Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Oct

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Andhra, Telangana displace Gujarat as most business-friendly states

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana emerged as joint toppers in ease of doing business, according to the rankings for states released by the government on Monday, while Gujarat lost its top slot and was placed third.
2016-10-31 07:42:28 Read More

8 escaped SIMI terrorists shot dead in encounter

Eight terrorists from the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, (SIMI), who escaped from Bhopal Central Jail early this morning after murdering a guard, have been killed. According to reports, all terrorists were killed in an encounter mid-morning in Ithkhedi village on the outskirts of Bhopal.
2016-10-31 06:21:21 Read More

Ahead of his protest, Imran's second ex-wife's dig

2016-10-31 06:17:23 Read More

In pics: Terrorists who escaped from Bhopal Jail

SIMI terrorists escape from Bhopal Central Jail
2016-10-31 05:58:38 Read More

Obama lights first-ever diya in Oval Office

US President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting the first-ever diya in the Oval Office of the White House and hoped that his successors would continue the tradition. He was the first president to celebrate Diwali personally at the White House in 2009.
2016-10-31 04:03:49 Read More

PM spends Diwali with troops, gives call to defeat separatist mindset

India's hockey team gifted the country on Diwali its second Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament title after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in the final at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
2016-10-30 23:17:55 Read More

Diwali goodwill alive on Gujarat-Pakistan border

If you thought Diwali festivities were a tad less noisy this year, it’s no figment of your imagination. This year’s celebration has indeed been less noisy as compared to the past few years, said activists across the city. And a huge chunk of this credit, they said, goes to the rising environment awareness among tiny tots.
2016-10-30 19:14:35 Read More

5-hr Mumbai airport shutdown may hit schedule

In Gujarat, BSF has been exchanging sweets with Pakistan Rangers at three border checkpoints over the last three days. This tradition has not been broken since the 1971 war despite incidents of ceasefire violation across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and the International Border.
2016-10-30 18:20:50 Read More

Awareness in kids cuts Mumbai's Diwali decibels

2016-10-30 18:18:00 Read More

Sensex down 11 pts on first day of Samvat 2073

2016-10-30 14:49:15 Read More

India beat Pakistan to win Asian Champions 

India's hockey team gifted the country on Diwali its second Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament title after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in the final at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
2016-10-30 14:24:10 Read More

Killing of PIO driver in OZ: PM talks to Turnbull

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday raised with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull India's concern over the brutal killing of a 29-year-old Indian-origin bus driver, who was burned to death when a man poured some flammable liquid on him in Brisbane.
2016-10-30 13:24:20 Read More

Sharif is pushing Modi’s agenda in Pakistan, alleges Imran Khan

India and Pakistan are attempting to stare each other down on their borders and across the Line of Control. But apparently, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is only pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda in Pakistan. This was the allegation that was levelled on Sunday by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.
2016-10-30 12:25:59 Read More

'Male guardianship makes life like a hell': Saudi women speak up

Saudi Arabia is an incredibly patriarchal society. Its guardianship rules force women to get permission from a male relative — a husband, father, brother or even son — to do things like attend college, travel abroad, marry the partner of their choice or seek medical attention.
2016-10-30 09:31:30 Read More

In pics: PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans

2016-10-30 08:47:56 Read More

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Italy

2016-10-30 07:01:02 Read More

PM Modi dedicates Diwali to armed forces, lauds their courage

Recognizing the works of the armed forces, PM Modi said that our jawans are on duty and guarding us, which is why we are celebrating Diwali. In run up to Diwali, the PM had urged people to send their good wishes to jawans on Diwali, saying such messages will boost their morale.
2016-10-30 06:24:01 Read More

UN lights up for Diwali for the first time

2016-10-30 05:10:27 Read More

Live: PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans 

‘Eating pizza’, or ‘having a burger’ meant much more than fast food to the four men arrested for spying for Pakistan. Technical information, corroborated by the interrogation of the men, has revealed these to be codes for different rendezvous points where they exchanged sensitve information.
2016-10-30 03:58:37 Read More

ODI report card: Kohli, Mishra and then some

Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Munawwar Saleem’s personal assistant was arrested on Saturday on charges of stealing Parliament-related documents and selling them to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI.
2016-10-30 03:26:59 Read More

2 more of Mistry’s top hires leave Tata

2016-10-29 19:47:53 Read More

Tata, Mistry met PM after boardroom storm

2016-10-29 19:37:55 Read More

Arrested SP MP's aide was Pak spy for 20 years

Ratan Tata, interim chairman of Tata Sons, as well as Cyrus Mistry who was sacked as the firm’s chairman, met PM Narendra Modi to brief him of the upheaval in the $100 billion conglomerate. Sources also said that Tata had called finance minister Arun Jaitley.
2016-10-29 19:22:17 Read More

'Situation explosive in border area'

Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Munawwar Saleem’s personal assistant was arrested on Saturday on charges of stealing Parliament-related documents and selling them to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI.
2016-10-29 18:58:14 Read More

ISI spies baked sinister plot with 'pizza'

2016-10-29 18:37:00 Read More

Army keeps promise, destroys 4 Pakistani posts in Keran sector

The Army on Saturday launched retaliatory fire assaults at Pakistan Army positions, inflicting massive damage across the border. The Army said at least four Pakistan Army posts were destroyed “in a massive fire assault” in the Keran sector alone on Saturday.
2016-10-29 16:33:54 Read More

Will Huma Abedin torpedo Hillary Clinton's hope?

Huma Abedin, an Indian-American, whose correspondence with her estranged husband has given rise to fresh email troubles for Hillary as FBI has reopened its probe into the private email case. Just 11 days before Election Day, this is being dubbed as a nasty "October Surprise".
2016-10-29 16:30:52 Read More

Don't subject Army to 'petty politics' for partisan gains: Govt to Rahul Gandhi

The government on Saturday urged Rahul Gandhi not to subject Army to "petty politics" for partisan gains and said the Congress vice-president was not right on facts when he questioned the implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme.
2016-10-29 15:25:48 Read More

Give Pak a befitting reply: Kin of martyred jawan

The barbaric incident at the LoC in Kashmir in which the body of an Indian Army jawan was mutilated after being killed by terrorists, aided by the cover fire by Pakistani Army, sparked an outrage on Saturday even as a pall of gloom descended on his native village in Haryana.
2016-10-29 12:21:04 Read More

Escape arrest, reach Islamabad: Imran to workers

As police detained more than 600 activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in different parts of Punjab province, party chief Imran Khan on Saturday directed his workers to escape arrest and reach Islamabad on November 2 for a final showdown with the Nawaz Sharif government.
2016-10-29 11:32:33 Read More

India, China NSAs to discuss ties next week

National Security Advisers of India and China will meet next week to discuss measures to improve bilateral ties which are strained by differences over a host of issues including India's admission into NSG and Beijing's attempts to block UN ban on JeM Chief Masood Azhar.
2016-10-29 11:11:41 Read More

Govt offers to buy 200 Made-in-India fighter jets 

A deal for 200 single-engine planes produced in India - which the Air Force says could rise to 300 as it fully phases out ageing Soviet-era aircraft - could be worth anything from $13-$15 billion, experts say, potentially one of the country's biggest military aircraft deals.
2016-10-29 09:44:43 Read More

Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Korea in shootout to enter final

Top-ranked India will look to live up to their reputation as they face a tricky South Korea in the semi-final of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
2016-10-29 09:32:54 Read More

5th ODI: Amit Mishra spins India to 3-2 series win 

Amit Mishra finished with 5/18, his second ODI five-wicket haul as India beat New Zealand by a whopping 190 runs in the fifth ODI at Visakhapatnam to clinch the five match ODI series 3-2.
2016-10-29 07:02:48 Read More

FBI reopens investigation into Hillary emails

Cyrus Mistry and his lawyers were huddled in a meeting on Friday to decide his next course of action after he was unceremoniously removed as chairman of Tata Sons on October 24. Mistry and his legal team may not move the National Company Law Tribunal
2016-10-29 01:48:55 Read More

Bihar-like alliance taking shape in UP?

2016-10-28 22:47:08 Read More

Friends or foes? Twists in Tata-Mistry ties

The Tata-Mistry relationship is perhaps best described FB style: It’s complicated. Cyrus Mistry’s family and the Tatas have at times been friends, and at other times 'frenemies' since the time Cyrus’s grandfather Shapoorji Mistry acquired a sizable stake in Tata Sons in 1936.
2016-10-28 22:30:00 Read More

With 82 launches in a go, Isro to rocket into record books

It promises to be an Indian space mission which will rocket instantly into global history books. If all goes well, on January 15, 2017, Isro will launch 82 foreign satellites in a daring single shot.
2016-10-28 21:03:24 Read More

Mistry camp keeps Tatas guessing on next move

2016-10-28 20:13:16 Read More

Terrorists kill jawan, mutilate body in J&K

The stage is set for a reunion of the ‘Janata parivar’ at the silver jubilee celebrations of Samajwadi Party (SP) on November 5 in Lucknow with Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh on Friday confirming his participation at the congregation.
2016-10-28 18:27:35 Read More

Dalai Lama's Tawang visit will damage ties: China

China on Friday objected to Dalai Lama's scheduled visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the invitation to the Tibetan spiritual leader "will only damage peace and stability of the border areas" as well as its ties with India.
2016-10-28 08:51:26 Read More

Indian-origin bus driver burnt alive in Australia

Manmeet Alisher, who was driving a Brisbane City Council bus, was targeted by a man who threw an "incendiary device" at him which sparked a fire. He is a well-known singer in the Punjabi community in Brisbane. A 48-year-old man was taken into custody over the incident.
2016-10-28 08:24:12 Read More

15 Pakistani Rangers killed in retaliatory fire, BSF says 

Meanwhile, Pakistani troops continued the ceasefire violations today with firing and mortar shelling on Indian posts and civilian areas along the LoC and international border in Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri districts, leaving a girl injured.
2016-10-28 08:05:46 Read More

Pak stock mkt down $3.4bn as Imran plans protest

2016-10-28 07:40:38 Read More

Oz couple jailed for raping, torturing daughter

An Australian husband and wife have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for sexually abusing, torturing and confining their daughter for over 15 years. The father used various sharp tools to rape and torture the girl.
2016-10-28 06:47:46 Read More

US indicts 52 Indians for role in call centre scam

2016-10-28 00:22:38 Read More

Mistry lost trust of Trusts, didn't deliver on his promises: Insiders

As speculation continues to swirl around the reasons why the Tata Sons board chose to replace Cyrus Mistry as chairman, the one common thread that seems to run through conversations with people considered close to Ratan Tata who’ve been privy to top-level internal discussions is that Mistry “failed to keep the trust of the Trusts”.
2016-10-27 22:30:00 Read More

We’ll prove to the public Mistry’s lying: Tata Sons

Dismissed Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry took his gloves off in his widely leaked 2,100-word mail to the board targeting Ratan Tata and people close to him with a string of allegations of bad business bets and questionable deals.
2016-10-27 20:11:11 Read More

India, Pak seek recall of High commission staffers

The already dim prospects of any improvement in India-Pakistan relations were dealt another blow on Thursday with Delhi Police busting an espionage ring whose 'kingpin' is a Pakistan high commission official.
2016-10-27 20:00:31 Read More

Apple MacBook Pro '16 launched with ‘Touch Bar’

The US Justice Department on Thursday indicted 61 individuals, mostly Indians, including 32 based in India and 20 in the US, on charges of fraud, impersonation and money laundering in connection with an extraction scheme that scared Americans into paying nonexistent tax dues through threatening phone calls.
2016-10-27 18:20:57 Read More

DATE 2

Tata Sons' statement on Mistry's allegations

2016-10-27 11:30:05 Read More>>

Pak spy Mehmood Akhtar told to leave India within 48 hours: MEA

A staffer of the Pakistan high commission, who was detained by police for alleged possession of sensitive defence documents and was immediately declared persona non-grata, has been asked to leave India within 48 hours, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on Thursday.
2016-10-27 11:11:45 Read More

Govt to 'closely watch' Tata-AirAsia deal after Mistry's charge

Mistry raised "ethical concerns" in Tata group's aviation joint venture with AirAsia and alleged that forensic investigation revealed fraudulent transactions of Rs 22 crore involving non-existent entities in India and Singapore.
2016-10-27 09:35:56 Read More

We are clean & clear: Tatas on Mistry charges

"The financial statements of the company are prepared on a going concern basis and present a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company. As part of preparation of financial statements, the value-in-use of the assets of the company is tested for impairment as per accounting standards," Tata Steel and Indian Hotels Company said in a filing to BSE.
2016-10-27 08:41:29 Read More

Does late night tryst mean Sidhu will go with AAP?

2016-10-27 08:30:34 Read More

Pakistan High Commission staffer told to leave India for spying

A Pakistan High Commission official has been asked to leave the country as he was involved in spying, Delhi police said. The Pakistani official was questioned by Delhi police last night. Delhi police also arrested two Indian nationals on charges of alleged espionage and for allegedly giving information to Pakistan's ISI spy agency, a police officer said here on Thursday.
2016-10-27 07:09:36 Read More

Here is Cyrus Mistry's email to Tata Sons' board

Almost like Taliban’s offensive against education in Pakistan and Afghanistan, terror groups in Kashmir are destroying schools and ensuring their continued shutdown. The schools in Valley have remained shut since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
2016-10-26 23:42:53 Read More

BSE, NSE ask Tata cos to clarify on Mistry’s letter

The two leading bourses NSE and BSE have written to some of the listed Tata Group companies to clarify about Cyrus Mistry’s claim that the group faces a $18-billion writedown. Markets regulator Sebi, on the other hand, is watching the developments at the Tata Group but has not taken any proactive step as of now.
2016-10-26 22:30:00 Read More

Mistry spends day at HQ, chairs Tata Global meet

It was a day when Cyrus Mistry's five-page letter against Ratan Tata for alleged interference in the affairs of the Tata Group went viral, and the former chairman of the conglomerate was himself in the thick of action, dividing his time between discussions with advisers and a crucial meeting of a group company.
2016-10-26 22:27:26 Read More

Taliban-type offensive against schools in J&K

Almost like Taliban’s offensive against education in Pakistan and Afghanistan, terror groups in Kashmir are destroying schools and ensuring their continued shutdown.
2016-10-26 20:29:38 Read More

Taliban-type offensive against Kashmir schools

India has issued not 1, or 2, but as many as 6 note verbales to the Pakistan foreign ministry for consular access to alleged India spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, top government sources have told TOI.
2016-10-26 20:29:38 Read More

Cyrus hits back, says Nano should be shut, questions other deals

This could turn into an ugly war. A day after the Tata Sons board summarily dismissed Cyrus Mistry as chairman, he hit back with a vengeance at the board in general and his predecessor and interim replacement Ratan Tata in particular.
2016-10-26 20:12:20 Read More

India pulls out all stops for 'spy' Jadhav in Pak

India has issued not 1, or 2, but as many as 6 note verbales to the Pakistan foreign ministry for consular access to alleged India spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, top government sources have told TOI.
2016-10-26 19:24:24 Read More

17-year-old raped by man she met on social media

2016-10-26 19:05:00 Read More

Can't believe that I was removed for non-performance: Cyrus Mistry

Tata Group companies face potential writedowns to the tune of close to $18 billion due to investments in unprofitable businesses, according to an internal letter that ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry sent to the company's board.
2016-10-26 12:16:05 Read More

'93 Pak madrassas have links with terror groups'

Around 93 madrassas in Pakistan's Sindh province have "solid links" with terror groups or banned outfits and authorities will soon launch an operation against those Islamic religious schools harbouring terrorists, a media report said on Wednesday.
2016-10-26 11:24:18 Read More

NZ assures 'constructive' approach on NSG bid

India and New Zealand agreed to strengthen ties in key areas of trade, defence and security during talks between PM Modi and his Kiwi counterpart John Key, who also assured that his country will contribute "constructively" to the process currently underway in the NSG to consider India's membership.
2016-10-26 10:49:25 Read More

Tatas in race against time to save global image

The abrupt sacking of Mistry on Monday, out of character for the 148-year-old organization, has plunged the $100 billion conglomerate into acrimony and highlighted its divisions at a time when it faces major financial challenges.
2016-10-26 10:16:14 Read More

Nat Geo's 'Afghan girl' arrested in Pakistan

National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry took a photograph of Bibi at a refugee camp near Peshawar in 1984. She became known worldwide as 'Afghan Girl', after McCurry's photograph became the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine. At the time, she was about 12 years old.
2016-10-26 07:31:28 Read More

US Prez Obama is going out in a blaze of humour

US President Barack Obama intends to stay on in Washington DC for at least a couple of years after he demits office on January 20, 2017, mainly to allow his younger daughter Sasha to finish school.
2016-10-26 00:45:29 Read More

TCS, JLR CEOs on Tata Sons board; likely contenders for chairman

In a move that is being read as a sign that N Chandrasekaran of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Ralf Speth of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) could be strong contenders for the position of chairman of Tata Sons, the two were elevated to board positions at the group's holding company.
2016-10-25 23:27:53 Read More

Tatas move caveat against legal action by Mistry

Less than 24 hours after the Tata Sons board “replaced“ Cyrus Mistry as chairman, interim chairman Ratan Tata, Tata Sons and Tata Trusts rushed to the Bombay and Delhi high courts and the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to file caveats against any legal action Mistry might initiate.
2016-10-25 23:17:13 Read More

MSY says all’s well, but son refuses to play ball

While Mulayam told reporters that that the Yadav clan and the party were united, cracks showed through with Chief Minister did not join him and uncle Shivpal at the presser.
2016-10-25 22:16:02 Read More

Akhilesh fights SP's veterans to become Sultan

In his battle-to-the-finish brinkmanship with the Samajwadi Party old guard, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav appears to be looking for a “nuclear deal moment” that would let him stamp his decisive supremacy over detractors like it did for former PM Manmohan Singh during UPA-I.
2016-10-25 18:55:07 Read More

India trying to 'implode' Pak, Nawaz a security risk: Imran Khan

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Tuesday claimed that India was trying to "implode" Pakistan and sabotage moves against corruption. The 64-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman also accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of being a "security risk" to the country.
2016-10-25 16:06:00 Read More

Ratan Tata takes charge of Tata Group

A day after Tata Group abruptly ousted Cyrus Mistry as chairman, interim head Ratan Tata on Tuesday asked CEOs of group firms to focus on their business and enhancing returns to shareholders without being distracted by change in top leadership.
2016-10-25 15:09:23 Read More

India outclass China 9-0 to reach Asian CT semis

India outclassed China 9-0 in their penultimate Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2016 round robin league match on Tuesday to seal semi-final berth.
2016-10-25 14:53:44 Read More

Donate Rs 5 crore to Army: Govt slams MNS diktat

Two senior Union ministers on Tuesday expressed their disapproval of strong-arm tactics employed by the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to force film producers employing Pakistan nationals to pay Rs 5 crore to the Army welfare fund.
2016-10-25 13:48:41 Read More

No rift in party, family: SP chief Mulayam

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Yadav on Tuesday insisted that the "party and family are united" but remained evasive on whether Shivpal will be reinstated in the Akhilesh cabinet. "My family and party are united. There are some conspirators, who do not have any mass base," he said.
2016-10-25 11:10:40 Read More

Focus on your market position, strive to be leaders: Tata to group cos

Addressing the managing directors and senior executives of Tata companies, Ratan Tata said “The companies must focus on their market position vis-à-vis competition, and not compare themselves to their own past. The drive must be on leadership rather than to follow".
2016-10-25 08:53:14 Read More

Mistry's co denies lawsuit; Tata group files caveat

The Tata Group on Tuesday filed a caveat at multiple law forums to avoid any ex-parte order against the group that may arise after Cyrus Mistry's ouster from the company. The caveat was filed in the Supreme Court, Delhi high court and the National Company Tribunal to avoid ex-parte order.
2016-10-25 08:37:23 Read More

Lashkar claims responsibility for Uri terror attack

Funeral prayers in absentia for one of the Uri attackers, organized by LeT’s parent organization Jamat-ud-Dawa, are to be held in Gujranwala of Punjab, Pakistan, according to posters widely circulated on social media.
2016-10-25 08:06:32 Read More

60 killed in terror attack on Pak police academy

2016-10-25 02:53:26 Read More

SP crisis: Mulayam invokes 'obedient son' Modi

The acrimony in the SP first family delivered an unexpected spin-off for BJP, with SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav citing Narendra Modi as the role model of an obedient son who respects mother and visits her even after becoming PM.
2016-10-25 01:09:39 Read More

At least 44 killed, over 100 injured in Pak police academy attack

At least 20 people were killed in an overnight raid by militants on a police academy in southwest Pakistan, officials said early Tuesday, after declaring a military counter-operation was finished.
2016-10-24 23:41:54 Read More

Mistry likely to challenge sacking in Bombay HC

Cyrus Mistry is likely to move the Bombay high court this week challenging the decision of the Tata Sons board to dismiss him.
2016-10-24 23:26:32 Read More

Tatas dump Cyrus Mistry as chairman, recall Ratan

For the past few months, TOI's national corporate editor, Boby Kurian, had been working on a story that all was not well within the Tatas.
2016-10-24 23:14:46 Read More

Why Cyrus Mistry was abruptly sacked as Tata chairman

Cyrus Mistry, who spearheaded Shapoorji Pallonji Group before taking over the mantle at the Tata Group, was perceived to be attempting to secure his position by building strong ties with the country’s political establishment.
2016-10-24 22:30:00 Read More

Cyrus Mistry’s big decision: To sell UK steel unit

Cyrus Mistry worked with his family enterprise Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) group, a real estate and construction giant. With nearly 18.5% holding, the SP group is the single largest shareholder in Tata Sons, the main promoter of most of the Tata Group companies. In November 2011, he was picked as Ratan Tata’s successor to lead the $100-billion-plus group.
2016-10-24 22:30:00 Read More

Why is Amar Singh so important to Mulayam?

The businessman with the reputation of being Mulayam’s “crisis manager”, Amar Singh is, for a change, at the centre of the Samajwadi Party storm.
2016-10-24 20:07:18 Read More

Taking over for the group's stability: Ratan Tata

"A new management structure is being put in place and a selection has been constituted to identify the next chairman of Tata Sons," Ratan Tata said in a letter he wrote to employees. He became chairman emeritus of the group when he retired on December 29, 2012.
2016-10-24 15:31:31 Read More

Cyrus Mistry's Tata journey: Surprise entry, abrupt exit, shortest tenure

Cyrus Mistry, who was part of the panel tasked to find a successor to Ratan Tata for heading the over $100 billion Tata Group, had himself become a surprise selection only to see his tenure cut short abruptly on Monday within four years - the shortest at the conglomerate.
2016-10-24 14:28:50 Read More

We celebrated 'Chhoti Diwali' on Sept 29: PM 

2016-10-24 11:44:11 Read More

Cyrus Mistry removed as Tata chief, Ratan Tata named interim chairman

In a big change, the Tata Sons board on Monday replaced Cyrus Mistry as chairman. Ratan Tata will be the interim chairman for four months. The decision was taken at a Tata Sons board meeting. A selection panel has been formed to find a successor in four months.
2016-10-24 11:42:31 Read More

SP feud: Heated exchange between MSY, Akhilesh

2016-10-24 09:47:47 Read More

Amar saved me from going to jail: Mulayam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday compared Army's surgical strikes along the LoC to 'Chhoti Diwali'. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, the Prime Minister said, "We celebrated 'Chhoti Diwali' on September 29".
2016-10-24 08:30:05 Read More

Won't work for Akhilesh even if SP wins: Shivpal

The Samajwadi Party, for all practical purposes, split on Sunday into rival factions headed by party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, respectively, in a development that has dented the party’s prospects in next year’s assembly elections and can have serious implications for who gets to rule India’s largest state.
2016-10-24 00:43:14 Read More

SP crisis: Split may pave way for new marriages

Samajwadi Party's statement that Ram Gopal Yadav was responsible for the party's refusal to join the 'Mahagathbandhan' ahead of Bihar elections is seen as signalling the party's possible willingness to be part of a larger anti-BJP secular alliance in the coming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
2016-10-23 23:41:14 Read More

Akhilesh, MSY sack race takes party to brink

Sources refused to elaborate who among Abaaoud, Abdeslam and Mostefei was Moideen's "group leader"."He might be lying.That's why we want to question him at length and get more details," said an officer.
2016-10-23 23:08:21 Read More

Paris attacker was my leader: IS recruit from India

2016-10-23 19:39:14 Read More

DATE 3

Samajwadi Party rift: Son’s failure to defend him has ‘hurt’ Mulayam

A day before the infighting in Samajwadi Party (SP) culminated in a series of sackings by its two warring camps on Sunday, the party’s national chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was said to be “distressed” about son Akhilesh Yadav’s failure to defend him during the recent standoff.
2016-10-23 19:07:07 Read More>>

UP CM Akhilesh sacks Shivpal, other 'Amar Singh loyalists' from cabinet

At 16, Arshiya was married off to a rich vegetable trader, Mohammad Kazim Bagwan.But hardly two years later, he discontinued the relationship by writing `talaq' thrice on a paper. He is not ready to accept her saying he has “no place“ for her in his heart.
2016-10-23 06:43:04 Read More

Live updates: Samajwadi Party crisis unfolds

Flying Delhi to San Francisco (SFO) over the Pacific Ocean instead of the Atlantic, as it had done till last week, has earned Air India the record of operating the world’s longest nonstop flight. Tailwinds — winds that blow in the same direction as an aircraft — made the plane go faster.
2016-10-23 05:24:13 Read More

SP crisis: Ram Gopal Yadav calls Akhilesh 'winner'

2016-10-23 05:01:15 Read More

Talaq at 18, girl urges PM for uniform code

2016-10-23 01:28:37 Read More

AI sets record of operating longest nonstop flight

2016-10-22 22:41:37 Read More

PM Modi warns of 'surgical strikes' against black money and corruption

Using the analogy of surgical strikes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wondered what would have happened if the government had adopted similar strategy in the recent campaign against blackmoney, which unearthed Rs 65,000 crores.
2016-10-22 15:02:13 Read More

Live Kabaddi World Cup Final: India vs Iran

Follow all live updates from the Kabaddi World Cup Final betwen India and Iran
2016-10-22 13:19:54 Read More

She never spoke of it. Then she heard the Trump tape

The shock waves about Trump’s crude language and accusations against him of sexual assault by numerous women are reverberating across the country. Couples say they are talking to each other about the degradation of women in new ways and revealing assaults that had been buried for years.
2016-10-22 12:57:01 Read More

Asian Champions Trophy: India held 1-1 by Korea

Top-ranked India were held to a 1-1 draw by the brisk-moving South Koreans in the round-robin league encounter of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey on Saturday.
2016-10-22 12:46:24 Read More

SP crisis deepens with expulsion of Akhilesh aide

Udayveer Singh, who wrote a letter to Mulayam Singh in support of Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav, was reportedly expelled from the party for 6 years on Saturday. Udayveer had courted controversy by his letter to party chief Mulayam Singh in which he had asked him to step down in favour of his son.
2016-10-22 10:46:08 Read More

Centre can fix drug prices, rules SC

After suffering a defeat in their opening match against South Korea, India bounced back in style and recorded 54-20 win over Australia, 57-20 over Bangladesh, 74-20 over Argentina and 69-18 over England which helped them finish the group matches with a whopping score difference of 174 points.
2016-10-21 20:43:19 Read More

Peter knew of 'place' to dump Sheena: Driver

In a major relief to patients, the Supreme Court upheld on Friday the Centre’s power to specify prices of essential medicines to curb profiteering by pharmaceutical companies. As a result, about 350 bulk drugs and more than 2,000 formulations would come under government's purview
2016-10-21 20:04:40 Read More

'No BCCI funds to states unless they fall in line'

Indrani Mukerjea's driver, Shyamvar Rai, a key accused-turned-prosecution witness in the Sheena Bora murder case has told investigators that a day prior to the crime, Indrani told her husband Peter Mukerjea over the phone about the place intended for the eventual disposal of the body.
2016-10-21 19:47:33 Read More

BSF returns Pak fire, kills 7 Rangers, one terrorist on Jammu border

The Border Security Force said on Friday that it killed seven Pakistani Rangers personnel and a terrorist in retaliatory firing after a sniper attack by the Pakistani forces at Hiranagar in Kathua district of Jammu had injured an Indian trooper in the morning.
2016-10-21 19:30:15 Read More

Kabaddi WC: India beat Thailand to reach final

2016-10-21 17:05:07 Read More

Akhilesh will be CM, if party is voted to power: Shivpal at party meet

Shivpal asked them to gear up for elections and also to ensure that the party's silver jubilee celebrations on November 5 in the state capital was a grand show. "You all should start preparations for November 5 event and make it a big success," Shivpal told them.
2016-10-21 13:32:28 Read More

Card data breach: Govt promises prompt action

The government on Friday got cracking on the debit card fraud, asking banks concerned and RBI to submit report on the nature of security breach which compromised over 3.25 million cards and assured customers that strong action will be taken while their interests will not come to any harm.
2016-10-21 13:21:50 Read More

Govt unveils UDAN, fares capped at Rs 2,500 for 1-hour flights

From next January, the government will roll out its ambitious plan to introduce budget regional flying by connecting small towns by flights whose fares will be capped at Rs 2,500 per hour. The scheme has been named 'UDAN'.
2016-10-21 11:23:28 Read More

Jaya's health: Cases filed against Ramaswamy

The cyber-crime wing of the Chennai city police on Friday registered two separate cases against social activist K R ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy and his assistant, Fatima, for allegedly spreading rumours about the health condition of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
2016-10-21 10:13:26 Read More

PTV case: Pak court directs police to arrest Imran

Expressing displeasure over the police's failure to submit the implementation report, the judge directed the authorities to carry out the arrest by November 17. 70 people were booked after protesters stormed PTV headquarters and forced its staff to take two of the flagship channels off air in 2014.
2016-10-21 07:35:41 Read More

Parrikar rejects charge, says 'Rafale best deal'

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday asserted the recently-signed Euro 7.878 billion-deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets was the best ever offered to any country, rejecting Swaraj Abhiyan's Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav's allegation that India paid double the price.
2016-10-20 18:00:49 Read More

Arms dealer Abhishek Verma rejects allegations against Varun Gandhi

Controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma on Thursday rejected allegations of purported defence leaks by BJP MP Varun Gandhi to him saying the emails and photographs being circulated are "fabricated" and questioned the motive of the releases made on the issue.
2016-10-20 17:32:09 Read More

'Man-eating' tiger shot dead near Corbett

2016-10-20 16:54:10 Read More

NZ beat India by six runs despite Pandya heroics

After his match-winning debut with the ball in the 1st ODI of the India v New Zealand series, Hardik Pandya stepped up with the bat scoring a vital 36 runs in the slog overs taking India close to the target of 243, but India fell agonising short by six runs as New Zealand won the 2nd ODI.
2016-10-20 16:00:00 Read More

Varun under attack over defence deals

BJP MP Varun Gandhi was at the centre of a controversy over allegations that he had leaked defence secrets to middleman Abhishek Verma and arms manufacturers after being "honeytrapped", a charge he stoutly denied.
2016-10-20 14:49:39 Read More

Pak warns of action if India breaches Indus Treaty

Pakistan on Thursday warned of "appropriate action" if India violates the Indus Water Treaty and said it is closely monitoring the situation, amid reports that New Delhi may revisit the key water sharing accord.
2016-10-20 12:12:30 Read More

Watch Live: Reliance Industries CFO on Q2 results

2016-10-20 12:06:50 Read More

Rita Joshi slams Rahul, says 'party given on contract to Prashant Kishor'

Senior UP leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Thursday slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's leadership as she quit the Congress to join the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in the state. She also slammed the Congress for meekly handing over the entire UP poll campaign to Prashant Kishor.
2016-10-20 12:04:30 Read More

Setback for Cong in UP, Rita Bahuguna joins BJP

Rita Bahuguna Joshi, former Uttar Pradesh Congress chief and a prominent Brahmin face in the party's state unit, joined the BJP on Thursday in presence of party chief Amit Shah. She said she was hurt when the Congress questioned the surgical strikes.
2016-10-20 09:45:15 Read More

Panama Papers case: Pak SC notice to Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members in the 'Panama Papers' leaks case, acting on petitions seeking his disqualification over alleged corruption and illegally possessing assets abroad.
2016-10-20 09:16:37 Read More

US debate focus on Supreme Court, abortion

The International Monetary Fund has warned that Pakistan will need to manage rising outflows related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in the years ahead and suggested that its government undertake reforms that support growth and exports to generate adequate resources for meeting payment obligations.
2016-10-20 01:40:09 Read More

AI crew scolded as man sleeps on kitchen floor

2016-10-19 22:09:40 Read More

New 'Silk Route' to spark outflows from Pak: IMF

Close to 30 lakh debit cards are understood to have been used in ATMs that are suspected to have exposed card and PIN details to malware at the back end. The matter, which started from Yes Bank ATMs came to light around July.
2016-10-19 21:28:28 Read More

30 lakh debit cards exposed to suspect ATMs?

Air India has grounded three crew members, including two airhostesses, for letting a colleague from some other department sleep on the floor of the galley in first class while the aircraft was winging its way from New York to Delhi last week.
2016-10-19 19:54:31 Read More

'Goa meet furthers case for our NSG membership'

BRICS exposed the limitations of India's diplomacy of outrage in dealing with the issue of cross-border terrorism, but the government did manage to generate what it sees as a favourable response to India's NSG membership bid.
2016-10-19 17:13:40 Read More

Missing student: JNU campus tense, top brass 'confined' inside office

With the first year MSc student Najeeb Ahmed still untraced for the fifth day, the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University led by the JNU Students’ Union blocked the entrances of the administrative block on Wednesday afternoon alleging that the administration has acted in insensitive manner. Meanwhile JNU administration had summoned 12 students to depose before the proctorial committee whose names have been associated with the incidence of violence at Mahi-Mandvi hostel on October 14.
2016-10-19 15:09:54 Read More

First India-China joint Army exercise in J&K

In a first, India and China today carried out a joint army exercise in eastern Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, a move that comes amid hectic diplomatic manoeuvring between the two countries over a host of issues like Nuclear Suppliers Group and designation of Masood Azhar as a terrorist by the UN.
2016-10-19 14:17:41 Read More

'India to get 2nd nuclear submarine from Russia'

Sources on Wednesday said the deal was struck during the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 15 on the sidelines of the BRICS meet in Goa. However, it was not part of the slew of announcements made after the talks.
2016-10-19 13:47:06 Read More

Rebellion? Akhilesh may skip major SP event

The infighting in the Samajwadi Party shows no signs of abating, with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday announcing his decision to embark on the 'Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra' alone from November 3.
2016-10-19 13:28:48 Read More

Panneerselvam chairs TN cabinet meet with Jaya’s photo in front

The Tamil Nadu cabinet met on Wednesday under the leadership of finance minister O Panneerselvam in the absence of chief minister J Jayalalithaa who has been undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
2016-10-19 09:02:03 Read More

'Panicked' Chinese envoy meets Imran over CPEC

The meeting with Imran was requested by the Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong; they reportedly met at Imran's residence in Islamabad. The gist of the meeting was to dispel the impression that the party's ongoing accountability movement against the PM was somehow meant to sabotage the CPEC.
2016-10-19 08:26:58 Read More

India used BRICS-BIMSTEC meet to outmanoeuvre Pak: Chinese media

The opinion piece by a Chinese scholar - in the state-run media - is surprising because it seems to indicate Beijing thinks the summit was a win for India, despite its having blocked New Delhi's attempts to name Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Muhammad in the Summit declaration.
2016-10-19 06:22:15 Read More

Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder

Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital Riyadh for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said in a statement. Kabir was the 134th local or foreigner put to death this year.
2016-10-19 06:07:22 Read More

Why Pak MPs are upset about China-Pak corridor

What the senators were specifically worried about is the perception that local financing is being used for CPEC-related projects, instead of monies from the Chinese investments. Other areas of major concern are the power tariffs the Chinese will fix for CPEC-related power projects.
2016-10-19 05:05:54 Read More

Next-gen BrahMos missiles to cover entire Pak

Brahmos' current range is 300 km, which makes it difficult to hit targets deep inside Pakistan. India has ballistic missiles with longer range than the next generation Brahmos. But Brahmos' ability to take down specific targets, even well-protected ones, makes it a potential game changer.
2016-10-19 02:46:20 Read More

44 held in Baramulla; LeT issued warning to SHO

Pakistan-based terror group Laskar-e-Taiba has issued a warning to the Baramulla SHO for facilitating an operation on Monday in which at lease 44 have been arrested for terror-related activities. After 700-odd houses were searched, security agencies seized petrol bombs, Chinese and Pakistani flags
2016-10-18 22:33:30 Read More

What more troubles brew for Sharif in Pakistan

2016-10-18 20:30:52 Read More

Army had crossed LoC before, but 'surgical strikes', a first: Government

The government told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that while the Army had crossed the LoC to hit targets earlier too, September 29 was the first time they had entered Pakistan’s territory to destroy terror launch pads.
2016-10-18 18:48:22 Read More

Armed man holds hostages in Brussels, held

2016-10-18 18:36:48 Read More

DATE 4

Dil in mushkil, KJo says alvida to Pak actors

2016-10-18 18:15:00 Read More>>

No ties with Pak until terrorism ends: Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir has joined the chorus of strong opposition to ties between India and Pakistan on all fronts, claiming that India should have nothing to do with its neighboring country until cross-border terrorism is eliminated.
2016-10-18 10:48:28 Read More

Continue releasing 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to TN: SC to K'taka

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government to keep releasing 2,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till further orders. The top court directed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to maintain peace and harmony in their states.
2016-10-18 10:41:25 Read More

Ready to deal with any misadventure at LoC: Army

The Army on Tuesday said it was prepared to deal with any misadventure from across the LoC by Pakistani troops or terrorists in the wake of surgical strikes on terror camps in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
2016-10-18 10:21:16 Read More

BCCI v Lodha: SC dismisses review petition

The BCCI and its senior lawyer Kapil Sibal would have banked on the scheduled hearing of the Supreme Court review petition on Tuesday, but instead faced a setback with the apex court dismissing the board’s review of an order passed on July 18.
2016-10-18 09:42:08 Read More

PM likens army's strike to Israel's exploits

PM Modi again took the opportunity to refer to the surgical strikes in Pakistan and said India's army, "which everyone is talking about", is now as good as the vaunted Israeli army. He was addressing a rally in Mandi, in the Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, a state that goes to the polls next year
2016-10-18 07:53:57 Read More

19 dead in Bhubaneswar hospital fire

At least 19 people were killed and around 50 injured in a major fire that broke out at Sum Hospital, a leading private healthcare institute, in Bhubaneswar late on Monday. Sources said the fire started around 7.30pm in the dialysis ward on the second floor of the hospital.
2016-10-17 23:02:24 Read More

At Brics, Russian silence on Pak terror stuns India

China blocked India’s attempts to name JeM and LeT in the Goa Declaration, wherein the Brics member states pledged to “relentlessly pursue” outfits designated terrorist groups by the UNSC, but what has hurt the government more, sources said, is Russia’s disinclination to argue India’s case.
2016-10-17 21:43:44 Read More

Video shows Rohith Vemula saying, ‘I am Dalit’

2016-10-17 20:41:59 Read More

When Army says something, believe it: Parrikar

A week after a central government commission said that Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit, an old video of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) research scholar surfaced on Monday in which he claims his Dalit identity.
2016-10-17 20:20:11 Read More

India set to complete N-triad with INS Arihant commissioning

India is finally close to operationalising its long-awaited nuclear weapons triad — the capability to launch nukes from land, air and sea, with the commissioning of INS Arihant. Sources said nuclear submarine INS Arihant was commissioned into service in August after extensive sea trials.
2016-10-17 19:52:30 Read More

Swift rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman rattles Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince, is trying to overturn tradition, reinvent the economy and consolidate power in the oil kingdom. He has a hand in nearly all elements of Saudi policy. The centralization of authority in Prince Salman has angered many of the Saudi royal family.
2016-10-17 03:45:51 Read More

Omar Abdullah detained at US airport for checks

2016-10-17 01:24:34 Read More

Sakshi Malik gets engaged to wrestler boyfriend

Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Sunday got engaged to her wrestler boyfriend Satyawart Kadian, who is also a Commonwealth Games medal winner, in Rohtak.
2016-10-17 00:54:29 Read More

Uri terrorists used ladders to scale LoC fence

2016-10-16 20:06:38 Read More

'Nepal wants to be a bridge between India, China'

One of the four terrorist who attacked the Army camp at Uri had infiltrated using the gaps along the fence near Salamabad Nallah and erected a ladder on the Indian side of the fence, while the other three had a ladder on their side. The two ladders were connected like a pedestrian bridge.
2016-10-16 19:52:54 Read More

China impedes India’s attempt to mention JeM, LeT in Goa Declaration

Goa Declaration in many ways did not deliver the knockout blow to Pakistan which many had come to expect. China scuttles attempt to mention terror groups like Jaish-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba in statement.
2016-10-16 19:26:05 Read More

Modi calls Pak a threat to prosperity of region

PM Narendra Modi used the Brics forum to keep up his attack on Pakistan, describing it as the “mother ship” of terrorism that posed a direct threat to the “eco prosperity” of the region. The Brics summit did not mention cross-border terrorism mainly due to China’s resistance.
2016-10-16 18:57:31 Read More

PM's strong message to Pak on terror: Top quotes

“Nepal lies in between two giant neighbours — India and China. We wish to reap benefits of this geographical speciality by working as a dynamic bridge between the two countries,” Nepal PM Prachanda said, according to a statement issued by his secretariat in Kathmandu.
2016-10-16 16:54:35 Read More

Desipte slowdown, BRICS' strength unchanged: Xi 

The “mother-ship of terrorism”. That’s the latest epithet that Prime Minister Narendra Modi bestowed on Pakistan at a meeting of the head of state of the five BRICS countries at the ongoing summit in Goa. This was part of his continuing anti-terrorism push at international platforms.
2016-10-16 11:48:54 Read More

'Personal laws must be constitutionally compliant'

2016-10-16 11:46:14 Read More

Goa Declaration: BRICS leaders recognize threat posed by terrorism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that all BRICS leaders had been united in acknowledging the global threat posed by terrorism, and that those who perpetrate acts of terror were no more dangerous than those who provided them with support.
2016-10-16 11:11:40 Read More

BRICS: PM calls Pak 'mother-ship of terrorism'

Amid the ongoing debate over 'triple talaq', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the government is of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant and in conformity with norms of gender equality and the right to live with dignity.
2016-10-16 07:08:20 Read More

India to nail Pak lie on LeT funding at int'l meet

2016-10-15 21:58:58 Read More

Bridge collapse rumour behind Varanasi stampede

2016-10-15 19:18:32 Read More

Modi gets Putin’s support on terror, asks Xi to take a stand

India received Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strong backing against Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism but had to resort to some straight talking with China, with PM Narendra Modi telling Chinese President Xi Jinping that the two nations could not afford to differ on terror.
2016-10-15 18:55:20 Read More

Varanasi stampede: UP govt suspends 5 officials

2016-10-15 17:48:31 Read More

India, Russia ink pacts for mega defence deals

Correcting the pronounced tilt towards the US in defence deals, India on Saturday inked pacts with Russia to acquire advanced air defence missile systems, stealth frigates as well as jointly produce light-utility helicopters. The three projects are collectively worth an estimated $10.5 billion.
2016-10-15 16:34:59 Read More

India, China can't afford to have differences on terror, Modi tells Xi

Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday recognised terrorism as a "key issue" during a bilateral discussion held on the sidelines of BRICS summit. But Beijing gave no assurance on supporting New Delhi's bid on a UN ban against Pakistan-based militant leader Masood Azhar.
2016-10-15 14:51:12 Read More

Saraswati river existed, says expert panel

India on Saturday inked three mega defence deals with Russia that included purchase of a most advanced air defence missile system as part of 16 pacts even as the two traditional allies strongly pitched for "zero tolerance" in dealing with terrorists and their supporters.
2016-10-15 13:27:29 Read More

Mega defence deals inked at Modi-Putin summit

2016-10-15 13:21:57 Read More

24 dead in stampede at Varanasi

The Saraswati river, so far considered mythical, did exist, a government-constituted expert committee has found. Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said the government will take action on the report, which according to her, "cannot be challenged".
2016-10-15 12:54:57 Read More

Sexual allegations against Trump: What we know

Many women have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault or harassment -- accusations denied by the real estate mogul who was caught in a newly-surfaced 2005 video boasting that stardom allowed him to grope women with impunity.
2016-10-15 04:21:15 Read More

Live updates: Meeting with Xi fruitful, Modi tweets

At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at Rajghat bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli where a large number of people had gathered for a religious event. About a lakh devotees took part in the procession despite the fact that permission was sought for a gathering of 3,000 people.
2016-10-15 03:24:41 Read More

Strikes may be repeated if needed: Army to MPs

The Army confirmed to political parties during a briefing to the defence standing committee on Friday that its units crossed the Line of Control over a “wide arc“ and that the surgical strikes could be repeated if the ground situation warranted such a course of action.
2016-10-14 23:42:49 Read More

They pelt stones, but Army still helps them: Modi

Praising the armed forces for their role in humanitarian assistance, PM Narendra Modi said the Army had worked unstintingly during the floods in Jammu and Kashmir two years ago without complaining. He said that they were serving those who hurled stones at them causing serious injuries.
2016-10-14 22:18:00 Read More

Pakistan army calls report on row with government a security breach

Pak Army chief General Raheel Sharif chaired a corps commanders meeting, expressing "serious concern over the feeding of false & fabricated story of an important security meeting held at PM house". The news was published in the 'Dawn', following which the reporter was put on the 'Exit Control' list.
2016-10-14 21:47:55 Read More

India to raise terror issue at BRICS meet

India expects Russia’s support in formulating a BRICS statement to deal with countries providing safe havens for terrorists, a code for Pakistan’s support to anti-India terror outfits operating from its soil. India’s focus on cross-border terrorism has so far dominated the build-up of the summit.
2016-10-14 19:54:10 Read More

China refuses to budge on India's NSG bid, Masood Azhar's banning

On the eve of President Xi Jinping's India visit, China on Friday stuck to its guns saying that there was no change in its stand on India's NSG membership bid and New Delhi's attempts to get JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN.
2016-10-14 16:01:36 Read More

'No talks on withdrawal of MFN status to Pak'

The government had decided to review the MFN status given to Pak at a meeting called by PM Modi. But the meeting was postponed. India, Sitharaman said, had extended the MFN status to Pak as a "goodwill gesture" way back in 1996 but unfortunately the same has not yet been extended to New Delhi.
2016-10-14 14:57:33 Read More

One jawan martyred in terror attack in Kashmir

A jawan of paramilitary force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was killed and 8 others, including a policeman, were injured tonight when militants attacked security convoy in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar.
2016-10-14 14:11:34 Read More

'India wants to contain tensions with Pakistan'

"We want to build comprehensive national power - economic, military and diplomatic. We need time, but if we stay on this path, the power differential with Pakistan will become so high by 2025 that you don't have to fight a war," an official involved in shaping the govt's strategy towards Pak said.
2016-10-14 13:53:46 Read More

Indian Army does not speak, but acts: PM Modi

Addressing ex-servicemen at the gathering, the PM hailed our soldiers as saviours of humanity at large, beyond borders and nations. "When we talk about our soldiers, it is mostly about their uniform, their valour but we must also see them as an example of humanity".
2016-10-14 12:27:39 Read More

India, Russia likely to ink 18 pacts during Putin's Goa visit

India and Russia are likely to sign as many as 18 agreements when PM Narendra Modi hosts President Vladimir Putin in Goa on Saturday for the 17th India-Russia annual summit meet. ​Defence and nuclear cooperation will again be among the highlights of their engagement.
2016-10-14 00:04:09 Read More

Senior J&K cop suspended for giving info to Pak

The Jammu & Kashmir police suspended a deputy superintendent on Thursday for passing on sensitive information about security deployment to Pakistani intelligence agencies during the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley.
2016-10-13 20:54:40 Read More

NIA may name Azhar in Pathankot chargesheet

Looking to pin down Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar for the terrorist attack on the Pathankot IAF base, the National Investigation Agency is considering filing a charge sheet naming Azhar, his brother Abdul Rauf and two other “handlers” involved in the terror strike.
2016-10-13 19:49:01 Read More

US on alliance with India: 'Why be shackled?'

2016-10-13 17:26:12 Read More

US on alliance with India: 'Why be shackled?'

2016-10-13 17:26:12 Read More

Caesar, last 26/11 hero dog, dies; Mumbai grieves

Caesar, the last surviving 26/11 hero of his kind, died on Thursday. Caesar, the Labrador Retriever, was covered with the Tricolour and received an emotional farewell from the city’s police force. Mumbai’s Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the canine hero with a tweet.
2016-10-13 14:50:01 Read More

Dhoni knows when to hand the baton to Kohli: Roy

"At the moment, there is no replacement for Dhoni in limited overs. He is too good a player and a leader. There is no need to think of changing captaincy. Dhoni knows when to hand the baton to Kohli," Roy said.
2016-10-13 14:42:38 Read More

DATE 5

Russia: Modi, Putin to sign deal for S-400 anti-missile defence system

Russian President Vladimir Putin will seal a deal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an upcoming visit to deliver Moscow's most advanced air defence system, the Kremlin said on Thursday. President Putin will meet PM Modi in Goa on Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit
2016-10-13 14:36:53 Read More>>

US snubs Pakistan, backs India’s surgical strikes

The United States on Wednesday publicly affirmed New Delhi’s right to self-defence through military response to Pakistani terrorist depredations against India, while rejecting Islamabad’s efforts to link peace in Afghanistan to settlement of the Kashmir issue.
2016-10-13 13:38:55 Read More

'Dragon' and 'elephant' can dance together: China

Notwithstanding differences in China-India relations, China on Thursday said "sound and stable" development of ties in recent years has proved that the "dragon" and the "elephant" can join hands and peacefully co-exist.
2016-10-13 10:58:51 Read More

Naidu-Jagan slugfest on black money reaches PM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Leader of Opposition YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday sought to take their bitter political war to the Prime Minister by writing separate letters to Narendra Modi on the black money issue.
2016-10-13 10:31:00 Read More

Tibet gives upper hand to China over India: Chinese media

"The competition of China and India over building railways in Nepal will influence the future development of Nepal and Bangladesh. It will also bring more challenges to Tibet," an article in the state-run Global Times said on Thursday.
2016-10-13 09:56:41 Read More

Russia India's leading military supplier: Putin

Two women, Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks, have claimed that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump touched them inappropriately. One said she encountered him on a plane, the other in Trump Tower.
2016-10-13 08:31:12 Read More

Muslim board rejects move on uniform civil code

The Muslim law board also said that the law commission isn't acting independently and is instead acting at the behest of the Centre, which last week opposed the practice of triple talaq in the Supreme Court and said it can't be regarded as an essential part of religion.
2016-10-13 07:55:18 Read More

'Donald Trump groped me like an octopus'

2016-10-13 06:56:17 Read More

Won't dignify terrorist Hafiz Saeed's comments: US

"Russia remains in the lead in terms of both direct supplies of most advanced weapons and military equipment and conducting joint researches with India, as well as producing goods for military purposes," Putin said ahead of his visit to India for the five-nations BRICS Summit in Goa.
2016-10-13 06:27:30 Read More

2 women say Trump touched them inappropriately

2016-10-13 01:13:42 Read More

No role in journalist Cyril Almeida case: Pak army

Supporting India's "right to self-defence" in the aftermath of the Uri attack which it dubbed a "clear case of cross-border terrorism", the US on Wednesday dismissed the recent attempt by Pakistan to link peace in war-torn Afghanistan with resolution of the Kashmir issue.
2016-10-12 20:10:21 Read More

Had there been a surgical strike, Pak would have retaliated: Abdul Basit

Dismissing as "fictional" New Delhi's statement that the Indian Army had executed successful "surgical strikes" against terror launch pads across the LoC, Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit claimed that Islamabad would have "immediately retaliated" if that indeed had been the case.
2016-10-12 19:52:05 Read More

US slams Pak for linking Afghan peace to Kashmir

A leading Pakistani daily on Wednesday asked the civilian and military establishment why action against JeM chief Masood Azhar and JuD's Hafiz Saeed was "danger" to the country's national security.
2016-10-12 17:29:07 Read More

'Triple talaq being given un-Islamic interpretation'

2016-10-12 15:45:41 Read More

How the 56-hr long operation at Pampore unfolded

Refraining from commenting on the stand taken by the Narendra Modi government urging the Supreme Court to abolish the custom, she said "this is not an issue where I can answer in affirmative or negative that I agree with the Centre's stand or not. I can only give my views on the issue and what I feel about it."
2016-10-12 13:33:40 Read More

'Why can't you act against Azhar, Saeed?' Pak daily asks Islamabad

A leading Pakistani daily on Wednesday asked the civilian and military establishment why action against JeM chief Masood Azhar and JuD's Hafiz Saeed was "danger" to the country's national security.
2016-10-12 13:21:25 Read More

Pak daily 'Nation' questions govt on Azhar, Saeed

Two women have accused Donald Trump of touching them inappropriately in the past, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, with one saying she was groped and another recounting him kissing her on the mouth, charges that the Republican presidential nominee hotly denied.
2016-10-12 13:21:25 Read More

Parrikar lying about previous strikes: Congress

The Congress responded sharply to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s assertion that the Congress’s claims of carrying out surgical strikes were false. It demanded an apology from Parrikar, saying Congress governments had backed surgical strikes by the Army during the wars India has fought in 1947, 1962, 1965 and 1972.
2016-10-12 12:40:07 Read More

No surgical strikes in previous years: Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday rejected claims that surgical strikes were undertaken during the UPA regime and asserted that a "major" share of credit for the Army action last month goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2016-10-12 11:37:51 Read More

How could Jaya advise governor, DMK prez wonders

Pakistan is exploring the possibility of creating a greater South Asian economic alliance to counter India's controlling hold on the eight-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), diplomatic observers said.
2016-10-12 10:19:25 Read More

Canine 'soldiers', the mute sentinels of Kashmir

2016-10-12 09:56:58 Read More

Credit for surgical strike goes to all Indians, not any party: Parrikar

Union defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the credit for the recent successful surgical strikes in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir should go to all the 127 crore Indians, and not to any political party.
2016-10-12 09:20:34 Read More

Pak seeks bigger Saarc to counter India’s influence

Canines are helping security forces in Kashmir in anti-militancy operation by detecting Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs) or alerting troops about suspicious movements. 'Tractor', a Rottweiler, and 'Sam', a German Shepherd, were part of the team which killed Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8.
2016-10-12 05:32:20 Read More

Jaya still CM, but aide handed over all work

Tamil Nadu governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday allocated all the portfolios of chief minister J Jayalalithaa to finance minister O Panneerselvam. Jayalalithaa will continue to be the chief minister.
2016-10-11 22:02:52 Read More

One terrorist killed, but Pampore shootout still on

One of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists holed up in the Entrepreneurship Development Institute hostel building in Pampore was killed by security forces on Tuesday, the second day of an unremitting gun battle that was still on when reports last came in.
2016-10-11 21:23:53 Read More

At times, war becomes unavoidable, says PM Narendra Modi

Declaring terrorism to be the enemy of humanity and warning that countries sheltering terrorists would not go unpunished, PM Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that at times, war became inevitable because of the sheer nature of circumstances.
2016-10-11 20:25:20 Read More

Pak greatest threat to world peace: India to UN

In yet another stinging reply to Pakistan, India told the United Nations that there was a dangerous correlation between Pakistan's unchecked development of nuclear weapons and the close nexus between the state and jihadi groups, and this posed the greatest threat to the world.
2016-10-11 19:05:11 Read More

Joint exercise with Pak not right: India to Russia

Ahead of their annual bilateral Summit, India has conveyed its opposition to Russia over its joint exercise with Pakistan, a nation which "sponsors and practises terrorism as a matter of State policy", saying it will create further problems.
2016-10-11 12:34:10 Read More

Nation is incensed over Uri attacks: Bachchan

Since the Uri terror attack of September 18 that killed 19 soldiers, the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) called for a blanket ban on artistes and technicians from Pakistan. IMPPA said films that were being planned with Pakistani artistes will come under the radar.
2016-10-11 05:27:43 Read More

Pak has got message that there's a limit to our tolerance: RSS chief

Mohan Bhagwat used a Dussehra speech on Tuesday to also rein in the cow brigade and warned them to work within the law and to not break it, in its efforts to work towards the Centre's goal of protecting cows.
2016-10-11 04:38:34 Read More

Journo barred from leaving Pak after his report

A Pakistani journalist, who last week reported an exclusive story for Dawn newspaper on a rift between the Nawaz Sharif government and Pakistan's army, was today put on an 'Exit Control List', which means Islamabad can stop him from leaving the country.
2016-10-11 04:26:34 Read More

India vs New Zealand live: Indore Test, Day 4

Ravi Ashwin picked up his 20th five-wicket haul to help India bowl New Zealand out for 299 on Day 3 and ensure a big 258-run first innings lead. They refused to enforce the follow-on to avoid batting in the 4th innings and give the bowlers (read spinners) a better chance to seal the deal.
2016-10-11 03:33:25 Read More

Filmed Monika to blackmail her: Accused to cops

Perfume researcher Monika Ghurde’s alleged murderer Rajkumar Singh told cops that he undressed Ghurde to film her in the nude after smothering her with the intention of later blackmailing her into silence, Goa police said on Monday.
2016-10-10 22:11:04 Read More

India continues to boost military ties with China

India continues to slowly but steadily build military-to-military ties with China, even as it keeps its armed forces on high operational readiness along the western front with Pakistan for any contingency.
2016-10-10 21:54:35 Read More

250 militants hiding in valley, waiting to strike

The government believes at least 250 terrorists belonging to three Pakistan-based terror groups are active in the Kashmir valley and they could target security forces to 'avenge' the surgical strikes carried out by the Army across the Line of Control (LoC).
2016-10-10 21:21:23 Read More

Bad behaviour now carries higher risk, Pakistan told

The strategic community is largely agreed that the Indian Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control by breaching a self-imposed restraint not to violate the LoC are intended to raise the "costs" for Pakistan for promoting cross-border terrorism.
2016-10-10 20:51:55 Read More

Oppn demoralising forces to run down Modi: BJP

BJP sought to corner opposition parties on Monday over the unending political slugfest over the surgical strikes against POK-based terror camps as the party eyes gains in the forthcoming assembly polls in five states by projecting PM Narendra Modi as a strong leader.
2016-10-10 19:55:27 Read More

250 terrorists in Kashmir to 'avenge' strikes

At least 250 terrorists belonging to three Pakistan-based terror groups are active in the Kashmir valley, trying to target security forces to "avenge" the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army in PoK.
2016-10-10 14:54:19 Read More

Sharif orders 'stern action' over news report on 'Pak army-govt rift'

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday ordered authorities to take "stern action" against those responsible for publishing a "fabricated" story about the military and ISI in a leading daily after army chief called on him to discuss national and regional security issues.
2016-10-10 14:38:29 Read More

Techie among two held for Jaya's health rumours

Central crime branch sleuths of Chennai city police have arrested two people including a software engineer for spreading rumours about health of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been in the Apollo Hospitals since September 22.
2016-10-10 14:32:28 Read More

Why PAVA shells have failed to control protesters

The Centre is mulling reconfiguration of 'PAVA shells', recently introduced in Kashmir for crowd control as an alternative to pellet guns, as these proved to be "less effective" due to a number of anomalies.
2016-10-10 13:21:41 Read More

Bhutan cited India's interest to pull out of Saarc

Bhutan, which pulled out of the Saarc summit, is understood to have cited the "vitiated" atmosphere in the wake of the Uri terror attack and its support for India's national interest while conveying the decision.
2016-10-10 11:39:53 Read More

Hart, Holmstrom win Nobel prize in economics

British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to contract theory, shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests.
2016-10-10 09:59:52 Read More

China accuses India of political gains in Azhar ban

Two days after it blocked India's move to get the United Nations to 'ban' Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar again, China added insult to injury by accusing India of pursuing "political gains in the name of counter-terrorism", PTI reported.
2016-10-10 06:05:04 Read More

Modi govt asks arms suppliers to be prepared

Sources said the government had made similar inquires after the Pathankot air base attack in January. In particular, the defence ministry is looking at small arms and ammunition and spare parts and weapons for the Sukhoi and Mirage fighter fleets on a priority basis.
2016-10-10 04:52:21 Read More

Will breach LoC to hunt terrorists: India to Pak

India's current stand is different from that of 1999. The Kargil conflict compelled Pakistan to respect the LoC as inviolable. After Pakistan tried to redraw the line with its Kargil intrusion and was forced back, then US president Bill Clinton said that borders should not be redrawn in blood.
2016-10-10 04:00:58 Read More

Live updates: Pampore encounter ends on day 3

DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday expressed his doubts over a Raj Bhavan statement which said Governor C Vidyasagar Rao had allocated chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s portfolios to finance minister O Panneerselvam “based on her advice.”
2016-10-10 03:48:24 Read More

Second Presidential debate: Key quotes

The Indian Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control appear to have rattled the ISI to such an extent that the Pakistani intelligence agency has purportedly asked cadres of Jaish-e- Muhammed (JeM) to go to any extent to carry out revenge strikes.
2016-10-10 02:01:45 Read More

Trump vows to jail Clinton over emails if he wins

Trump, who is facing a party rebellion over the 2005 video that emerged on Friday, said former President Bill Clinton had done worse to women. "Mine are words and his are action," he said. He also accused Bill Clinton of going on the attack against women who had alleged sexual misconduct by her husband.
2016-10-10 01:48:23 Read More

Trump on sex tape: 'It's locker room talk'

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump didn't shake hands at the start of the second Presidential debate on Monday, and that was perhaps a sign of things to come. The debate is still under way, and this time, the gloves are off. Here are the top quotes from both candidates from today's debate.
2016-10-10 01:36:05 Read More

DATE 6

Live: Clinton has 'tremendous hate in her heart', Trump says

Trump said he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into the matter because she had endangered national security while she served as President Barack Obama's chief diplomat from 2009-2013.
2016-10-10 00:55:51 Read More>>

Intel fears 'revenge attack' on Parliament

2016-10-09 20:35:29 Read More

Mumbai call centre scam's kingpin is a 23-year-old called Shaggy

Multiple US agencies are in touch with Thane police, exchanging details on the investigation. Sources say the call centre bust is the tip of the iceberg and the racket is spread across the country and perhaps even operates out of homes and not just commercial centres.
2016-10-09 18:01:14 Read More

'Very capable' armed forces is a must for a strong nation: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said this year's Vijaya Dashami is "very special" for the country, an apparent reference to the Army's surgical strikes on terror launch pads across LOC, even as he stressed that a "very capable" armed forces is a must for a strong nation.
2016-10-09 14:03:09 Read More

This is not the man I know, Trump's wife says

Calling Donald Trump's lewd remarks about groping women, as "unacceptable and offensive", his wife Melania Trump has appealed to the American people to accept his apology. Earlier, the Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said that he won't "condone his remarks and cannot defend them."
2016-10-09 11:51:00 Read More

No danger from radioactive leak at IGI Airport

Government officials said Sunday that there's no danger from a minor radioactive leak reported from the cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport earlier in the day.
2016-10-09 09:49:13 Read More

Kohli, Rahane shine as India declare at 557/5

India declared their first innings at 557/5 late in the third and final session thanks to Virat Kohli's second double century in Tests and Ajinkya Rahane's 188 on Sunday.
2016-10-09 08:59:09 Read More

'With 20 of its terrorists killed, LeT hit hardest in surgical strikes'

Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) suffered the maximum damage in the cross-LoC surgical strikes on terror launch pads carried out by Indian army with assessment reports of radio intercepts indicating that around 20 of its militants were killed.
2016-10-09 08:49:34 Read More

2 dead, many hurt in stampede at Maya's rally

Two women died on Sunday morning in Lucknow during rally of Bahujan Samajwadi Party in Alambagh area of Lucknow. More than two dozen were left injured.
2016-10-09 08:43:59 Read More

What Trump said about his daughter Ivanka

Donald Trump's crassness about women includes his tolerating a radio jockey calling his daughter Ivanka "a piece of ass." CNN on Sunday released a radio show excerpt in which RJ Howard Stern asks Trump whether he can refer to his daughter as a body part. Trump simply says “yeah.”
2016-10-09 08:14:05 Read More

Again, US snubs Pakistan over Kashmir 

US government officials and think tanks told Islamabad's special envoys to Kashmir who visited Washington last week to "end cross-border attacks if Pakistan wants its stance on Kashmir to be heard", Dawn reported today.
2016-10-09 06:13:22 Read More

140 killed in Saudi air strikes on Yemen funeral

Donald Trump vowed to remain in the presidential race even as more than a dozen prominent Republicans withdrew support and urged him to drop out following news of a recording of him making lewd comments about women.
2016-10-08 22:27:24 Read More

India braces for 'big terror attack' as truce talks with Pak falter

Pakistan’s NSA, Nasir Janjua talked "de-escalation" with Ajit Doval last week, but at the top levels of the Indian government there is a growing belief Pakistan could retaliate against last week’s surgical strikes with a big terror attack in India in the coming weeks.
2016-10-08 22:14:42 Read More

Trump vows not to quit despite lewd video scandal

2016-10-08 21:20:21 Read More

Valley erupts as pellets kill 13-yr-old boy

The death of a 13-year-old boy from pellet injuries allegedly sustained during a clash with security forces triggered a fresh wave of protests in Srinagar on Saturday. Junaid Ahmad Akhoon's death took the toll for Kashmir's three-month spell of unrest to 91.
2016-10-08 20:22:45 Read More

Monika Ghurde's 'killers' caught on ATM cam

Goa police have identified two persons behind perfume researcher Monika Ghurde's murder, who were caught by CCTV camera at an ATM about 3km from the scene of the crime, withdrawing money with her card
2016-10-08 19:58:41 Read More

10 things Pak's Kashmir envoys tried on US trip

The explanation however failed to offer suggestions on which countries would want to discuss what aspects of the Indian bid to have Azhar named a global terrorist. Azhar is backed by the Pakistani military-dominated establishment, that China considers an ‘all-weather ally’.
2016-10-08 16:11:06 Read More

India: Pakistan misusing UN for its own 'territorial aggrandizement'

India has strongly rejected Pakistan's references on Kashmir at the UN, saying such remarks are a self-serving attempt by Islamabad to bring extraneous issues to the world body for its "territorial aggrandizement".
2016-10-08 15:51:00 Read More

India 'won't count the bullets' if attacked: Rajnath

Singh, who visited BSF's Munabao Border Outpost, assured the security personnel that the government will do everything to improve the border infrastructure, including completing the floodlighting and a parallel road along the fencing, and their service conditions.
2016-10-08 14:29:47 Read More

‘Different views’: China's excuse for Masood stand

Four terrorists were eliminated by the Army on the LoC while trying to infiltrate Naugam sector on Oct 6. Pak Ordinance factory markings have been found on the hand grenades, an Army spokesman said. Pakistan origin markings are also seen on the medicines and eatable items recovered from them.
2016-10-08 13:25:43 Read More

'Pak markings on grenades seized from terrorists'

2016-10-08 11:13:59 Read More

Trump on groping women: 'They let you do it'

Donald Trump blurted out lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005, a revelation that led the Republican presidential nominee to issue a rare apology Friday, "if anyone was offended."
2016-10-08 02:15:53 Read More

Pak army build-up intensifies on LoC, civilians pulled back

The Pakistan army build-up across the LoC, coupled with pulling back of civilian population further inside PoK, was more prominent in Jammu region than the Kashmir valley, latest intelligence reports said.
2016-10-08 01:17:38 Read More

High-profile perfumer found murdered in Goa flat

A 39-year-old photographer turned perfumer, Monika Ghurde, was found dead in her rented flat in Goa's Sangolda. Ghurde, nicknamed the First Lady of Smell, was discovered naked on the bed with her hands tied to the back of the bed.
2016-10-07 20:06:57 Read More

IS terrorist had planned lone wolf strikes in India

If 31-year-old Subahani Haja Moideen, trained by IS's military wing for three months, had his way, he would have been the first "lone wolf" attacker in India.
2016-10-07 19:46:31 Read More

More than 800 dead from Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, Florida coast hit

The number of fatalities in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, surged to at least 842 on Friday as information trickled in from remote areas previously cut off by the storm, according to a Reuters tally of death tolls given by officials.
2016-10-07 17:37:41 Read More

Hurricane Matthew: More than 800 dead in Haiti

Hurricane Matthew killed more than 800 people and left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before it skirted Florida's Atlantic coast on Friday and plowed northward over waters just off Georgia.The number of deaths in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, surged to at least 842 on Friday
2016-10-07 17:37:41 Read More

Kabaddi WC: India stunned by Korea in opener

India suffered a shock defeat in the inaugural match of the ongoing Kabaddi World Cup as they were upstaged 32-34 by South Korea on Friday.
2016-10-07 17:03:06 Read More

Rahul Gandhi isolated over 'dalali' barb

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was on Friday slammed and isolated over his 'dalali' barb even as the Congress jumped to its leader's defence and said people of the country understand the sentiment behind his words.
2016-10-07 15:46:52 Read More

Jaya in hospital: Governor meets ministers

Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday met senior state ministers O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami and discussed with them the general administration of the government.
2016-10-07 14:46:49 Read More

Fawad Khan breaks his silence, clears his stand

Fawad Khan issued an official statement on his social networking site.
2016-10-07 13:03:14 Read More

India to completely seal border with Pakistan by 2018: Rajnath 

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the India-Pakistan border would be sealed by December 2018 for which a time-bound action plan will be prepared. Singh added that a new concept of a Border Security Grid will be formed with all stakeholders as its members.
2016-10-07 09:30:40 Read More

Colombian President wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end. The civil war in Colombia has cost the lives of at least 220,000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people.
2016-10-07 09:09:54 Read More

BCCI v Lodha: SC postpones order to October 17

The Supreme Court has postponed until October 17 its hearing on the BCCI v Lodha Committee matter, with the apex court set to be in recess for the next ten days.
2016-10-07 08:52:54 Read More

Boost for Nitish: SC restores liquor ban in Bihar

In a releif for the Nitish government, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Patna high court order quashing the notification banning consumption and sale of liquor in the state. "Ban on liquor and fundamental rights do not go together," the SC bench said.
2016-10-07 07:56:58 Read More

3rd Test: India declare their 1st innings at 557/5

Having already sealed the Test series, India will be aiming for their third series whitewash in four years when they host New Zealand in the third and final Test match at Holkar from Saturday.
2016-10-07 07:51:22 Read More

Amit Shah on row over Army strikes: Key highlights

Bharatiya Janata Party National President Amit Shah on Friday criticized Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's and Arvind Kejriwal's comments on the Army's surgical strikes during a press briefing. Here are key highlights from his briefing.
2016-10-07 07:26:11 Read More

'Dalali' remarks: Rahul Gandhi has insulted Army, Amit Shah says

BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday slammed Rahul Gandhi for his 'dalali' remarks on surgical strikes, saying the Congress vice-president crossed all limits and insulted Army and jawans by his comments. "Is the blood of our soldiers something that you can trade," the BJP chief asked in a press briefing.
2016-10-07 07:12:28 Read More

Which egg is Hafiz Saeed laying for us: Pak MP 

A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker, Rana Muhammad Afzal, has demanded action against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed amid a growing chorus for action against terror groups in Pakistan.
2016-10-07 04:41:21 Read More

Rift between Pak govt, army over backing militant groups: Report

A media report suggesting that the Pakistan military has been asked not to "interfere" in action against militant groups considered "off limits" gave rise to heated speculation of a rift between the Nawaz Sharif government and the army brass even though the account was forcefully denied.
2016-10-06 23:35:02 Read More

Voices in Pak criticise state support to terror

Pakistani daily Dawn's report on the "discussions" at a recent high-level huddle of top civilian and military leaders, rejected by the Nawaz Sharif government, created palaver across the country on Thursday.
2016-10-06 20:30:23 Read More

I fought Iraqi forces for $100/month: Jihadi

Senior home ministry officials describe Subahani Haja Moideen's arrest as the most "prominent" among those of 60 IS recruits over the past two years, saying he is privy to the outfit's operational details.
2016-10-06 20:28:08 Read More

Emergency in Florida on Hurricane Matthew threat

President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida as Hurricane Matthew strengthened and headed for the US Southeast, the White House said on Thursday.
2016-10-06 18:01:18 Read More

Hurricane Matthew kills 283 people in Haiti

Haitian officials on Thursday raised the known death toll from Hurricane Matthew as they finally began to reach corners of the country that had been cut off by the rampaging storm. Interior minister Francois Anick Joseph announced that at least 108 had died, up from a previous count of 23.
2016-10-06 17:38:12 Read More

'New low in politics': BJP slams 'frustrated' Rahul for his 'dalali' barb

Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi over his "dalali" barb at Narendra Modi, the BJP on Thursday called his remarks "a new low in Indian politics" and said he was speaking in "frustration" as the Prime Minister was drawing "praise" after he gave the nod to the Army to carry out the surgical strikes.
2016-10-06 15:48:51 Read More

Even I am captain of SC cricket team: CJI to BCCI

"Even I am the captain of the Supreme Court cricket team," observed Chief Justice TS Thakur on Thursday after BCCI defended its president Anurag Thakur's qualification to be an office bearer of the cash-rich body.
2016-10-06 15:45:20 Read More

Jayalalithaa requires longer stay in hospital

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai a fortnight ago, continues to remain on respiratory support but is "improving and making gradual progress," said a press release issued by the hospital on Thursday evening.
2016-10-06 15:12:22 Read More

PM Modi hiding behind 'blood of jawans': Rahul

In a hard-hitting but controversial remark targeting the Prime Minister, Rahul said "hamare jawano ke khoon ke piche aap chuppe hue ho, unki aap dalali kar rahe ho (PM Modi is hiding behind the blood of the martyrs and selling it)."
2016-10-06 14:04:16 Read More

India ODI squad: Raina, Mishra back for NZ series

Suresh Raina and Amit Mishra have been included in India's MS Dhoni-led ODI squad for the first three ODIs of the five-match series against New Zealand starting October 16. Both cricketers last featured in ODIs in October 2015.
2016-10-06 13:24:22 Read More

Pak’s misuse of intl platforms useless: India at UN

India came down with a biting reply to Pakistan at the United Nations on Wednesday, saying no amount of misuse of international platforms by Islamabad is going to help its claims to Indian territory.
2016-10-05 17:02:59 Read More

DATE 7

Portugal's Guterres chosen as next UN chief

For the first time this year, the General Assembly's members held two-hour question-and-answer sessions with all 13 candidates who entered the race, and in the eyes of many diplomats, Guterres performed best.
2016-10-05 16:50:36 Read More>>

UNSC has become unresponsive: India's strong reaction on Azhar issue

India strongly criticised an "unresponsive" Security Council on Wednesday for being indecisive on sanctioning leaders of organisations it itself designates as terrorist entities after China extended its "technical hold" on India's bid for a UN ban against JeM chief Masood Azhar.
2016-10-05 16:20:35 Read More

'We stand with India': Germany backs Army strikes

“When it comes to counter terrorism, Germany stands side by side with it its strategic partner (India). And these (statements) are not empty words. It is quite clear in the political declaration signed by Prime Minister Modi and Chancellor Merkel,” German ambassador said.
2016-10-05 15:44:21 Read More

India slams Sharif over his remark on Burhan Wani

Nawaz Sharif made the remarks while addressing a joint session of Pakistan parliament convened to discuss the security situation in the wake of increasing India-Pak tensions. He expressed support for Kashmiris and said the issue should be resolved according to the wishes of people of Kashmir.
2016-10-05 14:53:00 Read More

Why are we lonely: Pak oppn leader flays Sharif

PM Nawaz Sharif found himself cornered during a joint parliament session on Wednesday. Questioning why five countries boycotted the Saarc summit which was to be held in Islamabad, opposition leader Khursheed Shah said Pakistan should have pre-empted the development.
2016-10-05 12:51:41 Read More

'Can't end poverty with tanks': Sharif's attempted response to Modi

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday hit out at India for its ‘aggression’ along the Line of Control, even as his government continues to deny that Indian armed forces conducted surgical strikes against terrorist camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Sharif also added the Pakistan parliament to the list of bodies where he has openly mentioned Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Burhan Wani.
2016-10-05 12:33:25 Read More

Avoid creating hysteria over surgical strikes: PM

During the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, PM Modi is understood to have told his ministerial colleagues that only authorised people should speak on the issue of surgical strikes and one should avoid speaking out-of-turn, sources said.
2016-10-05 11:52:26 Read More

Surgical strikes: Army hands over clips to govt

The ministers statements came amid demands that government release the footage of Army's recent surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. "Have faith in the government and leave it to the Army," Rijiju told reporters when asked about the demand for release of proof of the surgical strikes by the Army.
2016-10-05 11:07:15 Read More

UN court rejects nuclear case against India

In its ruling in the country's case against India, the first to be decided, the court said it had accepted Indian arguments that the ICJ, also known as the World Court, should not have jurisdiction in the case.
2016-10-05 09:04:14 Read More

As Obama term nears end, India hastens to buy US Predator drones

India is trying to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone aircraft for military surveillance, one of several defence and nuclear projects the two sides are pursuing in the final months of the Obama administration.
2016-10-05 07:40:42 Read More

Pakistan bars flights over Karachi and Lahore

2016-10-05 07:18:27 Read More

Army okay with surgical strikes' footage release

More than 50,000 new signatures have been added to the final count of the White House petition seeking to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, making it the most popular US petition so far.
2016-10-05 07:17:55 Read More

Why China's hold on Brahmaputra bothers India

In a move targeted at India, Pakistan is closing the airspace over Karachi and Lahore citing "operational reasons". Starting October 8, the airspace over Karachi and Lahore will remain closed for 18 hours a day for 13 days.
2016-10-05 03:38:25 Read More

Petition to US on Pak 'terror' makes new record

2016-10-05 02:27:09 Read More

'4% inflation target is set for 2021, not early 2018'

Besides the reduction in the policy rate, a key announcement in Patel’s first policy was the decision to target domestic real rates in the range of 1.25-1.5% from 1.5-2.0% earlier. Patel also clarified that the inflation target was 4% (plus/minus 2%) over five years and not by early 2018.
2016-10-04 22:40:23 Read More

India retains right to protect its interests, Doval tells counterpart

Addressing the refrain that the Pakistani leadership was ready to cooperate with India to investigate the Uri attack, Doval is understood to have stressed that Pakistani inaction after the Pathankot attack had robbed any confidence India may have had.
2016-10-04 21:20:55 Read More

India unwilling to give Pakistan any leeway

Despite signals from Pakistan exploring the possibility of “de-escalation” of current tensions, the Modi government is likely to insist on clear and verifiable action on terrorism, particularly in the context of the Mumbai, Pathankot and Uri terror attacks.
2016-10-04 21:05:21 Read More

LoC shelling forces thousands to flee

Pakistan’s security forces pummelled civilian areas along the Line of Control (LoC) with heavy mortar shelling until late on Tuesday, forcing thousands of border dwellers to migrate to safer places.
2016-10-04 20:42:33 Read More

Google Daydream View VR headset launched

2016-10-04 18:55:31 Read More

Ready for any challenge: IAF on surgical strikes

2016-10-04 14:56:48 Read More

UK announces crackdown on immigration

Drama gripped the first edition of the Bharat International Tourism Bazaar expo in Delhi on Tuesday, after AAP minister Kapil Mishra launched an attack on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying tourism would not thrive in Kashmir as long as terrorism existed there. Mufti responded strongly, saying tourists who came to Kashmir would do most to give confidence to Kashmiris.
2016-10-04 14:45:18 Read More

India, B'desh agree to erect a new border fence

2016-10-04 14:01:43 Read More

Mehbooba fights back as AAP minister taunts her

India and Bangladesh have taken a "major decision" to erect a new fence to secure over 250 villages ahead of the present barbed-wire fence along the International Border (IB) to curb cross-border crimes and instill a sense of security among the people living in the area.
2016-10-04 13:12:21 Read More

Google's new Pixel smartphone: Pre-order in India starts on Oct 13

The UK on Tuesday unveiled plans to further its crackdown on immigration through "work and study routes" from non-EU nations, in a move expected to make it difficult for British firms to hire professionals from countries like India.
2016-10-04 11:12:29 Read More

Pakistan should thank Indian Army: Adnan Sami

2016-10-04 06:10:50 Read More

BCCI accounts not frozen, Lodha panel clarifies

Adnan is in no mood to budge from his stance and at a recent event, even said that Pakistan should thank India and Indian army for a brilliant, successful, strategic and mature strike against terrorism in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
2016-10-04 05:44:11 Read More

When Doval described new way to hit Pak - defensive offense - perfectly

India’s armed forces have told the political executive that only a sustained six-month campaign will seriously damage the terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Armed forces’ senior-most strategists have also said that the country should be prepared for repercussions in Kashmir.
2016-10-04 05:43:09 Read More

On Kashmir, US puts Pakistan in its place, again

With the BCCI threatening to call off the ongoing series between India and New Zealand, the Justice RM Lodha led panel on Tuesday clarified that they didn't direct the banks to freeze the accounts of the Board and it can carry on with its routine expenses.
2016-10-04 05:17:18 Read More

Army wants 6 months to smash PoK terror camps

Despite Pakistan's repeated efforts to rake up the Kashmir issue on all international forums, the US has maintained that its stand on Kashmir remains unchanged. "Our position on Kashmir hasn't changed," Elizabeth Trudeau, US State Department Spokesperson said.
2016-10-04 03:26:03 Read More

'Baramulla was a terror attack, not a friendly fire'

The BSF denied reports of “friendly fire” resulting in casualties during the terror attack on the Baramulla camp even as speculation swirled about tense nerves leading to firing late on Sunday night.
2016-10-03 22:19:02 Read More

Music, latest weapon in Pak arsenal

Pakistan’s crossborder troubles are giving nightmares to pilots of Indian carriers landing into airports very close to the Line of Control — Jammu and Thoise Air Force base. When aircraft are in final approach for landing, hackers from across the border often tap into the frequency on which pilots are in touch with Jammu air traffic control.
2016-10-03 21:30:46 Read More

Baramulla signals how Pak will retaliate

The Baramulla attack which left a BSF soldier dead has strengthened the suspicion that Pakistan’s response to India’s surgical strikes may come not in the form of military aggression but through more terror attacks in the valley and other places.
2016-10-03 21:16:10 Read More

BCCI a/c frozen, India v New Zealand Test match comes under cloud

Even as the Indian team is celebrating its rise to world number one, the third Test match between India and New Zealand – scheduled to be played in Indore from October 8-12 – has come under a cloud after the Lodha Committee wrote to the BCCI questioning disbursement of annual subsidies and other payments to state associations.
2016-10-03 20:14:19 Read More

Karnataka tries to evade wrath of law, Tamil Nadu to get some water

In a marked climbdown by Karnataka on the Cauvery issue, both the Houses of state legislature adopted a “modified” resolution on Monday to release water to meet its drinking needs and save withering crops. The move, which will ensure release of the river’s water for Tamil Nadu too, comes after water levels in the Cauvery basin have improved in the last few days.
2016-10-03 19:42:24 Read More

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