Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Aug

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Kerry hints at Amnesty, intolerance issues at IIT talk

US secretary of state John Kerry used his speech at IIT-Delhi on Wednesday to emphasize the rights of citizens to express their views and protest without fearing reprisal â€” a reference significant in light of the controversy surrounding sedition charges against Amnesty International as well as the â€œintoleranceâ€ debate.
2016-08-31 22:18:50 Read More

India outdoes China to regain Asian foothold

Some adroit diplomacy and China's penchant on betting on the top man in countries it looks to influence has helped India regain lost ground in its neighbourhood with the wheel turning in Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
2016-08-31 21:32:18 Read More

As soldiers watch, homemaker saves jawanâ€™s life

Quick thinking by a homemaker from Kotkhai area of Shimla saved the life of a jawan who had lost his footing and plunged into a 50-foot-deep roadside ditch while trying to escape a pack of stray dogs.
2016-08-31 20:36:46 Read More

India powers past 6,000MW mark in nuclear energy

With synchronisation of the second unit of the Kudankulam power plant, Indiaâ€™s civil nuclear programme has reached a couple of landmarks: the Kudankulam project turned a page on protests and a legal challenge over its safety parameters in the Supreme Court, and India crossed the 6,000MW mark in nuclear power.
2016-08-31 20:18:29 Read More

Kejriwal sacks minister over alleged sex tape

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday evening sacked minister Sandeep Kumar from his cabinet with immediate effect. The CD contained a sex tape and similar images, Times Now has reported.
2016-08-31 15:23:39 Read More

Railways exploring ways to run trains at 500kmph

Indian Railways is emerging technologies available in the world, including levitation technology, which can easily take a train's speed beyond 350kmph. A top speed of 500kmph is also not a distant dream.
2016-08-31 13:58:44 Read More

Delhi HC: Can't tolerate waterlogging every year

Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, who was hearing the matter along with Justice Ashutosh Kumar, said when he was on the way to court this morning, "even the road in front of the Vice-President's residence was waterlogged." Heavy rains had lashed the national capital on Wednesday morning.
2016-08-31 13:31:53 Read More

AIR looks to strengthen Baluchi news service

Public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) is planning to focus on its news service in Baluchi language, a move which comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged concerns about the condition of people in Balochistan in Pakistan.
2016-08-31 13:25:55 Read More

Justice Dhingra hints at irregularities in Vadra land deals

"If there were no irregularities in land allotment, I would have submitted a one-sentence, not an 182-page report," Dhingra told reporters after submitting his report to the Haryana government. "I have named government officials as well as private indiividuals in my report," he said.
2016-08-31 11:36:35 Read More

Indian boxing stalwarts demand complete revamp

Indian boxing's biggest names are demanding an all systems reboot to halt the sport's decline after a medal-less Olympic campaign in Rio and their roadmap goes beyond having the much-delayed national federation.
2016-08-31 10:09:14 Read More

Commuters hit as heavy rains lash Noida

2016-08-31 06:02:19 Read More

Traffic crawls in Gurgaon as heavy rains hit city

Heavy downpour has led to massive traffic jam at different parts of Noida, and hundreds of commuters and office goers got stuck in the jam. There is heavy traffic jam at the DND Flyway, Mahamaya Flyway, NH-24 and other parts of the city.
2016-08-31 05:51:18 Read More

Have you come here in boats, Kerry asks Delhi students amid downpour

US secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday jokingly asked IIT Delhi students if they had come to campus on boats. Kerry was scheduled for a talk with IIT Delhi's students at 9.30am on Wednesday but was delayed as heavy rains lashed NCR. He instead arrived closer to 11 am.
2016-08-31 05:51:15 Read More

Jams, waterlogging, delayed flights in Delhi

Heavy rain on Wednesday morning brought Delhi to a standstill, with waterlogging already causing huge traffic snarls in the capital and in NCR. All flights to and from Delhi have also been reportedly delayed.
2016-08-31 05:03:18 Read More

Live: Heavy rain lashes Delhi NCR, Hyd

The heavy downpour on Wednesday applied brakes to the speed of the traffic. The rains started at around 8:30am, and soon the traffic movement during morning rush took a hit.
2016-08-31 04:02:33 Read More

LG forms probe panel for AAP govt's decisions

Marking a sharp escalation in the battle between the Delhi government and the Centre, lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung appointed a three-member high-level committee on Tuesday to study 400 files received from vario us departments.
2016-08-31 01:06:46 Read More

Pakistan gets a US-India smackdown amid Kashmir unrest

Among the many snarky exchanges on social media in recent days between hypernationalist Pakistanis and Indians: Forget about sending 22 special envoys to lobby on Kashmir, Islamabad may want to check if they can get visas to go anywhere.
2016-08-30 22:46:06 Read More

India and US in military hug, will share logistics

The sight of an American F-22 jet fighter landing at a forward Indian airbase or an Indian aircraft carrier berthing off San Diego, California, or Okinawa, Japan, may not be such an unusual sight in the months to come.
2016-08-30 22:31:29 Read More

3rd ODI: Record-breaking England beat Pakistan

England struck a world record one-day international total of 444/3 as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Pakistan, in reply, were bowled out for 275 in 42.4 overs.
2016-08-30 20:45:26 Read More

Pakistan on radar as Sushma, Kerry talk terror

The landmark India-US military logistics agreement in Washington was complemented by a strategic confluence in Delhi, where foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and US secretary of state John Kerry agreed to boost counterterrorism cooperation.
2016-08-30 19:48:57 Read More

'India had agreed to share funds of INA with Pak'

India had agreed to share with Pakistan the funds of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army (INA) and Indian Independence League (IIL) in 1953, according to declassified files released on Tuesday.
2016-08-30 17:54:03 Read More

â€˜Pakistan must join war on terrorâ€™: John Kerry displays shift in US policy

Kerry categorically called on Pakistan to take concrete steps to fight terrorism arising from within its border. This was a marked change from decades of Americaâ€™s dogmatic refusal to take sides in the India â€“ Pakistan relationship.
2016-08-30 17:43:23 Read More

Sushma hits out at Pak on terror: Top 5 quotes

2016-08-30 17:32:53 Read More

England set world record ODI total of 444 vs Pak

England set a world record for an innings in one-day international cricket on Tuesday, scoring 444/3 against Pakistan at Nottingham. Sri Lanka had set the previous record at 443/9 against the Netherlands in 2006.
2016-08-30 17:04:57 Read More

'Meeting of minds': India, US send strong message to Pak on terrorism

India and US together struck a strong note against terrorism and specifically reserved a barb for Pakistan on Monday. At a joint news conference by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her US counterpart John Kerry, Swaraj said no nation should have a double standard on the issue of terrorism.
2016-08-30 13:45:49 Read More

LG forms panel to examine 400 AAP govt files

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday constituted a three-member panel to examine around 400 files containing "infirmities and irregularities" in taking decisions by the AAP government. The panel has been asked to submit its final report within six weeks of its first meeting.
2016-08-30 13:20:35 Read More

PM Modi notices danger, saves DD cameraman

Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ€™s sharp eye may have just saved a Doordarshan cameraperson from certain injury if not something more serious. At a function in Gujarat to release water from the Aji Dam, the PM kept pointing to the cameraperson and gesticulated for him to move away from his camera. Soon after, the water released from the dam washed the camera down with some force.
2016-08-30 12:13:10 Read More

US pulls up Pak envoy over tweet, says report

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as "baseless" media reports that the United States has reprimanded its ambassador in Washington after he tweeted an image of him and his wife with the first lady Michelle Obama.
2016-08-30 11:06:57 Read More

2 years' bonus for central govt staff: Jaitley

The Centre on Tuesday announced a hike in minimum wage for unskilled non-farm workers of the central government to Rs 350 a day, from the current Rs 246, in an attempt to mollify trade unions that have threatened to go on a nation-wide strike on Friday.
2016-08-30 10:21:57 Read More

'India's military pact with US could irk China, Pakistan'

Attempts by India to join US's alliance could "irritate" China, Pakistan or even Russia and bring "strategic troubles" to New Delhi while making it a centre of geopolitical rivalries in Asia, China's state-run media commented on Tuesday.
2016-08-30 08:04:44 Read More

No US military base in India: 10 facts on LEMOA

A committee, set up following the Pathankot terror attack, has submitted its report to the government and is learnt to have suggested use of technology and heightened vigil on riverine frontiers. It also flagged gaps and vulnerability in border fencing.
2016-08-30 05:03:49 Read More

Explosion rocks Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan; 1 dead, 3 injured

A powerful explosion rocked the Chinese embassy in the southern part of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, after a car reportedly rammed the gates of the compound. At least one person was killed and several others injured in the blast.
2016-08-30 04:56:46 Read More

Now, US jets, warships can use Indian bases

The United States and India signed an agreement on Monday governing the use of each other's land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step toward building defence ties as they seek to counter the growing maritime assertiveness of China.
2016-08-30 03:38:49 Read More

'ISIS running terror classes in Kerala'

2016-08-30 02:50:09 Read More

Yogeshwar's bronze may be upgraded to silver

2016-08-30 02:25:01 Read More

Yogeshwar's Olympic bronze upgraded to silver

Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal from the London Olympics has been upgraded to silver, the grappler confirmed via a tweet on Tuesday, as per a report from Times Now.
2016-08-30 02:25:01 Read More

India, US sign logistic exchange pact boosting defence ties

India and the US have signed an important agreement that will make the two nations logistical allies and enable both the militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.
2016-08-30 01:18:15 Read More

Hillary Clinton camp hit by sexting scandal

â€œThe only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy ,â€œ an American lawmaker once boasted, the quote being emblematic of the kind of escapades that can cause political defeat.
2016-08-30 00:47:28 Read More

India offers to stand by Myanmar â€˜at every stepâ€™

Signalling the importance of ties with Myanmar, PM Narendra Modi has said that India will stand by Myanmar â€œevery step of the wayâ€ as a partner and that the two countries recognize that their security interests are closely aligned.
2016-08-29 23:01:17 Read More

PM Modi reviews plan to fight trade union strike

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stepped in to review the governmentâ€™s stand on the strike called by central trade unions on Friday, which threatens to disrupt work across all public sector companies, including banks.
2016-08-29 22:14:57 Read More

Pathankot attack review: Increase vigil along rivers

Signal to China: PM may offer support to Vietnam

â€‹ Experts of India-Vietnam affairs, however, point out that both sides prefer to keep key strands of the strategic partnership under wraps to avoid reaction from Beijing. â€‹
2016-08-29 07:20:32 Read More

Mallya's vintage cars are a big hit with bidders

2016-08-29 05:44:20 Read More

Infosys splits business into smaller units

â€œInfosys has just three members of its management team ultimately responsible for all the verticals among themselves vs eight vertical heads at TCS,â€ Viju George said.
2016-08-29 04:20:39 Read More

Govt plans Rs 2000cr package for PoK refugees

The home ministry is expected to place the details of the package before the Cabinet for approval soon, senior ministry officials said.
2016-08-29 00:05:00 Read More

Govt plans Rs 2,000 crore package for people displaced from PoK

The home ministry is expected to place the details of the package before the Cabinet for approval soon, senior ministry officials said. It is learnt that the J&K government has identified 36,348 such families which will get around Rs 5.5 lakh each.
2016-08-29 00:05:00 Read More

50% of states likely to give nod to GST by early September

With half the state legislatures expected to ratify the Constitution amendment bill to roll out goods and services tax (GST) by early September, the Centre is now moving to the next stage â€” deciding on the contentious issue of fixing the rates â€” so that the ambitious reform initiative is in place by April.
2016-08-28 22:52:39 Read More

Pathankot attack: US gives new info on Pak hand

It was found that Jaan was using a FB account connected to the same mobile number which the attackers called from Pathankot after abducting Punjab police SP Salwinder Singh.
2016-08-28 22:04:15 Read More

Curfew relaxed, most parts of valley peaceful

Authorities relaxed curfew in parts of Srinagar and other Kashmir districts as the valley observed a complete shutdown on the call of Hurriyat leaders on Sunday.
2016-08-28 19:42:31 Read More

Are you angry with me? Mufti asks pellet victim

A day after suggesting a three-pronged action plan to resolve the tension in Kashmir valley, Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti visited a teenage girl, who had lost her vision to pellet injuries, at Safdarjung hospital here on Sunday.
2016-08-28 19:30:55 Read More

DATE 2

Deportations immediately if sworn in, Trump vows

2016-08-27 22:31:18 Read More>>

Give me one chance, J&K chief minister pleads with protesters

Jammu & Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti made an impassioned and emotional appeal to protesters in the valley on Saturday to give her â€œone chanceâ€ to address their concerns as she had been in office for only two months when the current crisis engulfed the state.
2016-08-27 20:27:57 Read More

ISRO successfully test fires Scramjet Engine

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump linked illegal immigration and employment Saturday, pledging to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in should he become the White House's next occupant.
2016-08-27 19:31:12 Read More

Modi root of all problems: Arvind Kejriwal

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday will conduct a five-minute flight to test a scramjet engine - which takes atmospheric oxygen to burn engine fuel - developed at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. Isro scientists said that the engine will eventually be used to power its reusable launch vehicle (RLV) at hypersonic speed.
2016-08-27 18:41:00 Read More

1st T20I: Rahul's ton in vain, India lose thriller

Desipte KL Rahul's unbeaten century, India fell agonizingly short of the target of 246 runs by just one run with Dwayne Bravo defended eight runs in the final over to help his team pull off a magical win and take a 1-0 lead.
2016-08-27 17:56:35 Read More

Live Scorecard: India vs West Indies, 1st T20I

Revenge will be on India's mind as they face West Indies in the first T20I of the two-match series in Florida on Saturday - their first international match on US soil.
2016-08-27 13:11:24 Read More

Pak names 22 MPs to rake up Kashmir issue at UN

Even as India continues to ramp up pressure on Islamabad over its incitement of violence and unrest in Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday announced that he has tasked 22 parliamentarians with raking up the Kashmir issue in various international forums.
2016-08-27 11:18:22 Read More

Pak fomenting trouble, but Modi will solve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba

Mehbooba met Modi at his 7, Race Course residence during which the two discussed the Kashmir situation as well as ways out of the ongoing unrest. The violence has caused a "deep pain" to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister told reporters outside Modi's residence.
2016-08-27 10:41:10 Read More

Why Syria's war, after 400,000 deaths, is only getting worse

Most civil wars end when one side loses. Either it is defeated militarily, or it exhausts its weapons or loses popular support and has to give up. About a quarter of civil wars end in a peace deal, often because both sides are exhausted.
2016-08-27 10:10:42 Read More

50th day of curfew in Kashmir: 10 developments

Tensions have been high in the Kashmir valley since Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces on July 9. Here's your cheat-sheet on the current situation in Kashmir, and on the political developments that followed Wani's death.
2016-08-27 08:16:38 Read More

3 die as fire breaks out in West Bengal hospital

Three people have been killed and several injured after a fire broke out at the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal on Saturday. The dead include one newborn child, one relative of a patient and one staff member of the hospital.
2016-08-27 08:10:53 Read More

Mehbooba meets PM Modi, slams Pak for fuelling protests in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the security situation in the state. This is the first meeting between the Prime Minister and Mehbooba after the unrest broke in the valley on July 8.
2016-08-27 05:44:05 Read More

Bangladesh cops kill Dhaka cafe attack plotter

Gulshan cafe attack 'mastermind' Canadian-Bangladeshi Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and 2 others were killed in an encounter with police just outside Dhaka on Saturday. Tamim Chowdhury had returned to Bangladesh from Canada three years ago.
2016-08-27 05:14:45 Read More

Pak army committing 'atrocities in Balochistan'

Pakistani forces are engaged in a "tsunami of human rights violations" in Balochistan, a top Baloch leader alleged on Friday, as he sought the help of the international community, including India, in the Baloch nationalist movement.
2016-08-27 04:22:45 Read More

Govt to crack down on 400 J&K 'troublemakers'

In a bid to break the cycle of violence in Jammu & Kashmir, central agencies have identified 400 local leaders fuelling protests and sha red their names with the state police for an immediate crackdown, including detention under the Public Safety Act.
2016-08-27 01:57:37 Read More

Govt set to slap terror case on Zakir Naik

Authorities have also decided to apply the UAPA to ban IRF on grounds of spreading hatred between religious communities through public speeches, activities and "forced conversions" by its members.
2016-08-26 20:09:43 Read More

Ready to pay Rs 300 crore: Sahara chief to SC

A rickshaw driver in Ahmedabad, Manilal Gohil, has bought his only daughter Mittal - a national level shooter - a German- made rifle worth rupees five lakh, with the money he had managed to put away for her marriage.
2016-08-26 11:16:44 Read More

Why PM mentioned Balochistan in his Independence Day address

There is a broad consensus among scholars that Saudi Arabia is exporting an intolerant strain of Islam that aids terrorism, even as it fight jihadists. They're "both the arsonists and the firefighters," said a scholar.
2016-08-26 11:02:02 Read More

Saudi's vision of Islam blamed for extremism

Burkinis are rarely seen in France, where you're more likely to spot women sunbathing topless. International sales have reportedly soared in response to French efforts to restrict their public display.
2016-08-26 08:39:43 Read More

5 lakh worth rifle for richshaw driver's daughter

2016-08-26 07:49:06 Read More

Why burkini swimsuits are banned in France

Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Friday offered in the Supreme Court to pay an additional Rs 300 crore to Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) but said the amount should be adjusted as bank guarantee.
2016-08-26 04:56:45 Read More

BJP will end BSP-SP power cycle in UP: Amit Shah

Ambedkarji got a Bharat Ratna only during BJP rule, his photograph was put in all government offices when there wasnâ€™t a Congress government, said Amit Shah
2016-08-26 03:53:39 Read More

Dahi handis defy SC, 2 kids critical after falling

2016-08-25 23:46:41 Read More

'What if Sheena's vanished, why fuss,' Peter Mukerjea told son Rahul

Phone conversations between Rahul and his father Peter Mukerjea, also an accused, and his stepmother, Indrani, appear to place Mukerjea in a corner in the Sheena Bora murder case. In one conversation, Peter tells Rahul, "What if she (Sheena) has disappeared, why are you making all this fuss?"
2016-08-25 23:41:21 Read More

IIT placement ban on 31 firms that withdrew offers

31 companies have been blacklisted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and have been barred from taking part in the placement process this year for revoking offer letters or delaying joining dates.
2016-08-25 22:52:42 Read More

Chilli-based PAVA shells can replace pellet guns

An expert panel of the home ministry is exploring whether pellet guns can be replaced with newly-developed PAVA shells, a chilli-based non-lethal munition which temporarily incapacitates the targets and renders them immobile for several minutes.
2016-08-25 20:32:34 Read More

China expresses concern over India's plan to deploy BrahMos on border

China's defence ministry said on Thursday that it hoped India could put more efforts into regional peace and stability rather than the opposite, in response to Indian plans to put advanced cruise missiles along the China border.
2016-08-25 10:34:17 Read More

Stand by every word I said about RSS: Rahul

A tribal man, along with his 12-year-old daughter, walked around 10km carrying his wife's body on his shoulder on Wednesday as he failed to get a vehicle to transport it from a government hospital in Odisha's Kalahandi district where she died.
2016-08-25 10:18:28 Read More

Navy takes up Scorpene data leak with France

2016-08-25 10:13:14 Read More

China neither likes nor respects US: Trump

Italian authorities say that the death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in the central part of the country has risen to 247. Teams searched for survivors through the dust and debris of crumbled homes, and dogs were brought in to locate victims.
2016-08-25 08:26:42 Read More

Those killed in Kashmir hadn't gone to buy milk: Mehbooba Mufti

Unable to manage a mountain of rotting onions, the Madhya Pradesh government has now decided to give away onions for free. The decision will cause a Rs 100-crore loss to the exchequer and was announced after 3.28 lakh quintals â€” worth Rs 30 crore â€” decayed in warehouses.
2016-08-25 08:01:38 Read More

Death toll in Italy earthquake nears 250

Why MP govt is giving away onions for free

Calling China the "worst abuser" and "currency manipulator", Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned that if elected, he will identify all countries violating trade agreements and take serious actions against them.
2016-08-25 03:43:10 Read More

Odisha man walks 10km carrying wife's body

2016-08-25 01:56:28 Read More

Odisha man walks 10km carrying wife's body

2016-08-25 01:56:28 Read More

Navtej Sarna may be next envoy to US

2016-08-25 01:18:57 Read More

You may soon be able to access net during flight

India's high commissioner to UK, Navtej Sarna, is likely to take over from Arun Singh as India's ambassador to the US. In Washington, Sarna is likely to be joined by Santosh Jha who is currently joint secretary (policy planning) in MEA
2016-08-25 01:09:17 Read More

A cold reception in seething valley for Rajnath

Union home minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on Wednesday with an open invitation to all Kashmiris for talks. Meanwhile, curfew was lifted from uptown Srinagar. However, a few areas remained under curfew, like other parts of the valley.
2016-08-24 23:04:38 Read More

French ex-naval officer can be behind Scorpene data leak: Reports

A report of 'The Australian' suggests a former French naval officer working as a sub-contractor for the DCNS might be behind the leak of data which were written in France in 2011. The French firm initially suggested the leak might be at the Indian end.
2016-08-24 21:15:15 Read More

1 killed in attack on American University, Kabul

Gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, with explosions and gunfire reported inside the campus where foreign staff and hundreds of students were trapped, an interior ministry official and a student said.
2016-08-24 17:47:34 Read More

Militants attack university in Kabul, gunfire on

Explosions and gunfire rocked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, an official and students trapped inside classrooms told AFP, as the complex came under a militant attack.
2016-08-24 15:46:29 Read More

French shipbuilder DCNS: Scorpene data leak may be 'economic warfare'

French naval contractor DCNS said on Wednesday it may have been the victim of "economic warfare" after secrets about its Scorpene submarines being built in India were leaked. The leak contains more than 22,000 pages outlining the details of six submarines that DCNS has designed for the Indian Navy.
2016-08-24 13:35:08 Read More

India to seek report from DCNS on Scorpene leak

India has decided to seek report from French shipbuilder DCNS on the leak of documents of Indian Navy's Scorpene submarine project. The leaked DCNS data, running to 22,400 pages, details the secret stealth capabilities of six new Indian submarines.
2016-08-24 11:44:02 Read More

Govt proposes ban on commercial surrogacy

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for the introduction in parliament of the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to "prohibit commercial surrogacy" and allow "ethical surrogacy" to needy infertile couples.
2016-08-24 11:24:24 Read More

Never blamed RSS for Gandhi's killing: Rahul

2016-08-24 09:54:09 Read More

Rajnath in Kashmir; youth dies in fresh protests

2016-08-24 08:22:54 Read More

US worried about human rights situation in PoK

A youth on Wednesday died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day Union home minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Sringar to review the situation.
2016-08-24 07:36:25 Read More

Sushma Swaraj goes to bat for politician class

2016-08-24 07:21:27 Read More

Scorpene data leak could be 'major strategic problem for India'

The leak contains more than 22,000 pages outlining the secret capabilities of six submarines that French builder DCNS has designed for the Indian Navy. The massive leak has also raised doubts about the security of where it won a $38.06 billion contract to build the next generation of submarines.
2016-08-24 06:52:08 Read More

SC slams Jaya: You can't throttle democracy

The US is concerned about human rights situation in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the country's Balochistan province, the State Department spokesperson Mark C Toner has said. US had always urged Pakistan to work out differences in its region peacefully and through a political process, he said
2016-08-24 06:28:45 Read More

DATE 3

'Secret data on combat capability of India's Scorpene submarine leaked'

French defence contractor DCNS has been hit by a massive leak of secret data on its submarines likely to alarm India, Malaysia and Chile, which use the boats, the Australian newspaper reported Wednesday.
2016-08-24 04:25:10 Read More>>

Quake hits central Italy: 'The town isn't here'

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, levelling buildings in several towns as residents slept. The worst hit towns were believed to be Accumoli, Amatrice, Posta and Arquata del Tronto.
2016-08-24 04:10:51 Read More

India stingy during training, splurges after medals

While most countries spend money on building medal winners, India has a unique model where the money pours in after you've won. Under a government schme, Sindhu was given Rs 44 lakh while Sakshi got Rs 12 lakh for training. That's 3.4% of Sindhu's post-medal awards and 2.1% of the money Sakshi is to get.
2016-08-24 01:23:59 Read More

For 23 yrs, India trying to choke Dawood financially

Agencies like RAW, IB, CBI, NIA, police and other agencies have worked all these years to stop Dawoodâ€™s illegal activities in India and abroad, find his accomplices apart from tracking his familyâ€™s travels, which happen mostly between Pakistan and Dubai with the help of Pakistani authorities.
2016-08-23 23:28:12 Read More

Poor dam management responsible for Bihar flood

The Bansagar dam authority had opened 16 of its 18 gates on August 19, releasing a huge amount of water in one go. It led to the Ganga rising to unprecedented levels in Patna and elsewhere in Bihar and UP.
2016-08-23 22:27:10 Read More

Rajnath heads to J&K again, Centre slammed for not involving Hurriyat

Home minister Rajnath Singh will begin a two-day visit to Srinagar on Wednesday that will see him hold a fresh review of the situation in Jammu & Kashmir, and hold a second round of meetings with the stateâ€™s various stakeholders to hear their grievances and suggestions.
2016-08-23 20:38:27 Read More

No insurance claim for burglary sans violence: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that a person or an entity canâ€™t seek compensation on insured goods if theft happened without violence. The court said "The terms of the policy have to be construed as it is and we cannot add or subtract something"
2016-08-23 19:49:18 Read More

Mirwaiz writes to UN, religious heads for help

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq issued a call for help from Pope Francis in the Vatican, the Dalai Lama, the Imam of Kaba, the Shankaracharyas, as well as the United Nations, the European Union and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation regarding situation in Jammu & Kashmir.
2016-08-23 18:52:44 Read More

10 more NDRF teams in flood-hit Bihar, UP

The flood situation in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh turned grim on Tuesday with most of the rivers in the two states flowing above the danger level. 10 more NDRF teams have been deployed in the two states for relief and rescue operations.
2016-08-23 17:46:39 Read More

IITs to have non-resident students soon

IITs have decided to increase the number of seats in various courses for admitting "non-resident students" with an aim to take their total intake to one lakh by 2020.
2016-08-23 16:24:25 Read More

SAI, NADA junior officials involved in sabotage against Narsingh: WFI

Refusing to budge from its stand, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) floated a new theory, alleging that some junior officials of SAI and NADA are responsible for Narsingh Yadav being handed a four-year ban for doping.
2016-08-23 14:40:15 Read More

Rivers in spate, flood situation in UP, Bihar grim

According to the weather office, south-west monsoon has been active over eastern Uttar Pradesh and light to moderate rain or thundershower occurred at isolated places over the western parts. The UP government has directed authorities concerned to help flood victims on war footing.
2016-08-23 12:08:42 Read More

Probe ordered into Jaisha's claims of apathy

The sports ministry constituted a two-member committee to probe the allegations of official apathy levelled by marathon runner OP Jaisha, who claims to have been denied water refreshment during her event at the Rio Olympics.
2016-08-23 11:31:41 Read More

Feel like 'crying', help desilt Ganga: Nitish to PM

With Bihar battling floods despite receiving less than normal rain, CM Nitish Kumar is seeking the Centre's intervention as he insisted that desilting Ganga is the only solution to avoid the almost annual occurrence of floods. Modi offered assurance to him, saying immediate action will be taken.
2016-08-23 11:24:24 Read More

HRD Minister needs to hone his speaking skills?

Indian carriers are increasingly seeking the governmentâ€™s nod to fly to the Gulf from western India (mainly Ahmedabad) over the Arabian Sea to avoid the circuitous route over Pakistan. Security fears due to deteriorating India-Pakistan ties as well as economic factors are driving the requests.
2016-08-23 09:45:19 Read More

Gold smuggling: Govt losing $1bn in revenue

Smuggled gold could account for more than a third of demand this year in India - the world's second-biggest buyer of the metal after China - potentially costing the government over $1 billion in lost revenue.
2016-08-23 08:43:35 Read More

Oops! An HRD Minister does it again

2016-08-23 07:45:50 Read More

'I respectfully disagree, but Pakistan is not hell'

2016-08-23 07:27:52 Read More

3 of 9 addresses of Dawood in Pakistan found incorrect: UN

Three of the nine places cited by India as addresses of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan have been found incorrect by a UN committee, which has removed these from its list. However, the six other addresses provided by India have not been amended.
2016-08-23 06:26:00 Read More

Mumbai-born brothers sell ad tech co to China investors for $900m

Two Mumbai-bred siblings turned billionaires on Monday when they sold their advertising technology startup to Chinese investors for $900 million.
2016-08-23 04:59:17 Read More

Pak wary as Afghans push India for more arms

India has provided a little over $2 billion in economic assistance to Afghanistan in the last 15 years, but has been more measured in providing weapons in order to avoid a backlash from Pakistan, which sees Afghanistan as its area of influence.
2016-08-23 04:39:28 Read More

India's airlines ask to skip Pakistan airspace

Only 5% people behind trouble in valley: Mehbooba

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti blamed a handful of people â€œwith vested interestsâ€ for inciting the youth to violence in the valley. She expressed pain that children are being used as a shield while attacking camps and posts of security forces to incite them.
2016-08-22 20:48:39 Read More

No cops in four South Kashmir districts as protests rage

Four districts of south Kashmir â€” Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag â€” have descended into anarchy with hundreds and thousands holding â€˜azadiâ€™ rallies almost daily in absence of an effective police force.
2016-08-22 19:39:29 Read More

3-year jail for viewing pirated films online?

Browsing the net to watch or download pirated copies of films may lead you to blocked websites, and an on-screen warning. Offenders could attract a three-year prison term and fine of up to Rs 3 lakh for viewing, downloading, exhibiting or duplicating an illicit copy of copyrighted content.
2016-08-22 19:20:51 Read More

Jaisha had refused personalised drinks: AFI

Refuting marathon runner OP Jaisha's claim of official apathy, Athletics Federation of India issued a statement saying that it was the athlete and her coach who refused to avail the option of having energy drinks during the race at the Rio Olympics.
2016-08-22 18:06:25 Read More

I could have died there: Marathon runner Jaisha

Marathon runner OP Jaisha, who collapsed for 2-3 hours after her race at the Rio Olympics, on Monday said she could have "died there" due to official apathy. The athlete on her part though said that she has no clue who to hold responsible for the fiasco.
2016-08-22 17:29:42 Read More

ULFA kidnaps BJP leader's son, demands Rs 1cr

The son of a BJP leader from Assam has been kidnapped by militant group ULFA. The kidnapping took place on August 1, but it came to light today after a video surfaced where ULFA militants are seen demanding a ransom of Rs 1 crore.
2016-08-22 12:22:49 Read More

An unprecedented four Khel Ratnas this year

Two of India's 2016 Olympians, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai, had been recommended for the prestigious award.
2016-08-22 12:20:44 Read More

I could have died in Rio, says marathon runner Jaisha

"There was no water for us, neither recovery drinks nor food. Only once in 8kms did we get water (from the Rio organisers) which did not help at all. All the countries had their stalls at every 2kms but our country's stall was empty," said OP Jaisha.
2016-08-22 12:13:31 Read More

Twitter lambasts T'gana deputy CM for his gaffe

2016-08-22 11:28:18 Read More

Jigisha murder case: 2 get death, 1 gets life

A Delhi court on Monday sentenced to death two of three men convicted for the abduction and murder of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in 2009. The third convict was sentenced to life in jail. The same convicts are also facing trial for killing journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and a taxi driver.
2016-08-22 06:30:50 Read More

PM underscores India-Afghanistan historic ties

2016-08-22 06:11:10 Read More

'PV Sindhu has what I didnâ€™t have â€“ my husband'

2016-08-22 05:06:51 Read More

Sindhu has coach I didn't have: Gopichand's wife

Gopichandâ€™s wife PVV Lakshmi tells Vijay Tagore how Indiaâ€™s most successful coach is completely consumed by his passion for the sport
2016-08-22 05:06:51 Read More

Live: Hyderabad gives PV Sindhu a grand welcome

Gopichandâ€™s wife PVV Lakshmi tells Vijay Tagore how Indiaâ€™s most successful coach is completely consumed by his passion for the sport
2016-08-22 04:11:54 Read More

To curb black money, govt to ban cash transactions of over Rs 3 lakh

The government is set to ban cash transactions over Rs 3 lakh as it seeks to clamp down on black money in the economy following recommendations from the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team. â€‹
2016-08-21 20:39:51 Read More

Govt should find ways to get back PoK: Bhagwat

Claiming that the separatists in Kashmir no longer have the ideological support of the masses, Bhagwat said, â€œIts only the terror of the terrorists that prevails in the valley which the governments in the state and the Centre have to fight it effectivelyâ€.
2016-08-21 16:34:57 Read More

Sindhu, Sakshi shine as India end Rio campaign with two medals

Defying all odds and showing killer instincts, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar became the unlikely heroines and saved the country's pride from returning empty-handed for the first time since Barcelona 1992.
2016-08-21 16:15:05 Read More

Sakshi to be Indian flagbearer at Games closing

Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won India's first medal in the Rio Olympics, was on Sunday announced as the country's flagbearer at the Summer Games Closing Ceremony.
2016-08-21 15:35:31 Read More

'J&K an example of failed political model of Nehru'

"Yesterday, Union Finance minister spoke about the failed of economy and today I say that if you want to see the failed political model of Nehru, then Jammu & Kashmir is the best example", Jitendra Singh said while addressing a "Yaad Karo Kurbani" rally in the outskirts of Jammu on Sunday.
2016-08-21 15:24:39 Read More

Narsingh case: WFI questions timing of WADA appeal, seeks CBI probe

Left red-faced by the four-year ban imposed on Narsingh Yadav by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Wrestling Federation of India today demanded a CBI probe into the doping scandal that has jeopardised the grappler's entire career.
2016-08-21 12:51:31 Read More

Swamy attacks CEA Arvind Subramanian again

Swamy had in late June trained his guns on Arvind Subramanian and demanded his sacking for allegedly taking anti-India stance when he was an IMF economist at Washington prior to joining the Finance Ministry. Arun Jaitley had debunked Swamy's call saying "Government has full confidence in CEA."
2016-08-21 11:58:47 Read More

Rio 2016 live: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt eliminated

India's last medal hope Yogeshwar Dutt lost his freestyle 65kg qualification bout against Mandakhnaran Ganzorig and was eliminated from the Rio Games when the Mongolian lost his quarter-final bout against Soslan Ramonov.
2016-08-21 11:02:50 Read More

No compromise with stone-pelters in J&K: Jaitley

As unrest continues in Kashmir, the central government on Sunday outlined its priorities, asserting that there will be no compromise with those indulging in violence even efforts will be made for development of the state which was "denied" for the last 60 years.
2016-08-21 10:32:39 Read More

Group behind coup has infiltrated India: Turkey

Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation, blamed for last month's failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has "infiltrated" India, according to Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Asserting that FETO is "secretive transnational criminal network" with presence around the world, Cavusoglu said.
2016-08-21 08:12:09 Read More

Why Aleppo is Syria's fiercest battleground

With rebels and government forces each promising to unite the divided city, Aleppo is once again a main battlefield in Syria's devastating civil war. Relentless shelling and airstrikes have killed more than 300 civilians in the city since rebels broke through a government blockade of the opposition-held east on July 31.
2016-08-21 07:26:16 Read More

'Worst Olympic': China blame 'fierce' competition after Rio flop

China blamed fierce competition for their Rio flop and promised to examine their "shortcomings" after slumping to their worst Olympic performance in 20 years.
2016-08-21 05:07:30 Read More

Can Yogeshwar Dutt get India a 3rd medal?

Representing India in his fourth and most probably final Olympics, Yogeshwar is widely regarded a strong gold medal contender in the men's 65kh freestyle event on Sunday and stands a good chance of finishing with a medal.
2016-08-21 04:08:26 Read More

I took away Sindhu's phone for 3 mths: Gopichand

Coach Gopichand provides a peek into the intense training and fierce focus behind PV Sindhu's silver medalâ€‹
2016-08-21 03:12:01 Read More

DATE 4

2,000 students drop out of IITs, IIMs in 2 yrs

About 2,000 students dropped out of IITs and IIMs in the last two years, data from the institutes show. Academic attrition is the highest at IIT-Delhi with 699 students dropping out between 2014 and 2016. It is followed by IIT-Kharagpur (544) and IIT-Bombay (143).
2016-08-21 01:48:28 Read More>>

It would be idiotic to criticize new RBI Guv, tweets Swamy

Having gone after outgoing RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for his â€œforeign leaningsâ€œ, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy now says it will be â€œidioticâ€œ to criticize the central bank chief's successor Urjit Patel for being born in Kenya.
2016-08-21 00:37:17 Read More

22 killed, 94 hurt in bomb attack in Turkey

2016-08-20 23:16:07 Read More

Why Rajan, the free thinker, will be remembered

Officials say at least 22 people were killed in a bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding ceremony in southeastern Turkey. The governor's office for the province of Gaziantep said 94 people were wounded in Saturday's attack which appeared to be a suicide bombing
2016-08-20 22:49:06 Read More

Dhaka bakery attack mastermind stayed in India

2016-08-20 21:47:11 Read More

J&K stone-pelter wants azadi, and a police job

The mastermind behind the Holey Artisan attack in Dhaka and the murder of English professor Rezaul Karim at Rajshahi university is fugitive Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader Mohammed Suleiman, a key Islamic State operative held in India has revealed.
2016-08-20 21:34:59 Read More

10 things to know about new RBI chief Urjit Patel

The government on Saturday appointed Urjit Patel as incumbent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan's successor. Patel will take over from Rajan on September 4. Here are ten key facts about the next RBI chief.
2016-08-20 13:38:43 Read More

Urjit Patel to replace Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor

The government on Saturday appointed Urjit Patel to replace Raghuram Rajan as the RBI governor. Urjit Patel will take charge on September 4, the day Raghuram Rajan completes his three-year term. Raghuram Rajan had announced in June that he would step down in September.
2016-08-20 13:06:04 Read More

Modi govt bulldozing federal structure: Mamata

Launching a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused it of bulldozing the federal structure in the country and said she would seek the President's opinion on the issue.
2016-08-20 12:32:46 Read More

Oppn to Prez: Political solution needed in Kashmir

Opposition leaders led by former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called on President Pranab Mukherjee requesting him to urge upon the central government to find a solution to the present Kashmir crisis politically rather than administratively.
2016-08-20 10:26:00 Read More

Live Blog: Rio Olympics Day 15

Virtually out of medal contention, Aditi Ashok will tee off in the fourth and final round of 18 holes on the fifteenth day of the mega event in Rio.
2016-08-20 09:57:47 Read More

Will return Sindhu's phone, let her enjoy an ice-cream: Gopichand

With 'Mission Accomplished', Rio Olympics silver-medalist PV Sindhu can now get back to being another 21-year-old, who would now be able to whatsapp her friends and enjoy her favourite ice-cream after her historic achievement.
2016-08-20 06:08:52 Read More

Cong's Bengal unit embarasses with Rajiv quote

2016-08-20 05:48:07 Read More

Cong's Bengal unit embarasses with Rajiv quote

A major gun battle took place between Army troops and suspected NSCN (K) militants along the India-Myanmar border, in Mon district of Nagaland, on Friday. There were no casualties on the Indian side, said a source. â€‹
2016-08-20 05:48:07 Read More

How coach Gopichand engineered PV Sindhu 2.0

Gone are the days when the 10th-ranked Sindhu endured roller-coaster form - bringing top badminton stars to their knees one day and losing to insignificant players the very next. Under Gopichand, Sindhu looks set to rule the world of badminton.
2016-08-20 03:22:46 Read More

Things will be very different from now on: Sindhu

There is an innate grace to the lanky 21-year-old Sindhu who won India's first silver at Rio Olympics, which immediately tells you she can tide over all this and impending distractions with rare dignity.
2016-08-20 03:07:38 Read More

Bolt seals triple-triple as Jamaica win relay

Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4x100 metres relay crown on Friday.
2016-08-20 02:50:36 Read More

Sindhu claims historic silver, others disappoint

PV Sindhu became the first-ever woman Olympic silver medalist from India across all sporting disciplines, losing 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 against world no 1. Carolina Marin in women's singles badminton final.
2016-08-19 22:51:23 Read More

She will win gold next time: Sindhu's parents

PV Sindhu etched her name in history books after she claimed silver medal in the women's singles badminton at the Rio Olympics on Friday. However, others failed to make a mark on day 14 which was dominated by Sindhu's historic achievement.
2016-08-19 19:36:17 Read More

'Surgical strike' inside Myanmar by Army?

2016-08-19 19:11:05 Read More

I'm on Cloud Nine, says PV Sindhu after winning silver in Olympics

"What do I say?" Sindhu beamed, Olympic silver medal hanging around her neck adding to her overall allure. "I'm on Cloud Nine. It's been a surprisingly great week. I played well, I had some great matches and now, I am Olympic silver medalist."
2016-08-19 17:05:29 Read More

21-year-old Sindhu creates history

Shuttler PV Sindhu lost to World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 in womenâ€™s singles badminton final, takes silver medal. She becomes Indiaâ€™s second medalist in Rio after wrestler Sakshi Malik claimed bronze in 58kg freestyle
2016-08-19 15:31:45 Read More

PV Sindhu for gold: Wish here

Usain Bolt spread his arms wide as his name was announced to the Olympic Stadium crowd late Thursday. He flashed a grin toward a television camera and wiggled his eyebrows mischievously.
2016-08-19 11:19:53 Read More

100? 200? They still can't catch Usain Bolt

Saina Nehwal has put a Twitter troll claiming to be her "fan" in his place and then received an apology from the individual, in what is one of the most polite and dignified reactions from an Indian celebrity on the social media platform.
2016-08-19 10:38:34 Read More

Live Blog: Sindhu's final against Carolina Marin delayed

PV Sindhu will strive her very best to become the first-ever woman Olympic champion from India across all sporting disciplines when she takes on Carolina Marin in the gold medal contest on the fourteenth day of the mega event in Rio.
2016-08-19 10:27:47 Read More

Rio live: Golfer Aditi tied-31st after Round 3

2016-08-19 10:27:47 Read More

'Stay out of it': De slammed for Sindhu tweet

2016-08-19 08:32:50 Read More

Saina replies to Twitter troll, gets apology

Author Shobhaa De was once again in the line of fire on Twitter for one of her tweets on PV Sindhu's win against Japanese N Okuhara in the Olympics semi-finals on Thursday evening. The tweet was taken to be in bad taste and was widely slammed by Twitteratti.
2016-08-19 07:49:18 Read More

Mann video row: Parl panel gets another extension

The Lok Sabha panel probing Bhagwant Mann's Parliament House videography issue has been given extension till late November. The panel was given a two-week extension earlier this month and was due to submit its report on Thursday.
2016-08-19 06:30:33 Read More

Flamenco queen Marin, Sindhu's biggest challenge

Dubbed the 'Girl Nadal' in Spain, Carolina Marin has for long dreamt of becoming the first European woman to win a badminton Olympic gold. Standing in her way is PV Sindhu, who has previously beaten Marin in 2015.
2016-08-19 06:13:05 Read More

Narsingh vows to prove innocence after 4-yr ban

Hours after he was slapped with a four year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Narsingh Yadav, in a statement, said that his dream of representing India at the Olympics has been 'cruelly' snatched from him.
2016-08-19 04:20:28 Read More

Narsingh Yadav's Olympics dream over, 'defeated by his own'

"The picture is clear and neither I nor anyone has to say who's done the foul play. If you go back, you can easily connect the dots and would clearly know who could be the suspect," IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta said after the CAS verdict.
2016-08-19 03:19:37 Read More

Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu enters badminton final, assured a medal

The Indian shuttler, ranked 10th in the world, beat the No 5 Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 on Thursday.
2016-08-18 16:03:30 Read More

Haunting image of Syrian boy provokes outrage

Born into a humble family at Mokhra village near Rohtak in Haryana, Sakshi Malik tried playing kabaddi and cricket in her childhood but wrestling became her favourite sport after she started "winning bouts".
2016-08-18 14:29:16 Read More

Sakshi Malik all set to get Khel Ratna award

2016-08-18 12:39:36 Read More

Rio live: Clement wins gold in men's 400m hurdles

A day after Sakshi Malik opened India's medal count with a dramatic bronze-winning effort, PV Sindhu is all set to further showcase Indian women's capabilities on the thirteenth day of the mega event in Rio.
2016-08-18 10:45:39 Read More

Rohtak to Rio: How 'grounded' Sakshi carved sporting history

Rohtak to Rio: How Sakshi carved sporting history

Rio Olympics bronze medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik is all set to be conferred with country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award as per policy decision by the government.
2016-08-18 07:58:01 Read More

Sakshi Malik: The icon who broke free from Haryana

Sakshi Malik now stands as an icon for Indian women's athletes and what makes her story even more remarkable is where she comes from. Her bronze medal is a major victory over sexism in one of India's most conservative states, Haryana.
2016-08-18 06:10:34 Read More

While celebrating Sakshi, keep Vinesh in mind

As much as we should applaud Sakshi Malik's bronze medal, so too must be hope that Vinesh Phogat recovers fast.
2016-08-18 05:09:58 Read More

Woman power: Malleswari, Mary, Saina and Sakshi

Of India's 25 Olympic medals since Independence, four have come to female athletes; the ratio may be skewed, but each of them has cemented their place in folklore.
2016-08-18 03:59:38 Read More

Watch: What Sakshi said after historic win in Rio

2016-08-18 01:25:18 Read More

Rio: Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins Indiaâ€™s 1st medal

Wrestler Sakshi Malik ended Indiaâ€™s medal drought at Rio Olympics by winning bronze in womenâ€™s 58kg freestyle. Sakshi defeated Kyrgyzstanâ€™s Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5 to become first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal.
2016-08-17 21:28:05 Read More

Rio Games: Srikanth loses to Lin Dan in quarters

India's Kidambi Srikanth played his heart out before going down fighting against two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the quarter-finals of the men's singles badminton event at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.
2016-08-17 14:07:58 Read More

Rio live: Wrestler Sakshi loses in 58kg quarters

After Kidambi Srikanth lost his quarter-final match and a disappointing sixth-place finish by Tintu Luka in 800m, Indian contingent has now been pinning its hopes on wrestler Sakshi Malik to end the medal drought on Day 12 of the mega event.
2016-08-17 11:08:56 Read More

India to Pak: Ready for talks on terror, not on J&K

India on Wednesday rejected Pakistan's proposal to hold foreign secretary-level talks on Kashmir and asserted that it would like to discuss aspects related to cross-border terrorism which are central to the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
2016-08-17 10:15:55 Read More

India displace Australia as No. 1 Test team

The Indian cricket team has moved back to No 1 on the ICC table for Test teams on Wednesday, following Sri Lanka's 163-run win over Australia in Colombo.
2016-08-17 10:01:00 Read More

Khel Ratna for Dipa Karmakar, Dronacharya for her coach?

Two of India's 2016 Olympians, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai, may have been recommended for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest honour in sports, according to TV reports.
2016-08-17 09:31:08 Read More

India is meddling in Balochistan: Baloch govt

2016-08-17 07:16:47 Read More

India's manufacturing slammed by Chinese media

2016-08-17 06:31:28 Read More

DATE 5

One of my career's best moments, says Sindhu

Sindhu rated her win over London Olympics silver medalist Yihan Wang as one of the best moments of her career hoping that she could maintain her good form against Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals of the Rio Olympics.
2016-08-17 04:26:30 Read More>>

'VIP' minister now says 'left leg in lot of pain'

2016-08-17 02:45:17 Read More

'VIP' minister now says 'left leg in lot of pain'

2016-08-17 02:45:17 Read More

Rio 2016: Sindhu beats Yihan to enter women's singles semi-finals

India shuttler PV Sindhu continued her good run at the Rio Games as she produced a dominating display on Tuesday to upset world no 2 Wang Yihan in straight games and enter women's singles semi-finals.
2016-08-16 23:29:24 Read More

Policy makeover? PM may skip 'anti-US' meet

Bang in the middle of speculation that Indiaâ€™s foreign policy is undergoing a makeover, government sources said PM Narendra Modi was unlikely to attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Venezuela next month. The departure is being seen as a signal that India will be distant from anti-US platforms.
2016-08-16 19:45:17 Read More

India builds 'China wall' with tanks in Ladakh

India is slowly cranking up its conventional military deterrence against China along the land border as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with the deployment of additional Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, spy drones and missiles in the northeast as well as tank regiments and troops in eastern Ladakh.
2016-08-16 19:27:10 Read More

Live Blog: Rio Olympics Day 11

Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist PV Sindhu carries India's medal hopes on the eleventh day of the mega event in Rio when she faces China's Wang Yihan in the quarterfinals.
2016-08-16 11:30:01 Read More

Public sector bank staff overpaid at bottom, underpaid at top: Rajan

In a strong pitch for phasing out the government role in top-level appointments at public sector banks, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday suggested empowering their boards to take all major governance decisions freely without having multiple "constituencies to satisfy".
2016-08-16 11:27:10 Read More

Why ISIS wants jihadis with poor grasp of faith

At the height of Islamic State's drive for foot soldiers in 2013 and 2014, typical recruits included the group of Frenchmen who went bar-hopping to two Britons who ordered "The Koran for Dummies" and "Islam for Dummies" from Amazon to prepare for jihad abroad.
2016-08-16 09:40:51 Read More

Rio: Phelps hails role inspiring his own defeat

Phelps spent most of the Olympic swimming contest beating swimmers he had inspired into the pool. But Joseph Schooling, who was photographed with Phelps as a 13-year-old, stepped out of line in the 100m butterfly, spoiling the US legend's all-win record in Rio.
2016-08-16 07:45:26 Read More

Rio Games: Sindhu carries dwindling medal hopes

Woman shuttler PV Sindhu carries India's medal hope on day 11 of the Olympic Games when she faces a daunting task against China's Wang Yihan, silver-medallist four years ago in London, in the quarter-finals.
2016-08-16 07:22:01 Read More

Live Blog: Rio Olympics Day Ten

Steeplechaser Lalita Babar carries a billion Indian hopes to finally open the medal tally on the tenth day of the mage event in Rio.
2016-08-15 11:28:03 Read More

Pakistan provokes again, invites India for talks on Kashmir

Pakistan on Monday invited India for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the "international obligation" of both the countries to resolve the issue, notwithstanding India's insistence that it would talk on "contemporary and relevant" issues in India-Pak relations.
2016-08-15 11:26:35 Read More

Rio Games: Bolt beats Gatlin to win 100m gold

Usain Bolt proved it again, winning the 100 meters in 9.81 seconds, a coronation that secured his place as the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the only man or woman to win the Olympic 100 three times, which he accomplished at three consecutive games.
2016-08-15 05:56:51 Read More

Bolt compares 100m treble to 'hat-trick' in cricket

No stranger to the game of cricket, Usain Bolt, who stormed past Justin Gatlin to the finish line to win his third consecutive gold medal in the event, compared his achievement to picking up a hat-trick in cricket.
2016-08-15 05:11:08 Read More

Strong message for Pak in PM's I-Day speech

In his Independence Day speech on Monday, PM Modi lauded India's humanity and said even the Baloch people in Pakistan have thanked him for his firm stand against terror. He also said that when children in Pakistan's Peshawar died in a 2014 terror attack, Indians cried.
2016-08-15 04:12:24 Read More

Rio Olympics: Sania-Bopanna lose bronze medal

In the bronze medal play-off, Indiaâ€™s mixed doublesâ€™ team was beaten 6-1, 7-5 by the Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek.
2016-08-14 16:27:27 Read More

'Need to firmly deal with attacks on minorities'

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday evening denounced the recent communal attacks in the country and said that these attacks on weaker sections need to be dealt with firmly. He was addressing the nation on the eve of India's 70th Independence Day--his fifth since assuming office.
2016-08-14 14:40:38 Read More

Attacks on weaker sections need to be dealt with firmly: President

It was sheer grit and determination displayed by Havildar Hangpan Dada, who killed four intruding terrorists before laying down his life at the height of 13,000 feet in the harsh and icy Himalayan range of North Kashmir, that won him the Ashok Chakra.
2016-08-14 14:01:46 Read More

Saina Nehwal crashes out of Rio Olympics

A turbulent run-up to the Rio Games behind him, Narsingh Yadav will be eyeing a fairytale climax while old warhorse Yogeshwar Dutt would look to bid adieu with a second straight medal when India begin their Olympic wrestling campaign on Monday.
2016-08-14 13:42:09 Read More

I-Day: Pathankot NSG martyr gets Shaurya Chakra

Lt Col Niranjan E K, head of NSG's bomb disposal unit who was killed while sanitizing a terrorist's body during the Pathankot air base terror attack in January, has been honoured with the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry medal of the country, on the eve of the Independence Day.
2016-08-14 10:30:27 Read More

Live Blog: Rio Olympics Day Nine

India's hopes of opening the medal chest rest on diminutive gymnast Dipa Karmakar and mixed doubles tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna on the ninth day of the mega event in Rio.
2016-08-14 10:24:00 Read More

Rio Olympics: Narsingh eyes fairytale climax

2016-08-14 10:18:52 Read More

Jawan who died fighting in J&K gets Ashok Chakra

Pak's trademark exports are terror, drugs: India

Such homecomings are driven partly by family compulsions, but now it is a flurry of fellowships and incentives by the govt that has helped scientists relocate to India.
2016-08-14 09:08:57 Read More

SRK's detention a proof of racial profiling in US

Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day today, August 14, by unprovoked firing on Indian military posts in Jammu, with its high commissioner calling for "independence" in Kashmir while sitting in Delhi, and by distributing sweets to India's Border Security Force personnel on the Wagah border.
2016-08-14 08:50:12 Read More

ISIS jihadi brides 'encouraging girls to launch UK terror attacks'

MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup today, in a tweet, said that Pakistan's "trademark" exports are "international terrorism, cross border infiltrators, weapons and narcotics". Two days ago, Pakistan had proposed foreign secretary-level talks on Kashmir, which was rejected by India.
2016-08-14 08:28:24 Read More

Pak's I-Day: Sweets in Wagah, firing in J&K

2016-08-14 06:53:43 Read More

Why Indian origin scientists are returning to India

2016-08-14 04:19:42 Read More

Sonia Gandhi discharged after 11 days in hospital

2016-08-14 02:56:39 Read More

Indians growing taller: Height of men up 3cm, women 5cm in 100 years

Between 1914 and 2014, the average height of Indian men increased by about 3cm to reach 165cm (5'5") while women grew taller by 5cm to become 153cm (5'1"). This leaves our men about 17.5cm shorter than the world's tallest males in the Netherlands, while Latvian women, the world's tallest, tower above our women by 17cm.
2016-08-13 21:39:08 Read More

Rio: Lalita, Sania-Bopanna keep India hopeful

The mixed doubles can still hope for a bronze medal, while Lalita Babar became the first Indian to qualify for the final of an athletics track event at the Olympics in 32 years.
2016-08-13 21:16:10 Read More

In Rajnath, Modi government finds its wall

While he travelled to Kokrajhar in Assam and then to Jammu & Kashmir to take stock of the violence in the states, home minister Rajnath Singh has been equally committed to parliamentary duties, batting for the Centre on tricky pitches of Kashmir and the atrocities against Dalits.
2016-08-13 20:40:54 Read More

We can discuss relevant issues. Kashmir not one: India to Pak

India has responded sharply to Pakistanâ€™s invitation to hold talks on the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, saying it is prepared to discuss only relevant issues with Islamabad. Indiaâ€™s response made it clear that â€˜relevant issuesâ€™ were limited to Pakistanâ€™s support for cross-border terrorism, incitement to violence and terrorism in Kashmir and its protection to internationally recognized terrorists.
2016-08-13 16:41:28 Read More

India is 'phenomenally proud' of its athletes: PM

The PM's remarks came after Sachin Tendulkar asked him to offer some words of encouragement to the Indian athletes who had returned empty-handed from Rio de Janeiro. Modi then seemed to address the unsuccessful athletes directly when he said that victory and setbacks were all "a part of life."
2016-08-13 16:22:48 Read More

Sidhu edges closer to AAP, meets Kejriwal

Sidhu, who had been a BJP MP in the Rajya Sabha, had quit both his post and the party in July. Amid speculation over his political future, he had appeared in a yellow turban, a colour now associated strongly with the AAP.
2016-08-13 15:26:17 Read More

Rio: Lalita qualifies for 3000m steeplechase final

Lalita, who had won the bronze medal in the event in the Asian Games in South Korea, two years ago, in fact finished with the seventh-best time in the heats in a new national record of 9 minutes, 19.76 seconds. Had she run in the third heat she would have qualified as the winner of that race.
2016-08-13 14:58:33 Read More

'Give moral, political, financial support to PoK'

India should provide "moral, political and financial" support to the "freedom movement" in PoK, a BJP leader has said. The comment came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi categorically said PoK belongs to India. The PMâ€™s statement also found support from across the political divide, with Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh echoing the sentiment.
2016-08-13 13:44:57 Read More

'Thanks, PM Modi': Balochi activists want more

PM Narendra Modiâ€™s warning to Pakistan seems to have struck home. He had said on Friday that if Pakistan continued to meddle in Kashmir and incite violence and terror, India would be forced to expose the atrocities it continues to commit in its restive Balochistan. The PMâ€™s warning was welcomed by a number of prominent activists in Balochistan, who used the opportunity to go all guns blazing on Islamabad.
2016-08-13 11:25:32 Read More

Rio live: Lalita Babar reaches 3000m steeplechase final

India's focus on day eight will be centered around tennis mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna who are to take on the US pair of Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram in the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics.
2016-08-13 10:21:34 Read More

Is Putin really preparing for war with Ukraine?

There has been low intensity, but rising, strife in separatist Donetsk and Luhansk in the east over the last few months, but Crimea has not experienced serious military action since it was annexed from Ukraine by the Kremlin in the chaotic aftermath of the Maidan protests.
2016-08-13 09:49:48 Read More

India-American, who sold his startup for $300m, jailed in abuse case

Gurbaksh Chahal, a Silicon Valley internet mogul who sold his startup for $300 million at the age of 25 and appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as a highly eligible bachelor, was sentenced on Friday to a year in jail for violating his probation in a domestic violence case.
2016-08-13 07:41:52 Read More

Chinese foreign minister meets PM Modi, Swaraj

Without any surprises in store, the top 10 selling passenger vehicle list (excluding UVs) is occupied by more than half a dozen Marutis. Besides Maruti Suzuki, the familiar Hyundai duo - the Elite i20 and the Grand i10 - holds their position, as usual, and the Kwid keeps the French automaker Renault afloat in this list. No other automaker makes it to this list apart from these three in the last month.
2016-08-13 06:40:53 Read More

Protests against army, 'anti-Pak' slogans hit PoK

Raising 'anti-Pakistan' slogans, angry protesters took to the streets in Gilgit town, Astore, Diamer and Hunza of the the Gilgit- Baltistan region, which is only Shia-dominated area in Sunni-dominated Pakistan.
2016-08-13 06:21:45 Read More

10 top selling cars of July 2016

2016-08-13 02:30:00 Read More

Rio 2016: Sania, Bopanna enter semifinals

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna subdued Britain's Andy Murray and Heather Watson with remarkable ease to breeze into the mixed doubles semifinals at the Rio Olympics on Friday.
2016-08-12 22:36:02 Read More

No compromise on Kashmir, PoK is ours: PM Modi

An all-party meeting called to discuss the recent violence in Kashmir unanimously rejected a move by the UNHRC to send a team to the state to investigate alleged human rights violations by Indian security forces.
2016-08-12 21:11:15 Read More

LS, RS score 100% business in monsoon session

Parliament functioned overtime in the monsoon session with Lok Sabha working for 110.84% and Rajya Sabha for 99.54% of their scheduled time, according to the figures shared by the government. During the session, 15 bills were introduced.
2016-08-12 20:45:03 Read More

Railway budget's 92-year-old journey set to end in 2017

There will be no separate railway budget from next financial year, putting an end to a practice that started in 1924, with the finance ministry agreeing to the proposal to merge the transporter's annual exercise with the general budget.
2016-08-12 20:30:22 Read More

Apple 'stereotypes' India in Rio Olympics 2016 ad

Apple recently released its Rio Olympics 2016 ad. The ad titled 'The Human Family' is part of the company's 'Shot on iPhone' campaign. It has voice of poet Maya Angelou and seeks to show people from different countries who are competing at the Games.
2016-08-12 10:45:25 Read More

DATE 6

CBI probe ordered in Bulandshahr gangrape case

The Allahabad high Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into the Bulandshahr gangrape case. Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday filed a status report on the investigation into the case before the high court.
2016-08-12 10:34:35 Read More>>

Live Blog: Rio Olympics Day Seven

A hectic day is in store for India as golfers, shooters, athletes and hockey players will be in action on the seventh day of the mega event in Rio.
2016-08-12 10:34:08 Read More

Taliban planning attacks at India borders on I-Day, warns Pak agency

Pakistan's top counter-terrorism agency has issued two alerts, warning about possible terror attacks by two Taliban suicide bombers at the Wagah and Ganda Singh borders with India around the Independence Day.
2016-08-12 09:49:43 Read More

SC allows sale of diesel cars of 2,000cc in Delhi

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the sale of diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2,000cc or more in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on payment of 1% ex-showroom cost as environment levy.
2016-08-12 09:26:55 Read More

Thailand hit with string of blasts, 4 dead

At least four people have been killed in eight bomb blasts that have hit across Thailand in the past 24 hours, in the resort town of Hua Hin and southern provinces, authorities said on Friday.
2016-08-12 03:26:07 Read More

Shah Rukh detained at US airport again, says it 'really, really sucks'

The actor took to social micro-blogging site Twitter to share the news with his followers. "I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," he tweeted.
2016-08-12 01:53:27 Read More

Rio: Sania-Bopanna in mixed doubles quarters

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event of tennis competition at the Rio Olympics with a straight-set win over Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and John Peers.
2016-08-11 23:09:53 Read More

Rio: Sania-Bopanna in mixed doubles quarters

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event of the tennis competition at the Rio Olympics with a straight-set win over Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and John Peers.
2016-08-11 23:09:53 Read More

Rajnath Singh denies spike in anti-dalit crimes under NDA

The Centre strongly rebutted on Thursday the charge that crimes against Dalits had increased under its watch, with home minister Rajnath Singh challenging the opposition to provide statistics to back up such claims even as he promised stern action against gau rakshaks who indulged in violence.
2016-08-11 21:21:24 Read More

BJP leader Brijpal Teotia shot at in Ghaziabad

BJP leader from Ghaziabad, Brijpal Teotia (54), was critically injured when armed assailants opened fire at his SUV from automatic weapons including an AK-47 rifle and 9mm pistols. Five other persons including four private gunners of Teotia, who were accompanying him in the SUV, also sustained gunshot injuries.
2016-08-11 19:27:00 Read More

Drones, paragliders: Guarding Red Fort for I-Day

A multi-tier ground-to-air security ring has been thrown to thwart terror attacks at Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the Tricolour and address the nation for the third time on Monday.
2016-08-11 19:23:00 Read More

'Rude, aggressive': Rio organizers threaten to ban sports minister Goel

Vijay Goel is presently in Rio to cheer and provide support to the Indian contingent. And it is the behaviour of the people accompanying him that seems to have fallen foul of the Rio Organizing Committee. The ministerâ€™s posse reportedly were â€œaggressive and rudeâ€ with the organizing staff.
2016-08-11 17:33:37 Read More

Rio: Saina Nehwal wins, Thapa & archers exit

Shuttler PV Sindhu has emerged the only winner for India's Olympic contingent on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, marking the start of badminton at the Games with a facile win in the women's individual competition.
2016-08-11 16:34:25 Read More

Trump calls Obama, Clinton 'co-founders' of ISIS

Americaâ€™s presidential election got weirder after Republican candidate Donald Trump called President Barack Obama the founder and Hillary Clinton the co-founder of the terrorist group ISIS. He also spelled out the Presidentâ€™s full name --Barack Hussein Obama.
2016-08-11 15:05:41 Read More

Rio: India lose to Netherlands in men's hockey

India's progression to the men's hockey quarter-finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics was put on hold for another day, following a 1-2 defeat to the world No 2, Netherlands, at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro Park.
2016-08-11 14:49:47 Read More

Rio Games: Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi exit

Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi exited the Rio Olympics within 20 minutes of each, losing in the individual women's pre-quarters on Thursday.
2016-08-11 12:45:34 Read More

Indian boxers get new kits

Threatened with disqualification for not wearing vests bearing their country's name, Indian boxers at the ongoing Olympics have got their kits replaced as required by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and will now compete without any hindrance.
2016-08-11 11:07:52 Read More

Rio live: Nadal advances to quarter-finals

Golfers, hockey players and Saina Nehwal-led shuttlers will be in action today after five days of fruitless labour by Indian athletes in Rio.
2016-08-11 10:32:01 Read More

Rio live: India lose to USA 0-3 in women's hockey

India's men's hockey team progressed to the quarter-finals of the Olympics for the first time since 1980 despite a 1-2 defeat to the world No 2, Netherlands.
2016-08-11 10:32:01 Read More

Here is why Sania Mirza split with Martina Hingis

2016-08-11 07:32:20 Read More

Here is why Sania Mirza split with Martina Hingis

2016-08-11 07:32:20 Read More

How Infosys predicts who might quit next

Infosys is putting new programmes in place to develop its next batch of top leaders, says executive vice-president Krishnamurthy Shankar.
2016-08-11 05:41:25 Read More

Vietnam's made 'a terrible mistake': Beijing media

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis maintained that the decision to end their astonishing partnership was due to the failure to achieve the "desired results" and added they would play together one last time in the season-ending WTA Finals in October.
2016-08-11 04:23:10 Read More

Willing to talk to moderate groups in Kashmir: Rajnath

The Modi government on Wednesday made it clear it doesn't intend to engage with separatists in Jammu & Kashmir and home minister Rajnath Singh said the only outstanding issue with Pakistan was the return of Pak-occupied Kashmir.
2016-08-10 23:05:26 Read More

22 lakh cases stuck for over 10 yrs: Supreme Court

Latest statistics released by the Supreme Court say by May 31, the courts across the country had a pendency of 2.18 crore cases of which 27% or 59.3 lakh cases have been pending for more than five years entailing litigants to visit the courts several times.
2016-08-10 20:28:21 Read More

Zakir Naik got Rs 60cr in 3 yrs from abroad: Cops

A total of Rs 60 crore was deposited in controversial televangelist Zakir Naik's bank account in the last three years from three different countries, a Mumbai police probe has found.
2016-08-10 20:10:42 Read More

Rio Olympics: Deepika, Manoj enter pre-quarters

Boxer Manoj joined archers Deepika and Bombayla in the pre-quarters of their respective events on another day of exits for India contingent at the Rio Olympics. The women hockey team suffered its second loss in a row while shooters Jitu and Nanjappa, weightlifter Sivalingam and judoka Avtar disappointed.
2016-08-10 15:43:24 Read More

Rio Games: Archer Bombayla into Round of 16

India's Bombayla Devi marched into the Round of 16 of the women's individual archery event at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, beating her opponents in the Round of 64 and Round of 32 by 6-2 margins.
2016-08-10 14:02:43 Read More

Who is Bahadur Ali and what has he confessed?

2016-08-10 13:13:09 Read More

Raghuram Rajan says he was open to extension

Terming political attacks on him as abominable, outgoing RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said he was open to staying a bit longer to complete the unfinished work of bank clean up, but is perfectly happy to go. He said however that he was never worried about reappointment or a future career in government
2016-08-10 12:00:10 Read More

I'm a real person, but people see me just as a martyr: Irom Sharmila

Realising that a frontal assault wasn't securing the votes needed for India's biggest-ever tax reform, Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley isolated Congress and started a direct talk with the state governments over the GST Bill. This isolation proved decisive in the passage of the GST Bill.
2016-08-10 08:35:07 Read More

PM Modi tweets on Africa, not on Kashmir: Cong

Indian athletes would look to put behind the disappointments of Abhinav Bindra's shoot-off and hockey teams' defeats to pursue their medal ambitions in Rio.
2016-08-10 06:51:52 Read More

First isolate, then negotiate: How PM Modi won Cong support for GST

Rio Games bus hit by gunfire, no one hurt

The bus was making its way from the Games basketball venue to the main Olympic park when, according to passengers, two shots were heard hitting the vehicle. Windows shattered and flying glass left two people with minor lacerations.
2016-08-10 01:08:55 Read More

Humane touch missing in Kashmir, says SC

The Supreme Court expressed concern over the situation and said there was lack of a humane approach towards the month-long unrest in the valley.
2016-08-09 20:42:46 Read More

Humane touch missing in Kashmir, says SC

2016-08-09 20:42:46 Read More

Rio 2016: Archer Atanu, men's hockey provide joy for India

Archer Atanu Das and men's hockey team tasted success for India on Tuesday after rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal finished fourth in the men's single scull quarter-finals to be out of the medal contention while shooter Heena Sidhu ended a disappointing 28th in 25m Air Pistol event.
2016-08-09 17:12:07 Read More

All my controversial speeches 'legitimate': Rajan

Outgoing RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday strongly defended his controversial public speeches as "perfectly legitimate" ones within the remit of a central bank head and asserted that he was never critical of the government in any instance.
2016-08-09 14:54:06 Read More

India confronts Pakistan with confessions of arrested LeT terrorist

Summoning Pakistan high commissioner, Abdul Basit, foreign secretary, S Jaishankar, has issued a demarche that gave details of Bahadur Ali, an LeT terrorist caught by Indian security forces in late July. This strengthens India's claim of continued Pak support to cross-border terrorism
2016-08-09 14:52:56 Read More

India confronts Pak with confessions of terrorist

Live scorecard: India vs West Indies, 3rd Test

Click here for the updates of the third Test between India and West Indies at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet in St Lucia.
2016-08-09 13:42:01 Read More

Dattu out of medal reckoning, Heena facing exit

Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal finished fourth in the quarter-finals of the men's single sculls to be out of medal reckoning in the Rio Olympic Games on Tuesday.
2016-08-09 13:04:15 Read More

Irom Sharmila's fast: 10 things to know

2016-08-09 12:52:44 Read More

India should not get 'entangled' in S China Sea dispute: Chinese media

India should avoid "unnecessary entanglement" in the South China Sea dispute during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to New Delhi to prevent it becoming yet "another factor" to impact bilateral ties, a state-run Chinese daily said on Tuesday.
2016-08-09 11:24:18 Read More

Irom Sharmila ends fast, says 'want to be CM'

Irom Sharmila was on a hunger strike for 5757 days and was being force-fed through a nasal tube to keep her alive at a prison-turned-hospital in Imphal. She had earlier announced that she would break her fast and join politics as she wants AFSPA to be repealed through political means.
2016-08-09 11:09:13 Read More

Rajan's last RBI policy review: 5 key takeaways

2016-08-09 06:44:13 Read More

Former Arunachal CM Kalikho Pul 'hangs himself' at his residence

Abhinav Bindra's body language belied any emotions whatsoever on what was the final day of an illustrious career as he made it clear that he was done with aiming bull's eye and ready to move to the next phase of his life although he does not know what it is.
2016-08-09 05:19:41 Read More

I am at peace with my decision to retire: Bindra

Rajan keeps repo rate same in his last policy review

Rupinder Pal Singh shot the equaliser for India in the second quarter against Germany.
2016-08-09 03:58:30 Read More

Sushma Swaraj again helps lovers in distress

On Tuesday, Irom Shramila Chanu will end her 16-year-long fast against the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.
2016-08-09 03:26:17 Read More

DATE 7

South China Sea: New images show China may be planning for a war

Recent satellite imagery shows China has been building reinforced hangars on the disputed Spratly Islands that can easily accommodate warplanes. If those planes were deployed, they would greatly complicate China's disputes with the Philippines and other nations.
2016-08-09 03:22:42 Read More>>

'Iron' Sharmila's 16-year-long fast to end today

2016-08-08 22:40:19 Read More

GST Bill passed, PM says it will end tax terrorism

The long-delayed GST Constitution bill was passed by Parliament on Monday, marking a historic step for tax reforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said GST was "crucial" for ending tax terrorism besides reducing corruption and black money.
2016-08-08 16:31:32 Read More

India lose 1-2 to Germany in men's hockey

With just three seconds left on the clock, Germany's Christopher Ruhr breached PR Sreejesh's defense to hand India their first loss in the 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Hockey Centre on Monday.
2016-08-08 16:13:39 Read More

Rio Olympics: Abhinav Bindra misses bronze by 0.1 point

The 2008 Beijing Games gold medalist exited the world stage by ending fourth in the final of the men's 10m air rifle qualification event on Monday.
2016-08-08 15:30:21 Read More

Industry hails GST passage, hopes for Apr 1 rollout

Hailing the passage of GST Bill in Lok Sabha, India Inc on Monday said it sees a possibility of rollout of the indirect tax reform from April 1, ushering in more investments and boosting the country's economic growth.
2016-08-08 15:04:45 Read More

GST Bill an 'enabling amendment', 3 more laws still needed: Jaitley

At least 55 people, mostly lawyers, were on Monday killed and over 100 others injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a government-run hospital in Quetta in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province, in a suspected suicide attack followed by gunfire.
2016-08-08 09:26:45 Read More

55 killed in blast at hospital in Pakistan's Quetta

2016-08-08 09:02:55 Read More

Opposition says Modi's dalit comments 'fake'

2016-08-08 07:56:06 Read More

Who is Salahuddin to speak on Kashmir?: Naidu

2016-08-08 06:17:49 Read More

Rio: Gymnast Dipa becomes 1st Indian to qualify for vault finals

Dipa Karmakar dropped to 8th eventually when Canadian Shallon Olsen's terrific effort of 14.950 rejigged the overall standings. But that was just about enough to secure her a place in the finals scheduled for August 14 as the top-8 made the cut for the medal round.
2016-08-08 01:27:44 Read More

IITs to keep eye on hiring by startups

After a few start-ups revoked job offers and some deferred their joining dates, IITs are making minor changes in their placement policies to ensure students don't face a similar situation this year.
2016-08-08 00:51:38 Read More

Rio Olympics: Dipa lifts India on shoddy day

Dipa Karmakar finished eighth in the qualifying to reach the finals of the vault event. With that, she also becomes first Indian to make apparatus finals of artistic Gymnastics.
2016-08-08 00:48:00 Read More

It's Shah's Gujarat model for 2017 polls under chief minister Rupani

New Delhi's design was writ large on Gujarat's new council of 25 ministers, including chief minister Vijay Rupani, sworn in at a grand ceremony here on Sunday in the presence of top party officials.
2016-08-07 19:05:58 Read More

Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all Russians from its Paralympic Games next month in Rio because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.
2016-08-07 16:01:02 Read More

India women hockey team hold Japan to 2-2 draw

In their opening encounter of the Rio 2016 Olympics, India's women hockey team made a comeback from two goals down in the first two quarters to play out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Japan in a Pool B match on Sunday.
2016-08-07 15:38:46 Read More

Don't attack dalits. If you want to fire bullets, shoot me: PM Modi

Coming down heavily on the perpetrators of violence on dalits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said, "If you want to attack, attack me, not dalits. If you want to shoot, shoot me". Prime Minister was addressing a party meet in Hyderabad where he also attacked politics over the Dalit issue.
2016-08-07 14:22:36 Read More

Rio: Indian women's archery team enters quarters

Indian women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Laxmirani Majhi and Bombayla Devi, held their nerve to beat Colombia 5-3 in the pre-quarterfinals event at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
2016-08-07 13:47:30 Read More

Rio Games: Heena Sidhu exits 10m air pistol event

Former world No 1 Heena Sidhu became the fourth Indian shooter to be eliminated in the qualification round of their respective event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing 14th in the 10m women's air pistol event at the Olympic Shooting Centre on Sunday.
2016-08-07 12:54:38 Read More

Fake cow protectors want tension in society: PM

A day after breaking his silence on the recent incidents of violence by cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated his statement and called for stringent action against fake cow protectors. He was speaking in Telangana where he inaugurated several developmental projects today
2016-08-07 11:28:21 Read More

Anti-nationals by night turn gau rakshaks by day: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came down heavily on â€˜cow vigilantismâ€™, saying the overwhelming majority of â€˜gau rakshaksâ€™ were actually antisocials engaged in dubious activities, who have proclaimed themselves to be protectors of cows to cover up their misdeeds.
2016-08-06 21:18:26 Read More

Rio Games: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in 10m air pistol

Star Indian shooter Jitu Rai was way off the mark on Saturday in the men's 10m Air Pistol final, finishing a lowly eighth to bow out of the competition in the Rio Olympics.
2016-08-06 19:52:31 Read More

Rio Games: I have become a soft target, says Paes

An emotional Leander Paes did not hide his disappointment after losing the first round men's doubles match with Rohan Bopanna stating that he has "become a soft target" and that is the reason why people are "taking potshots" at him.
2016-08-06 17:57:26 Read More

Rio Olympics: India beat Ireland 3-2 in hockey

An otherwise disappointing opening day for India at the Rio Olympics found lift from the menâ€™s hockey team, who beat Ireland 3-2 at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro Olympic Park, the second largest venue cluster of the Rio Games.
2016-08-06 15:56:30 Read More

Rio Games live: Indian challenge in TT ends

The glittering ceremony over, it's now time for day one action at Rio 2016. Stay with us for all the live updates.
2016-08-06 10:11:53 Read More

Japanese will 'watch Sony TV' if US is attacked: Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has attacked Japan, one of America's closest allies, saying if the US is attacked, all Japanese would do is "sit home and watch Sony television". Japan is a key ally of the United States and its crucial partner in the Asia-Pacific region.
2016-08-06 07:19:15 Read More

Live: MyGovIndia app launched at townhall event

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting India on a three-day tour from August 12.Wang would try to make efforts aimed at ensuring .
2016-08-06 06:01:53 Read More

PM Modi's first townhall-style address: 10 facts

2016-08-06 04:30:01 Read More

Rio opening ceremony: Bindra leads Indian squad

In a country of great economic inequality, the opening ceremony celebrated the culture of the favelas, the slums that hang vertiginously above the renowned beaches of Rio and ring the site of Friday's spectacle, the famed Maracana stadium.
2016-08-06 03:26:16 Read More

Live Blog: Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony

Rio 2016 Olympics latest news and live updates. Stay at Times of India for latest news, schedules, opening ceremony news and live updates on Olympics 2016.
2016-08-05 22:23:27 Read More

Live: Bindra leads Indian contingent at Rio opening ceremony

Rio 2016 Olympics latest news and live updates. Stay at Times of India for latest news, schedules, opening ceremony news and live updates on Olympics 2016.
2016-08-05 22:23:27 Read More

China seeks India's help on South China Sea

2016-08-05 20:18:39 Read More

13 killed in IS-style attack on Assam market

In an attack that resembled the recent Islamic State (IS) assaults in Europe, a masked gunman in a black raincoat fired indiscriminately and hurled a grenade at a crowded market in Kokrajhar town, about 225km west of Guwahati, on Friday, killing 13 people and wounding 18 others.
2016-08-05 19:45:50 Read More

13 killed in IS-style attack on Assam market

3 killed in fresh firing in Kashmir, toll now 53

Three civilians were killed and more than 150 injured in clashes across Kashmir on Friday as thousands defied curfew imposed to prevent a protest march to Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.
2016-08-05 19:32:08 Read More

BJP ignores Patel rap, names Rupani Gujarat CM

BJP on Friday selected Vijay Rupani as Gujaratâ€™s new chief minister, a move that bears the risk-taking style of party president Amit Shah as well as his ever-growing heft.
2016-08-05 19:19:05 Read More

How Vijay Rupani pipped Nitin Patel to become Gujarat CM

In a surprise decision, BJP state unit chief Vijay Rupani, a Amit Shah loyalist, was on Friday chosen as the new chief minister of Gujarat to succeed Anandiben Patel, pipping Nitin Patel who was considered a sure pick for the top job in the poll-bound state.
2016-08-05 17:15:53 Read More

Vijay Rupani: The 'strongman' of Saurashtra

Vijay Rupani, a devoted RSS member since his school-days who is known for hard work but keeps a low profile, is set to succeed Anandiben Patel as the chief minister of the high-profile Gujarat state.What apparently weighed in his favour among other things is his closeness to BJP chief Amit Shah.
2016-08-05 16:06:10 Read More

Vijay Rupani is Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel his deputy

Vijay Rupani will take over as the new chief minister of Gujarat. Nitin Patel will be the deputy chief minister of Gujarat. Rupani is the state president of the BJP and was the minister for transport, water supply, labor and employment in Anandiben's cabinet.
2016-08-05 12:29:08 Read More

Muslim couple says 'Allah', kicked off flight

A Pakistani-American couple has claimed that they were removed from a US-bound flight as an on-board crew member felt "uncomfortable" after noticing that they were "sweating", saying "Allah" and texting.
2016-08-05 12:21:48 Read More

Suspected NDFB(S) militants kill 14 in Kokrajhar

Terror struck Assam on Friday when suspected NDFB(S) militants attacked a crowded market place in Kokrajhar district, killing 14 people and leaving more than 20 others injured. One of the attackers was killed in retaliatory action by security forces.
2016-08-05 11:38:25 Read More

14 killed, 15 injured in Assam's Kokrajhar as terrorists attack market

The Pentagon's decision to block USD 300 million military aid to Pakistan for its failure to take sufficient action against Haqqani network shows that Islamabad can no longer expect "blank checks" from the US, according to experts.
2016-08-05 08:32:21 Read More

Live: Flood alert in Mumbai's low lying areas

2016-08-05 08:29:15 Read More

Pak can no longer expect 'blank cheques' from US'

2016-08-05 08:27:38 Read More

'Yeh padosi hai ki maanta hi nahi': Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday thanked the Rajya Sabha for its united stand against terrorism. His remarks came after MPs from many opposition parties strongly criticized the protests staged in Pakistan against his visit. Here are five things the Home Minister told the Rajya Sabha this morning.
2016-08-05 07:21:42 Read More

Heavy rain brings Mumbai to a standstill; flights, trains suspended

The IMD, Mumbai has forecast that a few spells of rain or showers are likely to occur in the city and its suburbs on Friday. Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at one or two places.
2016-08-05 06:57:44 Read More

Rajnath's comments in RS: 10 key points

Prices of under-construction apartments may rise by up to 5-10% when the GST Tax is rolled out. If you have already bought a flat but the entire payment has not been made, you will be charged tax at the GST rate on the remaining amount to be paid, which is likely to be between 12% and 18%.
2016-08-05 06:49:15 Read More

Rain alerts for Thane, Navi Mumbai for next 48hrs

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday made it clear that he was not treated well in Pakistan, confirming that he skipped a lunch hosted by his Pakistani counterpart during a meeting of SAARC ministers.
2016-08-05 03:04:45 Read More

Rio Olympics: Leander Paes not assigned room in games village

Speaking exclusively on Times of India, the seven-time Olympian, who arrived in Rio de Janeiro Thursday evening, said he was extremely disappointed with the treatment dished out to him.
2016-08-05 03:02:26 Read More

States lobby for GST rate of over 20% to curb revenue loss

Several states have suggested that the Goods and Services Tax rate should be over 20% to minimise revenue losses, way ahead of the 17-19% proposed by the panel headed by chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian.
2016-08-05 00:11:10 Read More

DATE 8

Govt hopes 16 states will ratify GST Bill in 1 month

A day after Rajya Sabha cleared the long-pending Constitution Amendment Bill, the government on Thursday said it was hoping that at least 16 states ratify the legislation over the next 30 days for rolling out goods and services tax (GST) from April.
2016-08-04 23:45:47 Read More>>

GST : Under-construction flats to cost more

2016-08-04 23:43:39 Read More

Inflation will depend on slabs, rates: FM to TOI

The government was determined not to concede to Congressâ€™s demand for designing the two GST bills, slated for the winter session of Parliament, not as money bills so that Rajya Sabha got a say in determining the tax rate.
2016-08-04 23:18:08 Read More

Donald Trump: Why canâ€™t we use nukes?

2016-08-04 21:13:07 Read More

Donald Trump: Why canâ€™t we use nukes?

Foreign policy traditionalists are going ballistic over Trumpâ€™s purported remarks about use of nukes â€” which his campaign subsequently denied â€” amid public concern over his mental stability. A California lawmaker even launched an online petition demanding that Trump take a psychiatric evaluation.
2016-08-04 21:13:07 Read More

Govt had plan B if Cong wanted RS say in GST rate

Roasting Pakistan over its celebration of slain Kashmiri terrorist Burhan Wani as a â€œmartyrâ€, home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday used the Saarc platform to denounce â€œglorification and patronisation of terrorismâ€ by any country.
2016-08-04 20:02:58 Read More

Stuck Indians get Saudi kingâ€™s succour

As over 7,000 jobless Indians remain stuck in Saudi Arabia, the government announced in Parliament on Thursday that the Saudi king had intervened in the matter and promised to resolve the issue in two days.
2016-08-04 19:49:27 Read More

A terrorist canâ€™t be a martyr: Rajnath at Saarc

Foreign policy traditionalists in America are going ballistic over Donald Trumpâ€™s purported remarks about possible use of nuclear weapons â€” which his campaign has subsequently denied â€” amid public concern over the Republican nomineeâ€™s mental stability and whether he can be entrusted with the stewardship of the worldâ€™s most potent military.
2016-08-04 19:35:04 Read More

Rajnath Singh slams Pak in Pak: Top 10 quotes

2016-08-04 15:07:39 Read More

Nita Ambani first Indian woman member of IOC

2016-08-04 14:49:48 Read More

'Delhi vs Centre' verdict: LG says 'Constitution wins'; AAP 'disagrees'

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday used the SAARC platform to take on Islamabad over Pathankot and 26/11 attacks, both planned and masterminded by Pakistan-based terrorist groups, while underlining the larger terror threat faced by the South Asian region.
2016-08-04 14:38:57 Read More

Rajnath raises 26/11, Pathankot attacks in Pak

The founder and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani became the first Indian woman member of International Olympic Committee after being elected at the 129th IOC Session in Rio on Thursday.
2016-08-04 12:05:30 Read More

Rajnath's speech not blacked out: Govt sources

2016-08-04 11:59:58 Read More

Peepli Live's Farooqui gets 7 yrs jail for rape

Facing flak in the wake of Bulandshahr gang-rape incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hit back at the opposition, accusing them of tutoring the victims to serve their political motives.
2016-08-04 10:44:03 Read More

Oppn 'tutoring' Bulandshahr survivors: Akhilesh

The Pentagon will not pay Pakistan $300 million in military reimbursements after US secretary of defense Ash Carter decided not to tell Congress that Pakistan was taking adequate action against the Haqqani network, a US official said.
2016-08-04 10:37:47 Read More

Pakistan blacks out Rajnath Singh's speech on terror in Islamabad

Pakistan on Thursday blacked out Rajnath Singh's address to the SAARC home ministers' meet in Islamabad. Addressing the SAARC meeting, Rajnath called for tough action against terrorism and countries supporting it, saying terrorists should not be glorified as "martyrs".
2016-08-04 09:51:22 Read More

Rajnath to Pakistan: Don't glorify terrorists

"There should be strongest of action not only against terrorists but also against organisations, individuals and nations who support terrorism," Rajnath Singh said at a meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation interior ministers in Islamabad.
2016-08-04 09:11:16 Read More

Pentagon blocks $300m aid to Pak army

2016-08-04 03:23:15 Read More

1 killed, 5 injured in London knife attack

London police say a woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of the city.
2016-08-04 01:23:34 Read More

RS clears GST: BJP, Cong push together the biggest reform since '91

India took a giant step towards a goods and services tax with the Rajya Sabha, in a rare show of strong bipartisan convergence, approving the tax reform measure first considered almost 30 years ago.
2016-08-03 22:53:22 Read More

'In the name of people', Cong seeks 18% GST cap

Senior Congressman P Chidambaram made a forceful plea on Wednesday for capping the GST rate at 18% and demanded a clearer dispute resolution mechanism.
2016-08-03 21:38:20 Read More

Giant leap for GST, but many steps to go

For those who bemoan lack of unanimity in Indian politics, Rajya Sabha was the place to be on Wednesday as Left, Right and Centre spoke in one voice in favour of the Goods and Service Tax Bill, though each raised a few concerns.
2016-08-03 20:26:18 Read More

Explained in graphs: How GST will work?

Here is what you need to know about the Goods & Service Tax (GST), the taxes it will replace and the benefits that will ensue.
2016-08-03 08:44:29 Read More

GST bill: Many companies unprepared

A British-era bridge across the Savitri River on the Mumbai-Goa highway collapsed late on Tuesday night, bringing traffic to a halt on the stretch. Around 20 people are believed to me missing. Two Mumbai-bound buses are among the dozen or so vehicles that are believed to have fallen into the flooded river.
2016-08-03 06:11:38 Read More

Live: Cong was never opposed to idea of GST, Chidambaram says

The expected passage of GST bill by parliament on Wednesday of the key constitutional amendment would resolve crucial issues needed to transform India's $2 trillion economy and 1.3 billion consumers into a single market for the first time.
2016-08-03 05:57:34 Read More

Shah to stay as BJP chief, Gujarat MLAs will pick new CM tomorrow

Anandiben Patel's resignation as Gujarat Chief Minister has been accepted by the BJP's Parliamentary Board, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday. Patel will now meet Gujarat Governor OP Kohli to officially submit her resignation. Naidu also categorically ruled out the possibility of party chief Amit Shah taking over as Gujarat CM.
2016-08-03 05:19:41 Read More

Amit Shah to pick next Gujarat chief minister

2016-08-03 05:19:41 Read More

Live: Bridge collapse on Mumbai-Goa highway

22 missing as bridge collapses in Maharashtra

Passage of the GST bill looks near certain, but experts say meeting the April 1 target may be tough. It will require synchronising with govts of different hues and with varying degrees of enthusiasm for the legislation. Tax experts are talking of GST kicking in midway into the 2017-18 financial year
2016-08-03 03:13:50 Read More

Bridge collapses on Mumbai-Goa highway

A bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa Highway near Mahad around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, bringing traffic to a halt.
2016-08-03 01:28:29 Read More

On Bulandshahr 'rape road', no traffic, no light & no soul in sight

NH-91 is a vast, eerily quiet patch of darkness that suddenly lights up into what looks like a tunnel of flickering glow as the driver thrusts his key into the vehicle's ignition. It's 1.30 am on Tuesday and a TOI team is setting out to see just how unsafe what villagers have already dubbed â€œthe rape roadâ€œ is.
2016-08-03 00:46:12 Read More

PM to pick Gujarat CM; Rupani, Nitin frontrunners

BJP chief Amit Shah has called a meeting of the party's parliamentary board on Wednesday to appoint the new chief minister of Gujarat, amid indications that state party chief Vijay Rupani may have emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Anandiben Patel.
2016-08-03 00:24:30 Read More

It will be a race against time for GST rollout

NH-91 was inaugurated 18 months ago with much fanfare by Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi party government in UP. Villagers have already dubbed part of the road as â€œthe rape roadâ€œ. Crime has become rampant on this stretch as it is deserted with no street lights or police picket.
2016-08-03 00:16:49 Read More

Unwell Sonia returns to Delhi, taken to hospital

A bout of high fever forced Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to cut short a successful roadshow in PM Modi's constituency here on Tuesday. The rally attracted thousands and enthused party members.
2016-08-03 00:05:46 Read More

Army to get steep-dive BrahMos for China front

The NDA government has given the final go-ahead for the Army to induct and deploy an advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with â€œtrajectory manoeuvre and steep-dive capabilitiesâ€ for mountain warfare, in the northeast as a conventional deterrent against China.
2016-08-02 21:17:31 Read More

Sonia Gandhi leaves Varanasi roadshow midway due to high fever

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday had to leave the party's roadshow in Varanasi midway due to high fever. The rest of the Congress contingent will continue with the roadshow programme and visit the Kashi Vishwanath Temple as scheduled.
2016-08-02 13:26:55 Read More

We must prepare for 'people's war at sea': China

China's defence minister has urged preparations for a "people's war at sea" to counter offshore security threats and safeguard sovereignty, state media reported. Chang Wanquan's comments came several weeks after an international tribunal dismissed the country's claim to most of the South China Sea.
2016-08-02 13:17:50 Read More

Inderjeet fails B test, Rio hopes virtually over

Inderjeet has been provisionally suspended and served a second notice by NADA. He will have to appear before the NADA Disciplinary Panel for a hearing and he will be given a chance to present his case before the panel.
2016-08-02 12:06:43 Read More

West Bengal's name to be changed to 'Bengal'?

The West Bengal state cabinet has okayed a proposal to rename the state to â€˜Bengalâ€™ in English and â€˜Banglaâ€™ or â€˜Bangaâ€™ in Bengali. The proposal is set to be forwarded to the Centre after it is ratified by the Assembly in a special session that is to be called soon.
2016-08-02 10:15:10 Read More

For cash & prostitutes: FBI staff spied for China

FBI electronics technician with a top security clearance pleaded guilty on Monday to funneling photographs of FBI documents and other sensitive information to China. Kun Shan Chun, also known as Joey Chun, was rewarded with cash, free travel and other favours for himself and his family.
2016-08-02 09:37:31 Read More

Azam Khan: Bulandshahr gang-rape could be political conspiracy

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Tuesday created a controversy by alleging that a "political conspiracy" might be involved in the gang-rape of a Noida-based mother and daughter near Bulandshahr.
2016-08-02 08:17:03 Read More

Send Bhagwant Mann to drug rehab: LS MPs

Bhagwant Mann, the Aam Aadmi Party MP who kicked off a controversy by live streaming the security arrangements at the Parliament, should be sent to a rehab centre for drug and alcohol de-addiction at Parliament's expense, some of his Lok Sabha colleagues have suggested.
2016-08-02 08:00:28 Read More

Arms haul case: Abu Jundal, 6 others get life term

A special MCOCA court on Tuesday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and six others to life imprisonment in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case.
2016-08-02 07:10:25 Read More

Sacrificing Anandiben won't save BJP: Rahul

â€œThis is not the first time such acase has happened hereâ€, say residents of Dostpur village where a gang of robbers raped a 35-year-old Noida woman and her teenage daughter after waylaying their car on Friday.
2016-08-02 03:49:23 Read More

Who will be new Gujarat chief minister?

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that thirteen years of Narendra Modi's rule is responsible for present state of affairs in Gujarat."13 years of Modi rule, not 2 years of Anandiben, are responsible for Gujarat burning," the Congress vice-president said in a tweet on Tuesday.
2016-08-02 03:32:51 Read More

Uprising that led to Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel's downfall

Patel's inability to deal with a political crisis â€” a result of her bitterly antagonising her own community of Patidars that is demanding reservation â€” had set off talk that she could no longer hold the reins of a state.
2016-08-02 00:34:16 Read More

'She shouted 'Papa!' when gang attacked her'

The national BJP parliamentary board headed by party president Amit Shah will hold a meeting in Delhi on Tuesday, in which Anandiben Patel's resignation will be formally accepted. The BJP will take two to three days to announce her successor.
2016-08-02 00:31:28 Read More

Another rape at Bulandshahr spot just 12 days ago

Khan missile hits Trump: 'My name is Khan & I am an American patriot'

Republican hopes of recapturing the White House is in a disarray after a Muslim-American family that twitted Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention over his purported Islamophobia has turned to be a political torpedo that has struck the billionaire nomineeâ€™s campaign.
2016-08-01 23:48:25 Read More

Dalit fire, Patel ire force Gujarat CM to retire

Gujarat's first woman chief minister, Anandiben Patel, dramatically quit on Monday, posting her resignation letter on her official website, linked to Facebook and Twitter.
2016-08-01 23:20:54 Read More

DATE 9

Highway horror: Centre seeks report from UP govt

The Centre on Monday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on alleged gangrape of a woman and her teenage daughter in Bulandshahr that created huge uproar.
2016-08-01 23:18:20 Read More>>

Narsingh happy to be cleared of dope charge

The NADA on Monday cleared him of doping charges, saying that one time ingestion by the wrestler was not within his knowledge which strengthens his claim and that while practising it is impossible to keep a watch on drinks and thus it cannot be held as failure on athlete's part.
2016-08-01 12:00:16 Read More

Security for Rajnath Pak's responsibility: Rijiju

The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed dramatic scenes as AIADMK member Sasikala Pushpa alleged that there was a threat to her life. Minutes after her assertion, the AIADMK announced that she was expelled from the party for â€˜bringing a bad nameâ€™ to the party by slapping DMK MP Tiruchi Siva.
2016-08-01 10:05:06 Read More

Govt to evacuate 10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia: Sushma

About 10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia will be evacuated and no one will go hungry as ration has been distributed to them, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament on Monday. Her deputy VK Singh is leaving for Saudi Arabia to oversee the evacuation process.
2016-08-01 10:04:25 Read More

Sasikala Pushpa's sacking: 10 developments

2016-08-01 09:21:37 Read More

Anger grows against Chinese presence in PoK

Anger is rising in Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over both Pakistan and China exploiting their resources in a reckless manner for selfish economic gain. The residents are opposing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as it has failed to provide any tangible benefits to them.
2016-08-01 08:53:44 Read More

'Slapgate': AIADMK sacks MP Sasikala Pushpa

Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa was sacked from her party, the AIADMK, on Monday. The move was a result of days of controversy after she slapped another MP at Delhi's Indira Gandhi international airport. Here are 10 developments.
2016-08-01 06:51:04 Read More

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