Strategist Prashant Kishore may help Punjab Cong

Sources add that Kishore has already met Amarinder and sent his team all over the state to make an assessment of the ground situation and carry out a survey ahead of formulating the party's strategy.
2016-01-15 16:06:36 Read More

'Dangerous chemical' in Sunanda Pushkar's body may have killed her: FBI

"FBI analysis of stomach, spleen, liver, kidney and urine has endorsed the cause of death saying that the same poison is present in all the viscera."
2016-01-15 14:57:29 Read More

'Dhoni struggling but shouldn't be singled out yet'

Not quite impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's batting form in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, Sunil Gavaskar said the stumper is "struggling but shouldn't be singled out" for criticism just yet.
2016-01-15 14:03:42 Read More

Live: 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2015

A senior Iranian source close to supply negotiations said that the country was looking at India as its main destination for crude.
2016-01-15 13:50:23 Read More

Hindu Sena chief arrested for attack on Pakistan Airlines office in Delhi

Owning responsibility for the attack, Vishnu Gupta vented anger at Pakistan and held it responsible for the attacks at Pathankot air base as well as at the Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif recently.
2016-01-15 12:26:13 Read More

'Looking at our bowlers, we need to score 330'

Frustrated with the performance of his bowlers, India skipper MS Dhoni said given the attack at his disposal right now even 300-plus scores are not enough.
2016-01-15 11:58:48 Read More

Sunanda's death was not natural: Delhi top cop

"As far as evidences are concerned until now, Sunanda Pushkar's death was unnatural. I can say this with certainty," Delhi Police commissioner BS Bassi said today.
2016-01-15 11:55:49 Read More

Watch: Mumbai man 'in love' with Pak girl traced

2016-01-15 11:16:48 Read More

Bengaluru on alert after suspicious bag found

Police with bomb squad and sniffer digs rushed to Cauvery junction, near Sadashivnagar, Central Bengaluru, after public called police on finding an abandoned box with electric wires.
2016-01-15 08:05:50 Read More

2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma slams 10th tonÂ

Rohit Sharma's tenth ODI century - and fifth versus Australia - formed the fulcrum of India's 308 in the second game in Brisbane.
2016-01-15 06:20:45 Read More

2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma slams 10th tonÂ

Rohit Sharma's tenth ODI century - and fifth versus Australia - formed the fulcrum of India's 308 in the second game in Brisbane.
2016-01-15 06:20:45 Read More

Why China's marines are training in the desert

China's new counter-terrorism law, passed in late December 2015, is aimed at protecting its expanding global commercial and diplomatic interests.
2016-01-15 04:56:30 Read More

As clock ticks down on sanctions, Iran oil tankers ready to head for IndiaÂ

A senior Iranian source close to supply negotiations said that the country was targeting India as its main destination for crude.
2016-01-15 04:48:16 Read More

For Amit Shah, 2016 to be a year of challenges

From the Assam elections to handling the hardline-moderate debate and tackling embittered elders, BJP's master strategist Amit Shah will have his hands full.
2016-01-15 04:29:10 Read More

Fake Blog: Ind v Aus, 2nd ODI

A satire post intended to tickle your funny-bone.
2016-01-15 03:14:15 Read More

Live scorecard: Rohit slams 10th ODI ton

Updates from the 2nd ODI between India and Australia played at the Gabba
2016-01-15 02:33:13 Read More

Â 'Punjab hooked on Pak heroin worth Rs 6,500cr/yr'

Security agencies have so far insisted that Pakistani heroin is not consumed in Punjab; it merely passes through to bigger cities like Delhi.
2016-01-14 23:10:15 Read More

IS claims Jakarta attacks, its firstÂ IndonesiaÂ strike

Islamic State on Thursday officially claimed responsibility for a gun and bomb assault in the centre of Jakarta earlier in the day that killed seven people, five of whom were attackers.
2016-01-14 14:54:14 Read More

Preach your wife about country's prestige: Ram Madhav's dig at Aamir Khan

Denouncing Aamir Khan's remarks on 'intolerance', Ram Madhav said government will ensure that in future no need arises for 'award-wapasi'.
2016-01-14 14:36:52 Read More

Musharraf warns India against any 'mischief'

"In case India perpetrates something wrong against Pakistan, we will give such a fitting response that will always haunt India," Musharraf was quoted by SAMAA TV as saying.
2016-01-14 14:02:10 Read More

Musharraf warns India against any 'mischief'

IS claims responsibility for Jakarta attacks

Isis has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Jakarta attacks in a statement released through one of its allied propaganda agencies. Seven people, including five suspected attackers, died in suicide bombings and shootings in the Indonesian capital on Thursday morning.
2016-01-14 11:38:02 Read More

Pathankot attack: India welcomes Pak probe team, says talks mutually postponed

"The two foreign secretaries have spoken and they have mutually decided to reschedule the talks," external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said on Thursday.
2016-01-14 10:56:15 Read More

Blog: Why India shouldnâ€™t stop talking to Pak

2016-01-14 10:46:01 Read More

Soon, buses to run on ethanol in Delhi, UP

Government will come out with a new 'larger' policy within a month to promote ethanol blending with petrol, transport minister Nitin Gadkari said today.
2016-01-14 09:31:16 Read More

Watch: Blasts in Jakarta caught on camera

In a blow to the $146-billion Indian IT services industry, the US government has tripled H-1B and L-1 visa fees, a move that's seen to be an effort to ease American fears about job losses in an election year.
2016-01-14 08:10:19 Read More

Watch: Blasts in Jakarta caught on camera

2016-01-14 08:10:19 Read More

India-Pak talks put off, Islamabad can't confirm Jaish chief's arrest

The foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan scheduled for Friday have been cancelled after Islamabad failed to confirm whether or not it has detained Jaish-e-Mohammed chied Maulana Masood Azhar, the suspected mastermind of the Pathankot attack.
2016-01-14 07:50:50 Read More

Serial blasts hit Indonesian capital Jakarta, 7 dead; hunt on for attackers

Gunfire and explosions in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday killed at least seven people, including four suspected attackers, with police flooding the streets amid fears gun-toting militants were still on the run.
2016-01-14 07:16:16 Read More

5 killed, 39 wounded in bomb attack in Turkey

Five people were killed and 39 wounded today in a car bomb attack by Kurdish militants on a police station and adjacent housing for officers in southeastern Turkey, the provincial governorate said.
2016-01-14 05:43:14 Read More

Watch: 'No confirmation on Azhar's arrest'

Jakarta terror attack: 6 killed as blasts, gunfight rock Indonesian capital

The attack follows a threat by the Islamic State fighters to put the country in their "spotlight". Gunfight still going on.
2016-01-14 04:35:40 Read More

US government triples H-1B visa fees

2016-01-14 04:13:24 Read More

Indian diaspora is worldâ€™s largest at 16m: UN

Humanity is on the move, but we are traipsing across the globe a bit less than you might think.
2016-01-13 21:39:46 Read More

Pak's â€˜actionâ€™ to shield PM Modi from opposition

The reported detention of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar could offer Prime Minister Narendra Modi political cover, at least in the immediate context, against criticism that his Lahore diplomacy was a miscalculation and repudiated his strong stance against terrorism during the 2014 campaign.
2016-01-13 21:20:45 Read More

Government set to cut rates on PPF, NSC

The government is set to reduce interest rates on small savings products such as public provident fund and National Savings Certificate over the next few days - a move that will impact returns on your bank fixed deposits but also pave the way for banks to pare lending rates in the coming months and reduce the EMI burden.
2016-01-13 20:19:47 Read More

Jaish chief arrested? India to seek Pak's confirmation, decide on talks today

Pakistanâ€™s reported detention on Wednesday of Maulana Masood Azhar, head of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and the alleged mastermind of Pathakot terror attack kept alive the prospect of an early engagement of foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, but a wary India will await verification before taking a decision.
2016-01-13 19:45:41 Read More

Four Indians on way to join IS, held

Syria has taken four Indian youth in its custody, who were planning to the join terrorist outfit IS, and asked the Indian authorities the verify their details.
2016-01-13 19:06:45 Read More

No official confirmation on Jaish chief Masood Azhar's detention, says India

India will take a call on going ahead with the foreign secretary-level talks with Pak after a meeting between PM Narendra Modi and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
2016-01-13 16:06:26 Read More

Obama's sting prompted action against JeM?

Pakistan came in for an ignominious mention in President Obamaâ€™s final state of the union address as a country that could see decades of instability and become a safe haven for new terrorist networks. This possibly forced the countryâ€™s establishment to attempt a turnaround in its policy of using terrorism for its strategic goals.
2016-01-13 15:50:26 Read More

Pathankot mastermind Jaish chief Masood Azhar detained: Pak media reports

Pakistan on Wednesday detained Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and "several individuals" belonging to his dreaded outfit.
2016-01-13 13:33:42 Read More

'Army fully prepared to meet any challenge'

"The Indian Army is ready and competent to carry out any task given to it," Suhag said when asked if the Army is capable of carrying out a covert or surgical strike against terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
2016-01-13 12:29:09 Read More

DATE 9

'Complete synergy' in Pathankot ops: Army chief

Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag on Wednesday rejected allegations about lack of coordination in response to Pathankot terror attack.
2016-01-13 12:10:44 Read More>>

Watch: Kiku apologizes for offending Dera chief

2016-01-13 09:26:32 Read More

Indra Nooyi becomes Yale's biggest alumni donor

The prestigious Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honour of PepsiCo's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi as she gifted an undisclosed amount to her alma mater, becoming the school's biggest alumni donor and the first woman to endow a deanship at a top B-school.
2016-01-13 04:32:45 Read More

Pakistan may become safe haven for new terrorist networks, Obama says

Observing that "instability will continue for decades" in many parts of the world including Afghanistan and Pakistan, US President Barack Obama on Wedensday said both al-Qaida and ISIS pose a direct threat to the US during his final State of the Union Address to the Congress.
2016-01-13 03:49:53 Read More

Iran detains 10 American sailors in Gulf

Iran detained 10 US sailors aboard two US Navy boats in the Gulf on Tuesday in an incident that rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord with Tehran.
2016-01-13 02:10:26 Read More

Ahead of Union address, Obama has regrets over US political divisions

US President Barack Obama voiced regret for failing to unite Washington since taking office on a wave of hope in 2009, as he prepared to give a State of the Union speech on Tuesday to launch his final year in the White House.
2016-01-12 22:06:41 Read More

Unitech case jolts builders, gives hope to buyers

The Unitech case has jolted real estate developers on the need to speed up delivery of office and residential property after the companyâ€™s directors spent a night in jail on the orders of a court before they obtained bail.
2016-01-12 22:01:06 Read More

Jethmalani offers to defend Sonia in Herald case

Former BJP leader and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani has offered to defend Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the case filed against them by BJP member Subramanian Swamy, who has alleged irregularities in the transfer of shares of the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.
2016-01-12 21:03:01 Read More

India hopes Pathankot probe will not go 26/11 way

As India waits for Islamabad to walk the talk on acting against Pathankot handlers, it can only hope the joint probe by Pakistanâ€™s Intelligence Bureau, military intelligence and ISI does not go the same way as FIAâ€™s half-hearted investigation into 26/11 attacks that saw prime suspect, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, walk free last year.
2016-01-12 20:37:21 Read More

SC to Bhushan: How can you be centre for PIL?

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked how filing of public interest litigation could be the sole activity of an NGO or professional body like â€˜Centre for Public Interest Litigationâ€™ (CPIL), which is steered by noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan.
2016-01-12 19:24:57 Read More

'Locals paid Rs 20 to enter Pathankot air base'

Locals living in areas near the terror-hit Pathankot air base used to enter the premises after allegedly paying a paltry sum of Rs 20 to security guards to graze their cattle and even shop in the CSD canteen, according to inputs gathered by intelligence agencies. The Air Force has, however, denied these inputs as baseless.
2016-01-12 16:29:05 Read More

Pak military officers behind attack on Indian consulate: Afghan police

"We saw with our own eyes and I can say 99 per cent that those attackers were from Pak military and used special tactics," said police chief of the Balkh province.
2016-01-12 15:35:29 Read More

ISIS recruit lists job skills on LinkedIn

Muhammad Daniel, working as education management professional in Raqqa, says "there's no danger here and it's a great place to bring up the family."
2016-01-12 14:36:10 Read More

This teen proposes to ensure germ-free air travel

SARs outbreak is estimated to have cost the aviation industry $40 million, and according to WHO a flu outbreak could cost three trillion pounds to resolve.
2016-01-12 13:44:43 Read More

1st ODI: Rohit's 171* in vain as Aus beat India

Set a target of 310, Australia won by five wickets with four balls remaining thanks to centuries from George Bailey and Steve Smith.
2016-01-12 10:56:26 Read More

Watch: Goons vandalize cars in Jodhpur

Several small whales (short finned pilot whales) have washed ashore in Tiruchendur in Tamil Nadu since Monday evening.
2016-01-12 10:53:54 Read More

10 killed, 15 wounded in Istanbul explosion

The cause of the explosion is under investigation, but state-run TRT television said it was likely caused by a suicide bomber. Police have sealed the blast area.
2016-01-12 09:26:24 Read More

Most educated girl of a village will hoist the flag this R-Day in Gujarat

The state government will also honour parents of daughters who were born in 2016. The theme for these school programmes is "Beti ko Salam, Desh ke naam".
2016-01-12 09:18:06 Read More

SC puts bull-taming sport Jallikattu on hold

The Supreme Court on Tuesday put Jallikattu on hold, two days after the Centre allowed the traditional bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra ahead of Pongal festival.
2016-01-12 08:02:44 Read More

Pathankot impact? US Congress 'stalls' sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan

The US Congress has "stalled" a planned sale of eight new F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Dawn reported on Tuesday. Concerned over the end use of the F-16 fighter jets by Pakistan, the US lawmakers have used clarification and information notices to delay the sale of combat aircraft.
2016-01-12 08:00:08 Read More

Smaller US bombs adding fuel to nuclear fears

The Obama administration has been readying a weapon with a build-it-smaller approach, setting off a philosophical clash in the world of nuclear arms. A fighter jet took off with a mock version of the nation's first precision-guided atom bomb.
2016-01-12 07:41:10 Read More

1st ODI: Rohit Sharma hits 171* against Australia

Rohit Sharma continued his affinity for Australian bowling attacks ODIs - he now averages 68.46 against them in 19 innings - with a well-compiled century in the series opener at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday.
2016-01-12 06:36:23 Read More

Of the 100 whales that washed ashore, 45 dead

2016-01-12 05:36:42 Read More

Watch: Woman brutally assaults mother-in-law

Ravi Dixit, a 20-year-old squash player who won gold in the 2010 Asian junior championship, has "auctioned" his kidney to fund his campaign for next month's South Asian Games.
2016-01-12 04:38:42 Read More

'Obama used raw onion to cry in his speech'

A Fox News contributor has accused Barack Obama of pretending to cry during his landmark speech on introducing tougher gun controls.The US President was seen wiping away tears as he talked about victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, in which 20 children died.
2016-01-12 04:21:27 Read More

Squash star says will sell kidney to fund tour

2016-01-12 04:15:29 Read More

Squash star says will sell kidney to fund tour

2016-01-12 04:15:29 Read More

Indo-Pak talks uncertain despite â€˜Lahore Spiritâ€™

Will they? Wonâ€™t they? The India-Pakistan foreign secretary talks, scheduled in Islamabad on January 15, seem uncertain.
2016-01-12 01:37:24 Read More

SC wants harsher penalty for 'atrocious' child rapes in the country

Calling child rape cases â€œatrocious, inconceivable and cruel crimesâ€, the Supreme Court on Monday favoured tougher punishment for offenders but said it was for Parliament to consider harsher measures, including chemical castration.
2016-01-12 00:30:25 Read More

Terror alert: AI flyers must report 3hrs early

Travellers will have to report much earlier for their flights because of enhanced security at airports following the Pathankot terror attack.
2016-01-11 21:59:15 Read More

Kejriwal to TOI: Odd-even trial shows AAP is not a dharna party, it can govern

The immense success of the odd-even scheme has conclusively proved two things. First, that the people of this country are great. Believe in them, and they will achieve wonders. And second, that the AAP government is capable of governing quite well.
2016-01-11 18:54:12 Read More

Centre's 'Make in India' push in defence procurement

2016-01-11 16:52:38 Read More

Watch: SanjayÂ DuttÂ to be released on Feb 25

German luxury carmaker Audi on Monday reported sales of 11,192 units in India for 2015 with 3.14 per cent growth over the previous year even as it lost its leadership position in the Indian luxury car space to rival Mercedes-Benz.
2016-01-11 14:25:03 Read More

India have the advantage against Oz: Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar feels the Indian team will have an advantage in the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia as the home team's bowling attack looks thin.
2016-01-11 13:51:04 Read More

How Mercedes finally pipped Audi in India

2016-01-11 13:13:12 Read More

SC questions ban on women's entry at Sabarimala

"The temple cannot prohibit entry (women), except on the basis of religion. Unless you have a constitutional right, you cannot prohibit entry. Anyway, we will examine it on February 8," a SC bench said.
2016-01-11 12:51:30 Read More

Another mobile phone found at Pathankot attack site, NIA to seek Interpol help

India will move Interpol to secure a Black corner notice to identify the four terrorists who were killed during Pathankot operations, the government said today.
2016-01-11 11:47:31 Read More

Will talk only if Pak acts on Pathankot: Doval

The foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan will not happen as long as Pakistan does not act against the Pathankot attackers, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Monday.
2016-01-11 03:52:02 Read More

BJP's fact-finding team detained in Malda

A three-member fact-finding committee of BJP, formed to look into last week's violence in the Malda district, was on Monday detained at the Malda railway station. Malda was rocked by violence last Sunday over the alleged blasphemous comments by a right-wing leader.
2016-01-11 02:34:05 Read More

Budget 2016-17 to focus on rural eco, infra, banks

2016-01-10 21:19:15 Read More

Did insiders sneak arms, terrorists into airbase?

Did a possible collusion with insiders facilitate the movement of Jaish fidayeen and their large cache of ammunition into Pathankot airbase?
2016-01-10 20:45:17 Read More

Family of 3 strangled, 1 body found inside almirah

A suspended government employee with a property business, his wife and son were strangled to death at their house in central Delhiâ€™s Old Rajendra Nagar on Saturday night.
2016-01-10 20:18:38 Read More

Union minister Nitin Gadkari in Srinagar, reiterates support to PDP

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday represented the Centre in the ritualistic fourth-day prayer for Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who passed away last week, since Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not attend the service as he was in Mumbai on a pre-scheduled programme.
2016-01-10 19:03:56 Read More

Rahul back from Europe, will meet Congressmen

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi returned from his trip to Europe on Sunday and will hold a meeting with Congress leaders on Monday to take stock of the developments during his absence.
2016-01-10 16:26:26 Read More

Watch: New video warns India of terror attacks

Britain's intelligence services had tried to recruit Indian-origin IS terror suspect Siddhartha Dhar as a double agent before he managed to flee to Syria, a media report here claimed on Sunday. Dhar, who was dubbed the "new Jihadi John" after he emerged as key suspect as the masked terrorist seen in a recent Islamic State (IS) video threatening an attack on Britain, was allegedly contacted twice by MI5 officers before he was arrested for terrorist offences, the 'Sunday Times' reported.
2016-01-10 14:52:53 Read More

MI5 tried to recruit 'newÂ JihadiÂ John': Report

2016-01-10 12:37:25 Read More

Sonia Gandhi meets Mehbooba Mufti, triggers political speculation

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday met Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti - a visit which is being seen as a politically significant one given the fast-paced developments in Jammu and Kashmir after the death of chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
2016-01-10 12:03:34 Read More

Sonia Gandhi meets Mehbooba Mufti, triggers political speculation

India a tolerant country, Taslima Nasreen says

India is a tolerant country with a few intolerant people and it is time to focus not just on Hindu fundamentalists but on Muslim fundamentalists as well, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen said. She said while there was talk about Hindu fundamentalists, one has to talk of Muslim fundamentalists.
2016-01-10 08:43:18 Read More

DATE 10

India a tolerant country, Taslima Nasreen says

PM Modi needs good scientific advisers: CNR Rao

Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs the right scientific advice to turn his vision to reality and should also start mission-mode projects, feels India's Bharat Ratna-winning scientist and scientific adviser to many PMs CNR Rao.
2016-01-10 07:30:32 Read More

Sri Lanka government proposes new constitution

Sri Lanka's new government presented its plan for a new constitution aimed at devolving power and preventing the sort of ethnic tensions that led to a long and bitter civil war that ended in 2009. The move is to takes some steps to promote post-conflict reconciliation and address alleged war crimes.
2016-01-10 07:06:11 Read More

In slamming Tewari's claim of 2012 troop march, VK Singh finds an ally in Cong

The Congress on Sunday refused to stand by its senior leader Manish Tewari on the 2012 troop movement controversy and said his claims are not the version of the then United Progressive Alliance government led by the party.
2016-01-10 05:45:27 Read More

Watch: Cop caught on tape groping women

2016-01-10 04:15:03 Read More

Watch: Cop caught on tape groping women

2016-01-10 04:15:03 Read More

VK Singh rubbishes Manish Tewari's troop movement claim, calls him 'jobless'

The Congress leader has called the Indian Express report on non-notified movement of troops towards Delhi on January 16, 2012 "unfortunate but true".
2016-01-10 04:11:20 Read More

2012 troops' movement story 'true': Manish Tewari

Brushing aside allegations that a news item concerning troops' movement published by the Indian Express in 2012 was 'fake', former information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said it's unfortunate but the story was true.
2016-01-09 22:19:18 Read More

Is US hinting at covert op after Pathankot?

Though the initial US response to Pathankot was seen as â€œtepidâ€, some quarters feel that the state department spokesperson made an interesting point with a reference to the USâ€™ long hunt for Osama bin Laden.
2016-01-09 21:53:57 Read More

Is US hinting at covert op after Pathankot attack?

Answering persistent questions on January 7 about America giving Pakistan a long rope years after the Mumbai attacks, US state department spokesman John Kirby said â€œWe obviously want to see all the perpetrators (of 26/11) to be brought to justice.
2016-01-09 21:53:57 Read More

India firm on linking foreign secretary-level talks with Pak action on jihadis

India remains firm that Pakistan needs to take demonstrable actions like shutting down Jaish-e Mohammad camps and detaining important figures in the jihadi group if the proposed foreign secretary talks are to take place later this month.
2016-01-09 20:01:30 Read More

Govt aiming at 9% GDP growth this year: Jaitley

The government is working to enhance public expenditure in physical, social and rural infrastructure to push economic growth one and half percentage points higher than the 7-7.5% expected for the current financial year, said Union finance minister Arun Jaitley.
2016-01-09 19:48:15 Read More

Mamata: Malda violence not communal incident

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the recent violence in Malda district was not communal strife but a fight between BSF personnel and residents of the area.
2016-01-09 19:46:52 Read More

PM Modi satisfied with Pathankot operation

Accompanied by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who is facing some flak over the way the counter-terror operations were handled last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Pathankot air base and voiced satisfaction over the counter offensive mounted by the security forces to eliminate the perpetrators.
2016-01-09 16:49:05 Read More

Here is why a man 'donated' a finger at Tirupati

2016-01-09 14:42:09 Read More

Watch: Delhi AI flight allegedly delayed for VVIPs

2016-01-09 14:31:58 Read More

Watch: Delhi AI flight allegedly delayed for VVIPs

Induvalu Suresh, a 35-year-old granite businessman from Ramanagaram, 60 kilometres from Bengaluru, is now being hailed as Congress Ekalavya (after the archer Eklavya in Mahabharata, who sacrificed his right thumb for Guru Dronacharya), after he cut his left hand's little finger as an offering to the Tirupati hundi.
2016-01-09 14:31:58 Read More

BJP should not use universities to spread communalism: AAP

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has hit out at the BJP for holding a seminar on the Ramjanmabhoomi Temple issue at the Delhi University. The AAP accused the BJP of using universities to "spread communalism", and alleged that the seminar was aimed at politicizing the issue ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections scheduled for 2017.
2016-01-09 13:30:19 Read More

Eyewitnesses speak of alleged Netaji plane crash

A British website, set up to catalogue the last days of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, has released what it claims are eyewitness accounts of the day he was reportedly killed in a plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945.
2016-01-09 12:28:44 Read More

PM Modi reviews security at Pathankot air base

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Pathankot Air Force base to take first hand stock of the situation and review the baseâ€™s security following the four day terrorist attack. The attack left seven security personnels and six terrorists killed.
2016-01-09 11:29:56 Read More

Injured Mohammed Shami ruled out of Australia series

Shami sustained the injury during a training session before the warm-up Twenty20 game against Western Australia, which the Indians on Friday.
2016-01-09 10:41:29 Read More

Watch: Protests against Ram Janmabhoomi seminar

2016-01-09 07:36:51 Read More

US to Pakistan: Act fast against Pathankot attack perpetrators

The US feels that time has come for Pakistan to walk the talk on the promises it made â€” both in public and in private conversations â€” that there would be no discrimination in its action against terrorist networks and bring the perpetrators of the Pathankot attack to justice.
2016-01-09 06:47:41 Read More

PM Modi visits Pathankot airbase

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the strategic India Air Force base at Pathankot for a first-hand assessment of the situation in the aftermath of the terror attack last Saturday.
2016-01-09 06:20:04 Read More

Live: PM Modi visits Pathankot airbase

The National Investigation Agency is probing if a batch of two terrorists among the six Pathankot fidayeens stayed holed up inside the Indian Air Force base for 20 hours before the other four, who had abducted the Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh, reached there.
2016-01-09 06:00:29 Read More

North Korea leader is crazy like a fox, perhaps

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is often seen as mercurial, but with the test of a nuclear bomb, he increased tensions between the US and China and put more pressure on South Korea.
2016-01-09 04:46:25 Read More

Get ready to go to jail, BJP tells Kejriwal

2016-01-09 02:57:23 Read More

Did 2 of the 6 jihadis enter Pathankot airbase a day before the strike?

Jaish mocks Indian defence agencies, says they could not tackle six jihadis

Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad, headed by Maulana Masood Azhar, has uploaded an audio clip on a website making startling disclosures about how terrorists attacked the Pathankot airbase on January 2.
2016-01-09 00:09:36 Read More

Mehbooba to get BJP's backing for J&K CM's post

The BJP is set to green flag Mehbooba Mufti's succession as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister though it may seek a revision in the terms of the alliance at a later date.
2016-01-08 22:58:37 Read More

Will end odd-even scheme on Jan 15: Delhi govt

The fate of the AAP governmentâ€™s odd-even scheme is likely to be decided on Monday, when the Delhi high court takes a call on whether to end it or allow it to run till January 15.
2016-01-08 21:54:40 Read More

US gives wide berth to Pak on Pathankot probe

United States on Thursday gave Pakistan a wide berth on the Pathankot terror attack, essentially saying Islamabad could take its own sweet time investigating the assault.
2016-01-08 20:35:00 Read More

Aamir Khan a â€˜traitorâ€™, says BJP MP Manoj Tiwari

The controversy over the â€œIncredible Indiaâ€ campaign after actor Aamir Khan ceased to be its brand ambassador triggered a war of words on Friday at the meeting of the parliamentary standing committee for tourism, culture and transport, sources said.
2016-01-08 18:46:40 Read More

PM Modi likely to visit Pathankot air base today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Pathankot on Saturday, according to reports late Friday night. The Indian Air Force base here was targeted by terrorists last week before being gunned down by security forces. Investigations into the incident are currently underway.
2016-01-08 16:47:45 Read More

Pathankot Air Force base fully sanitized; search operations in Gurdaspur end

Security forces on Friday declared that the sprawling Air Force station in Pathankot in Punjab was fully sanitized, seven days after six terrorists struck.
2016-01-08 16:28:35 Read More

Aamir welcomes reported security cut

2016-01-08 15:36:39 Read More

Pak PM chairs second meeting on Pathankot

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today chaired a second high-level meeting which reviewed the progress on leads provided by India on Pathankot terror attack.
2016-01-08 14:37:03 Read More

In a first, French Army to join R-Day parade

In a first, French soldiers will march down the Rajpath on Republic Day along with Indian troops in the presence of President Francois Hollande who is the chief guest for this year's celebrations in New Delhi.
2016-01-08 14:32:04 Read More

Pathankot attack: NIA summons Punjab SP for questioning, picks up footprints

The probe agency has picked up some footprints in the fields of a border village and the IAF base here and sent them to central forensic lab for matching.
2016-01-08 13:31:28 Read More

Watch: Terror website reveals Pathankot plot

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the commission of inquiry constituted by Delhi government will continue its probe into alleged irregularities in DDCA even after it was declared illegal by home ministry.
2016-01-08 12:52:50 Read More

Only court can stop Delhi govt's probe: Kejriwal

The Centre said the Gopal Subramanium panel appointed by the Delhi government to investigate alleged corruption in DDCA is "unconstitutional and illegal". The AAP govt hit back, saying only a court of law shall decide the constitutionality of the DDCA probe panel.
2016-01-08 12:34:01 Read More

Pak PM 'orders probe into leads given by India'

Nawaz Sharif has directed his NSA Nasser Khan Janjua to remain in contact with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval in a bid to keep the dialogue process on track.
2016-01-08 11:36:18 Read More

Kejriwal vs Jaitley: Centre says Delhi govt panel to probe DDCA is illegal

The AAP govt has hit back, saying only a court of law shall decide the constitutionality of the DDCA probe panel, and that those who are raising questions on it are "afraid".
2016-01-08 07:23:03 Read More

Mumbai police cut security for Aamir, Shah Rukh

Mumbai Police took the decision as they felt that such high degree of security was "unwanted" for these Bollywood celebrities. Aamir and Shah Rukh were earlier provided additional security because after they spoke out against "growing intolerance".
2016-01-08 05:21:41 Read More

The truth about Swedenâ€™s six-hour work day

Only 1 per cent of Swedes work more than 50 hours a week.
2016-01-08 05:08:48 Read More

Despite terror strikes, US continues to coddle Pak military

Individual expressions of support and commiseration over the terrorist attacks on Indian assets in Pathankot and Mazar-e-Sharif has been tricking in from a raft of US lawmakers, but donâ€™t hold your breath for the Obama administration to alter the long standing U.S policy of coddling Pakistanâ€™s terrorism-steeped military establishment that has harmed both U.S and Indian interests in the region.
2016-01-08 04:17:58 Read More

+92 3000597212: No. of Pakistani terror handler

If the Nawaz Sharif government has any doubt that the six men who attacked Pathankot airbase were Pakistani citizens, it might want to pull out the call details of two numbers - 92-3017775253 and +92 300097212, say investigators.
2016-01-07 20:59:56 Read More

Incredible India: Big B 1st choice to replace Aamir

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, brand ambassador of Gujarat tourism, is the Modi government's first choice as the new face of its 'Incredible India' campaign after actor Aamir Khan ceased to be its mascot.
2016-01-07 13:00:02 Read More

Search ops on to spot 2 'terrorists' in Gurdaspur

Security agencies have been carrying out aerial and ground survey to locate the position of suspected militants in the area situated close to Tibri cantonment.
2016-01-07 12:42:35 Read More

Pathankot attack: Jaish chief Masood Azhar identified as one of the 4 handlers

Those identified by Indian agencies are Masood Azhar, Rauf, Ashfaq and Kashim, the sources said. Rauf was mastermind of hijack of Air India plane in Kathmandu.
2016-01-07 12:09:24 Read More

DATE 11

Sharif chairs meeting; discusses Pathankot attack

A source privy to the details said that the meeting discussed the Pathankot attack and the information shared so far by India. "The meeting decided to speed up work on the leads given by India," he said on anonymity.
2016-01-07 11:51:37 Read More>>

Talks only if Pak acts on Pathankot evidence: Govt

India wants friendly relations with all its neighbours including Pakistan, but India will not tolerate cross-border terror, government said.
2016-01-07 10:59:27 Read More

Sensex tanks 555 pts, closes at 3-week low

The Sensex fell for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday to close at 24,852, down 555 points (2.2%) with all the 30 Sensex stocks in the red. The Sensex has now lost over 1,300 points since its New Year day closing at 26,161.
2016-01-07 10:46:21 Read More

South Korea seeks US strategic weapons after North's nuclear test

South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said on Thursday, a day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
2016-01-07 09:04:50 Read More

Watch: Putin practices ice hockey in Sochi

2016-01-07 06:53:13 Read More

Gayle to take legal action against Fairfax Media

Under-fire Chris Gayle has sought the services of a leading Australian lawyer to start defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media over allegations that the West Indian cricketer indecently exposed himself to a woman in Sydney during the World Cup last year.
2016-01-07 06:41:59 Read More

FTII students protest Chauhan, are lathicharged

Police lathicharged the students and a banner saying "Tyranny of the elected" was taken off as protests marked the first day of controversial actor Gajendra Chauhan assuming office as chairman of the premier Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
2016-01-07 06:02:57 Read More

J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies in Delhi

J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, admitted in AIIMS since December 24, passed away today. Sayeed took over as chief minister of PDP-BJP coalition on March 1 last year.
2016-01-07 03:04:52 Read More

How 'Operation Dhangu' saved Pathankot airbase and kept it functioning

The Army on Wednesday justified the deployment of NSG in the operation against the six fidayeen at the Pathankot airbase saying that the three service chiefs had taken the call jointly so that the elite combat force could deal with any hostage crisis in the airbase which had around 3,000 family members of IAF personnel and 23 trainees from four foreign countries at the time of the attack.
2016-01-07 01:22:30 Read More

Frozen poop from plane injures woman on ground

A 60-year-old suffered a shoulder injury after a football-sized chunk of ice fell on her from the sky in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on December 17.
2016-01-07 01:18:50 Read More

Pathankot attack: SPâ€™s â€˜flip-flopsâ€™, his visit to dargah under NIA scanner

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday interrogated Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh to understand how the terrorists, who had abducted him in his car before attacking the base, let him go free.
2016-01-06 22:49:37 Read More

43% vacancies in HCs, pendency may hit 1 crore

The disposal of cases suffered as the process for appointment of judges came to a standstill because of the Constitutional tug-of-war between the Legislature and Judiciary over NJAC.
2016-01-06 21:05:44 Read More

India to stay at top in growth: World Bank

The World Bank on Wednesday projected that India would remain comfortably the fastest growing large economy in 2016, at a rate more than a percentage point higher than China's.
2016-01-06 20:26:21 Read More

Set up system to protect whistleblowers: SC

Observing that whistleblowers exposing corruption is a global phenomenon and a reality in the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to put in place an administrative mechanism for their protection as they face threats and harassment for bringing to light irregularities in government departments.
2016-01-06 19:31:00 Read More

Aamir Khanâ€™s â€˜Incredible Indiaâ€™ role over?

The governmentâ€™s contract with a creative agency for the â€˜Incredible Indiaâ€™ promotion that featured Aamir Khan has come to an end and a decision will be taken on whether it is to be renewed, culture minister Mahesh Sharma said.
2016-01-06 15:50:46 Read More

Man with suspicious bag causes security scare near Pathankot Air Force base

There was no real threat and the man was taken away with the bag after security forces did not find anything dangerous in the bag.
2016-01-06 14:31:11 Read More

Boy wonder Dhanawade idolises Tendulkar, Dhoni

Pranav, 15, speaking to Times Now, mentioned that even though playing for India remains his ultimate dream, his current focus lies on the upcoming 10th Class Board Exams.
2016-01-06 13:01:54 Read More

Evening brief: Security scare at Merkel's office

The Delhi HC asked AAP government to explain whether it is not enough to continue their odd-even vehicles scheme, slated for a fortnight till January 15, for one week.
2016-01-06 12:41:10 Read More

Gurdaspur: Locals report 2 suspects, search ops on

â€œWe don't know if it is a rumour or a true account, but we are taking it as a true report and are doing our duty, we have begun our operation,â€ said DIG, Border Zone.
2016-01-06 12:37:20 Read More

Centre seeks report on Malda violence

2016-01-06 10:54:45 Read More

Tape row: Amit Jogi expelled from Congress

A mob protesting against the alleged blasphemous comments by a right wing Hindutva leader had recently resorted to violence in the district. The BJP has attacked the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over the "rampaging communalism" in Malda.
2016-01-06 10:05:06 Read More

Kim Jong-Un awaited the 'thrilling sound' of North Korea's H-bomb explosion

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un personally signed the order three weeks ago authorising Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, calling for 2016 to kick off with the "thrilling sound" of a hydrogen bomb explosion.
2016-01-06 09:28:45 Read More

Why can't you end odd-even trial within this week, Delhi HC asks AAP govt

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the state government why it was necessary to run the odd-even traffic rule for more than a week, and wondered if it could end the scheme meant to check city's pollution by Friday.
2016-01-06 07:12:58 Read More

Watch: Infiltration attempt by terrorists

2016-01-06 07:07:24 Read More

'Pak's ISI is behind Pathankot terror attack'

Bruce Riedel, who worked in the White House and was among the few present at the Bill Clinton-Nawaz Sharif meeting in 1999 during Kargil war, said the attack is designed to prevent any detente between India and Pakistan after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise Christmas Day visit to Pakistan.
2016-01-06 06:44:51 Read More

Sanjay Dutt set to walk out of jail on February 27

The incarcerated Bollywood actor, whose five-year sentence for his involvement in the 1993 blasts was confirmed by the Supreme Court in March 2013, will be freed next month, official sources told Times Now on Wednesday.
2016-01-06 05:18:47 Read More

Playing chess gives me pleasure: Anand

He came, he smiled, he chatted, signed autographs, gave smart and honest answers and went on to win the hearts of over 800 young chess enthusiasts in Nagpur on Tuesday.
2016-01-06 04:50:19 Read More

North Korea 'successfully' explodes its first hydrogen bomb

North Korea said on Wednesday it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed.
2016-01-06 03:41:13 Read More

Pathankot attack: Jihadis made dry runs at Pak air base, intel sources say

The jehadi terrorists who attacked Pathankot air base had conducted mocks drills at an airbase in Pakistan, in what could confirm the active collaboration of the Pak military and ISI in the fidayeen assault.
2016-01-05 22:12:33 Read More

Science congress a circus: Nobel winner

In a damning indictment of the Indian Science Congress, Indian-born Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has refused to attend the Congress ever again.
2016-01-05 20:11:32 Read More

PM Modiâ€™s Pakistan trip no mistake, feels RSS

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh may not be ready to see Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ€™s decision to meet his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore as a mistake despite the terror attack on the IAF base at Pathankot as the Sangh sees the timing of any diplomatic initiative as largely the PMâ€™s prerogative.
2016-01-05 19:40:17 Read More

NIA questions Gurdaspur SP, his friend and cook

The National Investigation Agency, top sources say, is questioning Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh, his friend Rajesh Verma and the cook in connection with the Pathankot terror attack case.
2016-01-05 19:05:26 Read More

Govt okays quotas for women in paramilitary

The government on Tuesday took an important step to improve gender equality in the paramilitary by approving reservation of 33% women at the constable rank in two major central paramilitary forces CRPF and CISF and also setting a 15% quota in the border forces BSF, SSB and ITBP.
2016-01-05 18:54:11 Read More

Pathankot attack: Abducted SP to be examined

The agencies will verify the antecedents of Salwinder Singh, the purpose of his visit to the secluded area in Pathankot at the odd hours and why he was not accompanied by any of his PSOs, said the sources.
2016-01-05 15:27:25 Read More

How NSG commandos neutralized the terrorists at Pathankot Air Force base

It was a "New Year call" to the 24x7 'on alert' counter-terrorist unit based in Manesar sometime in the afternoon on January 1 and the commandos were airborne by 3pm.
2016-01-05 13:50:18 Read More

Watch: '6 terrorists killed, combing ops on'

2016-01-05 12:45:48 Read More

Pathankot attack: Parrikar admits to 'some gaps'

When asked by reporters if there was any major security lapse that led to the terror attack, Parrikar said "I see some gaps. But I do not think there is any compromise on security".
2016-01-05 12:14:55 Read More

Take immediate action for Pathankot: PM to Sharif

Nawaz Sharif, who called up Modi on Tuesday afternoon regarding the terror attack, assured the Prime Minister that his government would take prompt and decisive action against the terrorists.
2016-01-05 10:55:16 Read More

Afghan guv wields gun to save Indian mission

A former Mujahideen, governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor on Monday wielded the gun to protect the Indian consulate at Mazar-i-Sharif after it was attacked by heavily-armed militants who tried to storm in.
2016-01-05 09:50:53 Read More

Man arrested for insulting Pathankot martyr

A special investigation team of police arrested a Malappuram native who posted an insulting comment about the Lieutenant colonel Niranjan E Kumar, who was killed in a grenade blast at Pathankott in Punjab on Sunday.
2016-01-05 08:53:41 Read More

15-year-old Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade scores a record 1009

Pranav Dhanawade, who has broken a century-old cricketing record on Monday, became the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket.
2016-01-05 07:52:31 Read More

Day 4: Guns fall silent at Pathankot airbase, but search operation continues

Guns fell silent on Tuesday morning at the IAF base here even as the operation against terrorists entered its fourth day with security personnel engaged in search and combing operations to sanitise the installation.
2016-01-05 04:57:34 Read More

US expects Pak action on Pathankot attackers

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) could be in for a radical overhaul after the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee proposed several significant changes in the bodyâ€™s administration and governance.
2016-01-05 02:45:45 Read More

Kalyan boy rewrites record books with 652*

2016-01-05 02:37:56 Read More

6 terrorists killed, operation to sanitize Pathankot IAF base starts

The armed forces launched a sustained combing operation on Monday to ensure no more fidayeen were hidden inside the Pathankot Air Force station.
2016-01-04 23:54:11 Read More

Keep netas out of BCCI, legalise betting: Panel

15-year-old Pranav Dhanawade, whose father is an auto-rickshaw driver, smashed the record for highest individual score, dethroning AEJ Collins, who has held the record since 1899. Pranav's staggering inning came in a two-day school mach in the Bhandari Cup match on Monday. He scored 72 fours and 28 sixes.
2016-01-04 23:34:36 Read More

Punjab had intel 5 days before Pathankot strike

Punjab Police were aware about the possibility of a terror attack around New Yearâ€™s eve following an intelligence alert from the home ministry
2016-01-04 23:04:00 Read More

Afghan operation inching towards â€˜final assaultâ€™

ITBP commandos said to have gunned down two insurgents
2016-01-04 22:35:21 Read More

Agencies forge shield for R-Day guest Hollande

The fidayeen attack on the Pathankot airbase and further inputs on more Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists being on the loose, including in the national Capital, have added to the workload of the Indian security agencies as they draw up a foolproof security plan for French president Francois Hollandeâ€™s visit here around the Republic Day.
2016-01-04 22:27:36 Read More

DATE 12

Pathankot terror attack: Pak says it is working on 'leads' shared by India

NSA Ajit Doval has provided "leads" on the Pathankot Air Force base terror attack to his Pakistani counterpart Naseer Khan Janjua and sought credible action on them.
2016-01-04 17:02:56 Read More>>

Nation unites in paying tribute to bravehearts

Some held their tears while others were inconsolable as coffins of security personnel killed in Pathankot terror strike reached their homes on Monday for last rites, which were performed with full military honours.
2016-01-04 16:48:16 Read More

Will cut ISIS's head, take their oil: Trump ad

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's much-awaited first TV ad features a promise that once he is at the helm, he will "quickly cut" ISIS's head and "take their oil." Trump has vowed to spend at least $2 million a week on the ads.
2016-01-04 15:49:21 Read More

'Jihadi Junior may be UK-based terrorist's son'

Grace Dare, who was brought up in the UK by a Christian family of Nigerian descent before being radicalized online, may be the mother of the little black boy who is seen pointing into the distance and calling for the killing of "unbelievers" a 10-minute video, UK's Daily Telegraph reported.
2016-01-04 15:30:24 Read More

Call on Pak talks after Pathankot ops over: Govt

The peak hour traffic on the first working day of the New Year was building on Vidyaranyapura main road with drivers giving vent to their fury honking away.
2016-01-04 13:57:17 Read More

'Lack of coordination' in Pathankot op: Experts

2016-01-04 13:44:26 Read More

Watch: Damage caused by quake in Manipur

2016-01-04 11:36:34 Read More

Bengaluru bids a heroâ€™s adieu to Lt Col Niranjan

Defence experts have deprecated the "lack of coordination" in the handling of the terror strike at Pathankot air base and questioned the multiplicity of agencies involved in the operation that continued for the third day on Monday.
2016-01-04 11:23:19 Read More

Pathankot terror attack: Terrorists may have reached air base in two batches

The fidayeen who attacked the Pathankot airbase may have entered in two batches, with one reaching the target before abduction of Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh.
2016-01-04 11:16:48 Read More

Watch: Heavy fighting on in Mazar-i-Sharif

2016-01-04 08:57:09 Read More

No minister should hold BCCI post: Lodha panel

At least eight persons were killed and 100 injured in Manipur when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India early Monday morning at around 4:36 am, Times Now reports.
2016-01-04 07:32:08 Read More

Morning brief: Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran

â€œYou might even blame ISI for the weather,â€ a Pakistani diplomat serving in Delhi once remarked caustically to a bunch of Indian journalists.
2016-01-04 03:37:37 Read More

6 dead, 100 injured as 6.7 quake hits NE India

The fidayeens led a fresh attack on Sunday after remaining hidden for more than 17 hours in the 1,600-acre defence installation, killing an NSG Lt Col and taking the toll of Indian casualties to seven
2016-01-04 02:29:15 Read More

8 dead, 100 injured as 6.7 quake hits NE India

2016-01-04 02:29:15 Read More

2 days, 7 casualties, 5 terrorists and counting

Army issues social media advisory to troops

The full extent of terrorist operations in Pathankot and the likelihood of Delhi facing a similar threat is leading to mounting suspicion that the suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed strikes could not have been executed without Pakistanâ€™s armyintelligence complex being in the loop.
2016-01-04 00:24:17 Read More

Earthquake measuring 6.7 on Richter scale jolts east and NE Indian states

A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on Richter scale was felt all across Jharkhand and beyond between around 4.37am and 4.38am, causing many to wake up with a jolt despite cold. The quake, some people said, lasted around one minute.
2016-01-04 00:04:42 Read More

14 arrests in 2 mth: India spies ISI conspiracy

â€œYou might even blame ISI for the weather,â€ a Pakistani diplomat serving in Delhi once remarked caustically to a bunch of Indian journalists.
2016-01-04 00:03:08 Read More

14 moles nabbed in 2 mths shows ISI conspiracy

2016-01-04 00:03:08 Read More

No rogue strike, all signs point to Pak military

Justice Lodha Committee's report has recommended a host of reforms for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday.
2016-01-03 23:44:19 Read More

Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran

Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir has announced that Saudi Arabia was severing diplomatic ties with Iran after demonstrators stormed its Tehran embassy to protest against Riyadh's execution of a Shia cleric.
2016-01-03 21:35:45 Read More

Pathankot attack: PM chairs meet, NSA present

Soon after his return from Karnataka where he was on a two-day visit, Modi chaired a meeting of top officials including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. The meeting lasted for over two hours, the sources said.
2016-01-03 19:17:09 Read More

Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif attacked, ITBP engaged with terrorists

Afghan Special Forces join ITBP in gunbattle; two terrorists killed.
2016-01-03 19:00:10 Read More

Pathankot terror attack: 'No lapse,' says govt as experts question strategy

The high casualty among security forces despite prior intelligence warning and deployment of over 250 additional security personnel including special forces, has raised several questions.
2016-01-03 16:33:40 Read More

Proud my son died for country: Gursewak's father

2016-01-03 16:01:49 Read More

India beat Afghanistan 2-1 to win SAFF Cup title

Indian football team finally ended their four-year trophy drought as they defeated Afghanistan 2-1 in the final of the SAFF Cup 2015 on Sunday.
2016-01-03 15:39:32 Read More

Watch: Delhi on high alert post Pathankot attack

2016-01-03 14:16:01 Read More

Martyred NSG officer's sister: He's made us proud

"My boy had gone to serve the nation. I am proud of him. He has done his duty. We are sad too. Our elder son is also in the Army serving the nation. My younger son gave his life for the country. He was always good in studies and always wanted to join the Air Force," Sucha said.
2016-01-03 14:13:24 Read More

Pathankot attack:Â SushmaÂ meets ex-envoys to Pak

Punjab's deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has sought increased BSF deployment in the state keeping in mind the repeated terror attacks.
2016-01-03 13:32:20 Read More

BJP hints talks may stall if Pak's role confirmed

2016-01-03 12:31:48 Read More

Punjab wants Centre to increase BSF deployment

BJP had on Saturday indicated that if the terror attacks in Pathankot are found to have been supported by the Pakistani establishment, making it clear any evidence of complicity of Pakistanâ€™s state actors in the attack, will adversely impact the fresh peace initiative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken with the neighbouring country.
2016-01-03 10:43:12 Read More

Live: Pathankot encounter restarts, 2 more terrorists still inside air base

Security has been stepped up at New Delhi railway station following a bomb scare forcig the evacuation of Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express at neighbouring Ghaziabad. Authorities said the scare was triggered by a letter received by them threatening of terror attacks on Kanpur-bound trains.
2016-01-03 08:17:47 Read More

Watch: Images of terrorists killed in Pathankot

NSG commandoes were rushed even before attack
2016-01-03 05:26:20 Read More

Fresh blast at Pathankot air base, jawan injured

One jawan was injured after a blast during combing operation at the Pathankot air base today, where a terror attack on Saturday killed five Pakistani fidayeen militants. The cause of the blast is not known yet.
2016-01-03 05:05:56 Read More

Bomb scare on Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi a hoax

Pathankot attack a 'heinous terrorist act': US

2016-01-03 02:59:14 Read More

Pathankot attack a 'heinous terrorist act': US

2016-01-03 02:59:14 Read More

Pathankot air base attack: Jihadis took orders from Pak handlers

Just a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ€™s dramatic touchdown in Lahore, Pakistani terrorists attacked the strategically vital air force base here on Saturday morning, highlighting the challenge and costs involved in the attempt to restore normalcy with the hostile neighbour.
2016-01-03 00:25:12 Read More

One attack canâ€™t stall talks: BJP

In the wake of Saturdayâ€™s attack on Pathankot airbase by Pak-based terrorists, BJP said the resumed dialogue cannot be revoked due to â€œone attackâ€ and that the government will take a â€œright decision at the right timeâ€
2016-01-03 00:12:54 Read More

PMâ€™s Pak policy subjected to pol pressure test

When Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the threat to the peace process from forces opposed to reconciliation he perhaps knew exactly what he was talking about and Modi too did not need to travel to Lahore to figure the risks.
2016-01-02 22:46:52 Read More

Timely intel averts major pol setback for govt

Inputs from intelligence agencies prompted National Security Advisor A K Doval to dispatch National Security Guards commandos to Pathankot and ask the chief of the western command of the Indian Air Force to scale up security measures around what is a very crucial IAF installation.
2016-01-02 22:36:28 Read More

Agencies got wind of attack on Friday itself

NSG commandoes were rushed even before attack
2016-01-02 22:33:10 Read More

Watch: 'Timely, prompt action foiled terror bid'

2016-01-02 12:59:41 Read More

Watch: 'Timely, prompt action foiled terror bid'

2016-01-02 12:59:41 Read More

TOI online poll: Should the attack halt peace talks?

Defence installations elsewhere in Punjab were put on high alert on Saturday following intelligence reports that up to 15 terrorists could have infiltrated into India from Pakistan side on December 30-31.
2016-01-02 08:50:57 Read More

Terrorist attacks in Punjab since 2001

2016-01-02 07:51:34 Read More

Punjab attackers abducted senior cop a day ago

2016-01-02 06:03:10 Read More

Punjab attackers abducted senior cop a day ago

2016-01-02 06:03:10 Read More

4 militants killed in Pathankot terror attack a week after PM Modi's Pak visit

At least four to five militants, believed to be from the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group, in army fatigues launched the attack in the early hours of Saturday with an aim of destroying the air base, a top security official said.
2016-01-02 05:00:05 Read More

Watch: Terror attack on Pathankot Air Force base

Delhiites put their weight behind the most drastic anti-pollution measure conceived in India by largely embracing the odd-even scheme that kicked in on New Yearâ€™s day, with experts saying the compliance on Day One had immediately led to a dip in levels of particulate matter in the air.
2016-01-02 03:09:26 Read More

DATE 13

Watch: Terror attack on Pathankot Air Force base

Indiaâ€™s slow pace of adoption of modern contraceptive methods worry international agencies
2016-01-02 03:09:26 Read More>>

All you want to know about Pathankot terror attack

Indiaâ€™s slow pace of adoption of modern contraceptive methods worry international agencies
2016-01-02 02:51:38 Read More

Terror attack on Punjab Air Force base: 4 militants killed, encounter ends

A group of terrorists on Saturday attacked the Pathankot Air Force base in Punjab, triggering an armed confrontation in which security personnel shot dead two militants. One Indian Air Force man was killed in the encounter, Times Now television channel says.
2016-01-02 02:02:05 Read More

Terror attack at Pathankot Air Force station

In what could be a terrorist attack, gunshots were heard near Pathankot Air Force station early on Saturday morning.
2016-01-02 00:52:19 Read More

Delhi beats the odds on Day One

Odd-even phase 2 on cards, minus exemptions

A largely trouble-free first day of the odd-even trial has set the government thinking of the next phase of the plan â€” one which could do away with the exemption to two-wheelers and women drivers, a concession questioned by the Delhi high court as well.
2016-01-01 23:23:10 Read More

States go low on night shelters for homeless

There may be a growing concern for homeless across big cities during winters, but progress in construction of night shelters has been very slow across most of the states.
2016-01-01 22:54:20 Read More

Men stay off contraceptives, forcing women into sterilisation

Indiaâ€™s slow pace of adoption of modern contraceptive methods worry international agencies
2016-01-01 22:10:43 Read More

Watch: BJP leader vandalizes toll booth

Minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh on Friday said Delhi chief minister Arvind Kerjiwal's attack against IAS and DANICS officers did not augur well at a time when Centre was promoting good governance by adding transparency to functioning of the bureaucracy while also ensuring a work-friendly atmosphere for civil servants to give their best.
2016-01-01 16:17:21 Read More

Odd-even scheme: On Day 1, Delhi's air quality fluctuates

Pollutants in the city's air dipped by around 10 per cent on average between 8am to 2pm today compared to the last two days, "possibly" due to the odd-even restrictions, before rising sharply afterward with a fall in day time temperature.
2016-01-01 15:46:04 Read More

AAP's attack against PM, PMO 'absurd': Minister

2016-01-01 14:40:26 Read More

Jaitley can't take shield of party discipline: Azad

2016-01-01 13:56:19 Read More

Odd-even plan: On day 1, Delhi air quality 'very poor', shows no marked change

Officials said the air quality remained "very poor" on Friday due to atmospheric conditions that did not allow pollutants to get dispersed.
2016-01-01 13:03:31 Read More

Shyam Benegal to head censor board revamp panel

The censor board has been mired in controversy since the beginning of the year when Pahlaj Nihalani took charge as chairperson.
2016-01-01 11:47:37 Read More

Watch: Senior Punjab cop abducted

2016-01-01 09:58:35 Read More

Khemka promoted to Principal Secretary

2016-01-01 09:15:07 Read More

PM Modiâ€™s likely foreign trips in 2016

The first prosecution for violating the odd-even scheme took place at ITO about 33 minutes after the restrictions became operational at 8am today. The offender told police that he was heading towards his office and there was no convenient transportation facility from his residence near Pari Chowk.
2016-01-01 08:19:14 Read More

First offender tells police he had 'no option'

Delhites are also gearing up to cope up with the city government's odd and even plan. So, here we bring a list of eight apps that surely will come handy during these 'odd-even days'.
2016-01-01 07:51:09 Read More

Odd and even plan: 8 apps to your rescue

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 07:37:03 Read More

Watch: World welcomes 2016

2016-01-01 04:13:19 Read More

Live: Delhi kicks off New Year with odd-even plan

Odd-even scheme: AAP govt thanks Delhi for choosing health over comfort

PM Modi, going by the strategy being worked out, will join the election campaign only when it reaches the peak.
2016-01-01 02:35:44 Read More

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan deported for landing in Hyd

2016-01-01 00:34:07 Read More

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan deported for landing in Hyd

2016-01-01 00:34:07 Read More

Lesson from Bihar rout: BJP won't 'overuse' PM in Bengal

PM Modi, going by the strategy being worked out, will join the election campaign only when it reaches the peak.
2016-01-01 00:23:42 Read More

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