Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Jun

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Explosive links Hyderabad to Paris & Brussels

The World Bank on Thursday appreciated developmental efforts under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the country has emerged as a "bright spot", as it has pitched for bettering its ranking in the ease of doing business index.
2016-06-30 19:10:47 Read More

I-T dept answers 11 new queries on black money

A lethal explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) that was used by Islamic State (IS) bombers in the Paris and Brussels attacks was found in the basement of a Hyderabad house of a member of the IS module that was busted by the NIA on Wednesday.
2016-06-30 17:53:52 Read More

PM Modi reviews performance of ministries

Amid talks of a Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the performance of various ministries in spending budgetary allocations and implementing schemes in the past two years and asked his colleagues to ensure schemes be tailored to benefit masses.
2016-06-30 17:12:37 Read More

'Made in India' Tejas to be inducted in Air Force on Friday

State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will hand over the first two Tejas aircraft to the Air Force which will make up the 'Flying Daggers' 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA. The squadron will be based in Bengaluru for the first two years before being moved to Sulur in Tamil Nadu.
2016-06-30 14:01:12 Read More

No active shooter at Andrews airbase: Officials

US Joint Base Andrews in Maryland has been placed on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter. Joint Base Andrews is the military facility where the US presidential aircraft, Air Force One, is based. The base is about 15 miles from the White House.
2016-06-30 13:42:48 Read More

3-year tenure for RBI governor is short: Rajan

The money held by Indians in Swiss banks has fallen by nearly one-third to a record low of 1.2 billion franc (CHF) or about Rs 8,392 crore amid a continuing global clampdown on the famed secrecy wall of Switzerland's banking system.
2016-06-30 12:15:06 Read More

China says US ignoring facts on India's NSG bid

2016-06-30 12:07:22 Read More

World Bank chief calls India a 'true bright spot'

2016-06-30 11:17:38 Read More

Indian money in Swiss banks dips to record low

China on Thursday accused the US of ignoring facts over India not getting entry into the NSG and claimed that the plenary meeting of the elite grouping in Seoul did not discuss the accession of any specific country.
2016-06-30 10:35:16 Read More

Clinton and Trump signal a tough US policy towards China

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump plan to toughen US trade policy toward China. They want to label China as a currency manipulator that undervalues the renminbi to help its exporters win sales in overseas markets.
2016-06-30 08:18:51 Read More

Cabinet Secy's Rs 2.5L pay no match for India Inc

2016-06-30 07:35:43 Read More

In UK, wear safety pin to fight racism post Brexit

2016-06-30 07:11:36 Read More

China pulls up its official for failing to get anti-India support at NSG

Highly placed Western and Chinese sources said that Wang Qun had told Beijing that at least one third of the NSG nations would endorse China's position. However, the position was totally in the reverse, with as many as 44 nations backing India and China only having the support of four nations.
2016-06-30 05:20:36 Read More

'Govt can't prove anything', Vadra says in FB post

2016-06-30 05:07:09 Read More

India test-fires new surface-to-air missile

In comparison, the chief executive officer in a Rs 1,000 crore company will get a â€œminimum Rs 10 lakh a month and this could easily go up to Rs 25 lakh a month,â€ said an expert.
2016-06-30 04:44:59 Read More

Women could be employed on night shift soon

The final leg of undergraduate admissions to Delhi University (DU) colleges starts from Wednesday with the release of the first cut-off list and start of the admission process.
2016-06-30 02:06:50 Read More

Flipkart spurs e-tailers to counter offline biggies

Flipkart chairman Sachin Bansal is trying to bring together e-commerce companies to create a lobby group that can counter brick-and-mortar retailers like Aditya Birla Group and the Future Group, who are seen to be influencing government policies through organizations like the Retailers Association of India (RAI).
2016-06-30 01:19:58 Read More

24x7 shops may boost retail jobs by 50%

Job creation is set to get a boost with the approval of the Model Shops and Establishment (regulation of employment and condition of services) Bill, which allows shops to remain open 24x7. Hiring experts said the bill, if adopted by states, could lead to a 10% growth in jobs.
2016-06-30 01:04:47 Read More

May lift ban on sale of big diesel cars in NCR: SC

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it is considering lifting the ban on sale of diesel cars with engine capacity over 2000cc in the national capital region on payment of a green cess. The SC said buyers of big diesel cars must realise these were more polluting vehicles.
2016-06-30 00:01:29 Read More

SC for wider debate on triple talaq

2016-06-29 21:41:25 Read More

Busted Hyd IS cell plan: Plant beef at temple, spark riots during Ramzan

The detained youths were allegedly plotting powerful bomb blasts to target VVIPs and crowded places in Hyderabad and intended to trigger communal riots by placing cow and buffalo meat at the Bhagyalakshmi temple at the base of the iconic Charminar.
2016-06-29 20:20:07 Read More

Cutoffs remain high for popular DU courses

DU admissions 2016: First cutoff list announced

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would prefer a wider debate, in public as well as in court, before taking a decision on the constitutional validity of â€˜triple talaqâ€™. It is even willing to reconsider any earlier judgment that placed personal laws beyond the ambit of judicial scrutiny.
2016-06-29 18:42:21 Read More

India shying away from talks, not Pak: Sartaj Aziz

2016-06-29 13:08:33 Read More

Hurt and saddened by Shastriâ€™s comments: Ganguly

A day after Ravi Shastriâ€™s public remarks on Sourav Ganguly for skipping his interview for the selection of Team Indiaâ€™s coach saying he was disrespectful towards his job, Ganguly hit back stating he was hurt and saddened by Shastriâ€™s personal comments.
2016-06-29 12:08:15 Read More

Cabinet approves 23.6% salary hike for govt staff

In a bonanza for over 1 crore government employees and pensioners, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, which had recommended an overall hike of 23.5 per cent.
2016-06-29 11:59:33 Read More

41 killed in triple suicide attack at Istanbul airport

2016-06-29 11:27:23 Read More

Pay hike for govt employees: 10 things to know

2016-06-29 10:04:34 Read More

Bonanza for government staff: Cabinet approves 23.6% salary hike

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 23.6 per cent increase in government employees' overall pay - basic pay plus allowances - as recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. There were reports yesterday that the increase would be higher than what the Commission recommended, but that didn't happen.
2016-06-29 06:26:55 Read More

Istanbul terror attack: 36 dead, 150 injuredÂ

Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport, as Turkish officials blamed Tuesday's massacre at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants.
2016-06-29 05:19:48 Read More

Hrithik was at Istanbul airport hrs before attack

2016-06-29 04:11:05 Read More

NIA busts ISIS module, detains 11 from Hyderabad

2016-06-29 04:08:37 Read More

NIA busts ISIS module, detains 11 from Hyderabad

2016-06-29 04:08:37 Read More

Istanbul airport blasts caught on camera

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday busted a suspected terror module and arrested 11 people for questioning. The NAI detained these 11 ISIS-inspired men after conducting a series of raids in Hyderabad.
2016-06-29 03:36:08 Read More

Emergency numbers for Indians in Turkey

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan along with his sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan were present at the Istanbul airport hours before the horrifying terrorist attack.
2016-06-29 02:41:35 Read More

Terror in Turkey: Suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport

Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic State militants.
2016-06-29 02:24:02 Read More

Ganguly was disrespectful to the selection process, says Shastri

Speaking to a news channel, Shastri said he was disappointed and felt disrespected by Ganguly's behaviour. During Shastri's interview process, Ganguly was out for a meeting which miffed the former Mumbai all-rounder.
2016-06-28 14:55:36 Read More

No one helped my daughter: Chennai techie's dad

Naidu took to social media to express his displeasure over the delay. Naidu, in a tweet, said that he missed an 'important appointment' in Hyderabad after the pilot did not show up even after 30 minutes of the scheduled time of departure. After waiting for almost an hour, he had to return home.
2016-06-28 14:21:10 Read More

How UK can reverse its Brexit vote shocker

2016-06-28 14:13:36 Read More

How UK can reverse its Brexit vote shocker

The country has a few options for how it might remain in the EU. One being simply not doing it as it is not legally biding. A Scottish veto might stop it, third option is doing the referendum all over again. Fourth option is to exit in name only.
2016-06-28 14:13:36 Read More

China wants 'fair, sensible' solution to India's 'whole lot of problems'

"As for problems in the bilateral relations, the Chinese side will stay in communication and dialogue with the Indian side to find a fair, sensible and mutually acceptable solution," he said, referring to Modi's remarks. He added that China-India relationship is in a generally good state.
2016-06-28 12:25:28 Read More

Naidu slams AI after pilot's absence delays flight

In an unprecedented emergency session of the EU parliament, EU Commission president demanded that Britain clarify its future. He said he had banned his policy commissioners from holding any secret talks with Britain on its future until London triggers the exit clause.
2016-06-28 11:51:21 Read More

Maradona urges Messi to shelve retirement plans

World Cup winner Diego Maradona has called on compatriot Lionel Messi not to abandon international football after the Argentina captain announced he was quitting the national side following Sunday's Copa America final defeat.
2016-06-28 11:25:58 Read More

Special NIA court rejects Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea

A special NIA court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya, the main accused in 2008 Malegaon blast in which seven people were killed. Last month, the NIA had also dropped charges against her under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), citing insufficient evidence.
2016-06-28 10:59:40 Read More

If you're leaving, get moving:Â EU lawmakers tell Britain

Indignant European Union lawmakers pressed Britain to end the uncertainty that has gripped European and global markets, saying on Tuesday that if it intends to leave, it should start the process immediately.
2016-06-28 10:45:04 Read More

EU won't tolerate 'cherry-picking': Merkel warns UK

"The EU is strong enough to withstand Britain's withdrawal," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told parliament ahead of a crisis summit of the 28 member states in Brussels. "It is also strong enough to successfully defend its interests in the world in future," she said.
2016-06-28 09:55:58 Read More

Trump's 'evolving confusion' on Muslim banÂ

From the start, Donald Trump has evaded questions when pressed for details of his plan for banning entry of Muslims in the US. Now that he's a presumptive nominee with sliding poll numbers, his spokeswoman says he's no longer seeking the ban at all.
2016-06-28 08:27:06 Read More

Ask Sourav Ganguly what his problem is with me: Shastri

Former Team India director Ravi Shastri would have in all likelihood won a second term had it not been BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee member Sourav Ganguly's campaigning for his former India teammate Anil Kumble.
2016-06-28 02:54:29 Read More

Holy cow! Scientists find gold in Gir cow urine

The famous Gir cow is worth its weight in gold, quite literally! After four years of extensive research, scientists at Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU) have actually found gold in the urine of Gir cows. The analysis of urine samples of 400 Gir cows done at the Food Testing Laboratory of JAU showed traces of gold ranging from three mg to 10 mg from one litre urine. The precious metal was found in ionic form, which is gold salts soluble in water.
2016-06-28 00:51:18 Read More

BJP cancels 2 functions to silence Swamy

Holders Spain were knocked out of Euro 2016 in a 2-0 defeat by Italy after goals by Chiellini and Pelle set up a quarter-final with Germany. Chiellini opened the scoring after 33 minutes while Pelle wrapped up the victory in stoppage time to end Spain's reign.
2016-06-27 23:36:13 Read More

DATE 2

Hafiz's son-in-law plotted Pampore attack: Intel

2016-06-27 22:33:27 Read More>>

Euro 2016: Iceland beats England 2-1

Intelligence agencies and Jammu & Kashmir police have found credible evidence to prove that Pakistan was directly involved in Saturday's attack.
2016-06-27 21:30:30 Read More

PM's 'very clear' message to Swamy: Publicity stunts won't benefit nation

BJP members hope the PM's message that "any one who thinks he is bigger than the system is wrong" will put a check on Swamy's daily attacks on the government, including Jaitley.
2016-06-27 20:10:08 Read More

Man forces air hostess for selfie, arrested

He Also Smoked In Flightâ€™s Loo
2016-06-27 18:14:38 Read More

Holders Spain knocked out of Euro 2016 by Italy

2016-06-27 18:05:17 Read More

11-yr-oldâ€™s SOS to Modi: Help me I want to live

2016-06-27 17:36:27 Read More

Foreign policy isn't about changing mindsets: PM

2016-06-27 13:44:35 Read More

Want peace with Pak, but our jawans have full freedom to respond: PM

PM Narendra Modi on Monday said India will have to be "alert and conscious" all the time but wondered with whom in Pakistan can red lines be drawn for conducting talks - the elected government or "other actors".
2016-06-27 13:01:17 Read More

PM Modi's exclusive interview: Top quotes

In an exclusive interview to Times Now, PM Narendra Modi said those comments by Swamy on Rajan were "inappropriate". Rajan is "no less patriotic" than anyone else, he asserted. The PM said nobody is above the system, and added that remarks made for publicity are never appropriate.
2016-06-27 12:55:47 Read More

India will have to be alert all the time with Pak: PM

2016-06-27 12:34:43 Read More

How China is a potential winner in Brexit

2016-06-27 11:09:42 Read More

Rajan is no less patriotic, he loves India: PM Modi ticks off Swamy

In an exclusive interview to Times Now, PM Narendra Modi said those comments by Swamy on Rajan were â€œinappropriateâ€. Rajan is "no less patriotic" than anyone else, the PM asserted.
2016-06-27 10:36:43 Read More

Why China may have scuttled India's NSG bid

The moves seek to ensure policy continuity after RBI chief Raghuram Rajan shocked markets 10 days ago when he announced he would not seek reappointment in September.
2016-06-27 08:04:43 Read More

Govt shortlists 4 names to replace RBI guv Rajan

Lionel Messi has announced, following Argentina's loss to Chile in the final of the 2016 Copa America Centenario, that he will not represent his country in international football. The news came less than two hours after the final in New Jersey.
2016-06-27 07:36:36 Read More

Lionel Messi: Timeline of his Argentina career

On August 17, 2005 an 18-year-old Messi made his international debut for Argentina in a friendly against Hungary. He went into as a substitute in the 63rd minute but was sent off in less than a minute for elbowing a defender who had pulled his shirt.
2016-06-27 07:09:35 Read More

On cam: Over Rs 5 lakh robbed in east Delhi

2016-06-27 05:34:54 Read More

India formally joins elite missile club MTCR

2016-06-27 05:32:18 Read More

Lionel Messi quits international football after Copa loss

India to become full member of MTCR today

The $2.08 trillion wiped off global equity markets on Friday after Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest daily loss ever, trumping the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crisis and the Black Monday stock market crash of 1987, according to Standard & Poor.
2016-06-27 01:20:00 Read More

Church should ask forgiveness from gays: Pope

2016-06-26 21:29:00 Read More

Post-Brexit equity loss of $2 trillion worst ever

2016-06-26 21:12:30 Read More

Rs 13,000cr black money unearthed from overseas bank accounts

In its first entry into any multilateral export control regime, India is all set to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) on Monday as a full member, three days after it failed to get NSG membership due to stiff opposition from China and a few other countries.
2016-06-26 20:14:11 Read More

Bloodshed in name of Islam shameful: Mehbooba

Pope Francis said on Sunday that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from homosexuals for the way they had treated them. He recalled Church teachings that homosexuals "should not be discriminated against. They should be respected, accompanied pastorally."
2016-06-26 19:45:18 Read More

Take care of our 'interests' to forward bilateral ties: Govt tells China

Amid opposition's raging attack on Prime Minister Modi government's inability to clinch the NSG membership, the Centre on Sunday refused to call it a failure of diplomacy. The government, however, said that the results were definitely not expected.
2016-06-26 14:47:22 Read More

Unsuccessful NSG bid not diplomacy failure: Govt

Union home minister Rajnath Singh came out strongly against Pakistan in the light of Saturday's terror strike in Jammu & Kashmir's Pampore in which 8 jawans were martyred while several others were injured. "We won't fire first but if Pakistan does, we won't keep an account of our bullets," he said.
2016-06-26 14:04:06 Read More

'If Pak fires, we won't keep account of our bullets'

Britain need not send a formal letter to the European Union to trigger a two-year countdown to its exit from the bloc, EU officials said, implying British Prime Minister David Cameron could start the process when he speaks at a summit on Tuesday.
2016-06-26 13:39:52 Read More

'No need to write David, just say it,' impatient EU tells Cameron

'UK that Scotland voted to stay in not any more'

"The UK that Scotland voted to stay in in 2014 does not exist any more," Sturgeon told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show after saying a second independence referendum was now "highly likely".
2016-06-26 09:22:07 Read More

NSG may meet again to discuss India's bid

In the face of strong opposition from China and a few other countries, India's application for membership did not go through at the NSG plenary which concluded in Seoul on Friday. India is not a signatory to the NPT and that was the ground used to thwart India's bid.
2016-06-26 08:41:03 Read More

Google, FB move toward blocking extremist videos

The move is a step forward for companies that are eager to eradicate violent propaganda from their sites & are under pressure.
2016-06-26 07:40:49 Read More

Surge in support for Scotland independence: Poll

The Sunday Post said 59 percent of respondents in the poll backed independence from the United Kingdom. That was sharply higher than the 45 percent of votes cast in favour of independence at a referendum in 2014 which resulted in the country staying in the UK.
2016-06-26 06:56:06 Read More

Come clean by September 30: PM Modi's stern warning to tax evaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used his â€˜Mann ki Baatâ€™ radio programme to deliver a stern message â€“ donâ€™t evade taxes and come clean by September 30. Modi also used the platform to mount an attack on the Congress to mark the 41st anniversary of the declaration of Emergency.
2016-06-26 06:19:33 Read More

Indira made India a 'dynastic regime': Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has hit out at the Congress, accusing the party leadership of not having opinions on what he said were its biggest debacles. In a Facebook post to mark the imposition of Emergency 41 years ago, Jaitley attacked the Congress for transforming India into a â€œdynastic democracyâ€.
2016-06-26 05:26:04 Read More

EU calls for UK to 'Brexit' quickly; Britain wants more time

Senior EU politicians demanded Saturday that the UK quickly cut its ties with the 28-nation bloc â€” a process Britain says won't begin for several months â€” as the political and economic shockwaves from the UK's vote to leave reverberated around the world.
2016-06-26 04:26:03 Read More

LeT terrorists ambush CRPF bus near Srinagar, kill 8 troopers

Eight CRPF troopers were killed by two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants at Pampore, about 14km from Srinagar, on Saturday. Attackers seems to have recced and carefully picked a spot where vehicles need to slow down because of a curve on the road.
2016-06-26 00:51:10 Read More

Attack bid to subvert peace process: Mehbooba

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned the militant attack on the CRPF convoy in Pampore, saying the assault was aimed at "subverting peace" and development initiatives launched by the state government.
2016-06-26 00:07:52 Read More

India can become NSG member by year-end: US

The US has said there is â€œa path forwardâ€ for India to become a full member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which will come by the end of this year. But the US government official did not give further details.
2016-06-25 20:09:33 Read More

'Sonia wanted Emergency clamped in 2011-12'

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday claimed that Congress president Sonia Gandhi had contemplated declaring Emergency during 2011-12 by whipping up cooked-up rumours on Hindutva terror groups. But the plan did not work since then Army chief VK Singh refused to toe her line.
2016-06-25 19:46:28 Read More

India to seek $3b from AIIB for infra projects

India is preparing a basket of projects worth $2-3 billion for funding by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in several areas, including urban development and energy, and has offered to set up an office of the China-backed bank in New Delhi.
2016-06-25 18:47:51 Read More

1/3rd of what Indians eat today is 'foreign'

If youâ€™ve been exclaiming at the profusion of foreign veggies and fruits in your local market, you may be surprised to know that itâ€™s not a recent phenomenon. Of all the food grains, vegetables and fruits grown and eaten in India, about a third originally came from some foreign land. In terms of calories, such food items account for 45% of all calories consumed in the country.
2016-06-25 18:31:00 Read More

1/3rd of what Indians eat today is 'foreign'

Rishi Kapoor: Didn't raise naming issue for any gain

Actor Rishi Kapoor, who had kicked up a storm by criticising the practice of naming the major assets of the country after Gandhi-Nehru family, has claimed that he did not rake up the issue to gain political favours from the Modi government.
2016-06-25 15:47:21 Read More

Gunmen attack Somalia hotel, take guests hostage

Gunmen, who stormed inside a hotel in Somalia's capital on Saturday, have take unknown number of guests as hostage in the attack, said the police.
2016-06-25 15:39:21 Read More

Bihar toppers scam: Arts topper Rubi arrested

2016-06-25 13:03:40 Read More

Terrorists attack CRPF bus in J&K, 8 jawans killed; 2 militants shot dead

Eight jawans have been killed after terrorists attacked a CRPF convoy in Jammu & Kashmir's Pampore on Saturday. Security forces shot dead two terrorists in retaliatory firing after the militants attacked the CRPF bus. The jawans were returning from firing range practice when the terrorists attacked.
2016-06-25 12:44:34 Read More

Govt nod to buy 145 ultra-light howitzers from US

The defence ministry on Saturday paved the way for purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers, worth about $750 million, from the US and also approved bulk production of 18 Dhanush artillery guns, the first acquisition of such weapon systems by the Army in three decades since the Bofors scandal.
2016-06-25 11:51:57 Read More

'Modi declares emergency in Delhi': Kejriwal after AAP MLA's arrest

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has alleged that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton received funds from Indian political leaders and institutions in return for supporting the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has refuted these allegations several times in the past.
2016-06-25 08:49:47 Read More

Indian leaders funded Hillary for N-deal: TrumpÂ

2016-06-25 08:15:45 Read More

Delhi police arrests AAP MLA Dinesh MohaniyaÂ

For rich and high-profile British Indians, Brexit was a shock. With a few exceptions, Conservative Minister Priti Patel and NR Narayana Murthyâ€™s son-in-law and Conservative MP Rishi Sunak among them, the elite among British Indians had openly batted for â€˜Brexinâ€™.
2016-06-25 07:10:09 Read More

Swamy is 'attention seeking', 'deplorable': Vadra

Britain's vote to leave the European Union has evoked apprehension among the Indian diaspora, with its concerns and expectations centred around jobs in Britain. Also, there could be greater competition resulting in fewer Indian migrants making it to the UK.
2016-06-25 06:20:14 Read More

DATE 3

How class divided British Indian voters in Brexit referendum

Calls for 2nd vote on Brexit crash UK website

2016-06-25 04:06:56 Read More

Brexit: Indian diaspora fears for jobs

2016-06-25 00:12:01 Read More

Brexit blues: Tatas lose Rs 30,000cr m-cap in a day

The Tata Group, one of the biggest foreign investors and employers in the UK, is reviewing its strategy and operations in the island country following Britain voting to withdraw from the European Union (EU) even as nervous investors dumped shares of its companies on the Indian bourses.
2016-06-24 22:15:03 Read More

Brexit bubble may lure Indians to London realty

Wealthy Indians emerged the second biggest buyers of central London residences three years ago, only behind the British. Brexit, in the short term, may accelerate this process. Brokers predict a short run â€˜Brexit bubbleâ€™ in the property market.
2016-06-24 22:11:47 Read More

Brexit gives India the break to hunt for new opportunities in UK

While it might still be too early to predict how things will pan out between India and the United Kingdom, they donâ€™t look as bleak for India as they do for the EU. Brexit can open up new areas of opportunity for India and the UK.
2016-06-24 21:57:06 Read More

British varsities now more affordable for Indians

Sena hits backs, says BJP can court NCP

2016-06-24 19:40:12 Read More

British EU exit a model for my campaign: Trump

2016-06-24 16:43:43 Read More

Brexit: UK travel, property cheaper for Indians

"We now expect the United Kingdom government to give effect to this decision of the British people as soon as possible, however painful that process may be," said a joint statement after Britons voted for a Brexit. The statement added, "Any delay would unnecessarily prolong uncertainty."
2016-06-24 16:32:09 Read More

Buoyed by Brexit vote, more EU countries talk of exit

Right-wing and anti-immigrant parties in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and France demanded referendums on EU membership. Italy's 5-Star movement said it'll pursue its own proposal for vote on the euro. Geert Wilders from Dutch anti-immigrant party said, "There is no future any more (for the EU)"
2016-06-24 14:59:08 Read More

Is the Centre Delhi's headmaster, Kejriwal fumes

2016-06-24 12:54:10 Read More

'Leave as soon as possible', EU chiefs tell Britain after Brexit vote

'Leave as soon as possible', EU chiefs tell Britain

US presidential candidate Donald Trump thrust himself into the heart of Britain's vote to leave the European Union on Friday, calling it a "great thing" and drawing parallels to his own insurgent campaign.
2016-06-24 11:02:38 Read More

Britain votes to leave EU: Cameron to resign; markets rocked

The decision launches a years long process to renegotiate trade, business and political links between the United Kingdom and what will become a 27-nation bloc, an unprecedented divorce that could take decades to complete.
2016-06-24 08:51:33 Read More

No consensus on India's NSG bid in Seoul

2016-06-24 08:37:04 Read More

Here is what David Cameron said after Brexit

The plenary meeting of the 48-member NSG group ended with no decision on India's membership as divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members with China leading the opposition. The anti-India stand taken by China clearly shows that Xi Jinping has not responded to PM Modi's urgings in Tashkent.
2016-06-24 07:59:22 Read More

Brexit: Here's what it means for tech companies

2016-06-24 07:29:19 Read More

Watch: Store in Hyd allows poor to shop for free

2016-06-24 07:12:13 Read More

Britain votes to leave European Union, unleashing global turmoil

World financial markets plunged as nearly complete results showed a 51.8/48.2 per cent split for leaving. The vote instantly created the biggest global financial shock since the 2008 economic crisis. The pound suffered its biggest one-day fall in history, plunging more than 10% against the dollar.
2016-06-24 06:08:01 Read More

Well prepared to deal with Brexit: Arun Jaitley

2016-06-24 06:01:17 Read More

What next for Britain after Brexit

2016-06-24 05:17:48 Read More

Ganguly and Lodha helped Kumble topple Shastri

2016-06-24 05:12:57 Read More

What Brexit holds for India

2016-06-24 04:53:28 Read More

Sensex tanks 900 pts, rupee crashes by 96 paise

2016-06-24 04:30:39 Read More

Britain votes to leave European Union in historic divorce: BBC

Britain has voted to leave the European Union, the BBC said based on voter tallies from Thursday's referendum, an outcome that would set the country on an uncertain path and deal the largest setback to European efforts to forge greater unity since World War Two.
2016-06-24 04:01:51 Read More

Pound at 31-yr low as 'leave' leads EU referendum

Sensex plunged about 3 per cent to below 26,100 mark; Nifty too plunged about 3 per cent. Brokers feel there's no immediate impact of Brexit on India since the actual separation will be effective from January 2018.
2016-06-24 03:41:45 Read More

Live Blog: Brexit counting updates

As Anil Kumble is named as coach of the Indian cricket team, we take a look back at five occasions on which he left a mark as a cricketer.
2016-06-23 23:21:14 Read More

47 nations, save China, back Indiaâ€™s NSGÂ membershipÂ bid

China remained the last major obstacle in the way of Indiaâ€™s membership bid in the Nuclear Suppliers Group as 47 of 48 members supported New Delhiâ€™s application at the groupâ€™s special plenary session in Seoul on Thursday.
2016-06-23 19:31:52 Read More

Indian-origin voters divided in Brexit vote

UK's 1.2 million-strong Indian-origin voters, the biggest ethnic-majority group in the country, are expected to vote in large numbers amid signs that a majority of them may vote against Brexit â€” or Britain's exit from EU. Priti Patel is the most high-profile British-Indian MP in favour of Brexit.
2016-06-23 15:46:15 Read More

Gunman at German cinema hall dead: Reports

Several people have been injured after a masked man opened fire at a cinema complex in German town of Viernheim, according to local media reports.
2016-06-23 14:48:22 Read More

Gunman who took hostages in Germany shot dead

2016-06-23 14:48:22 Read More

Gunman who took hostages in Germany shot dead

2016-06-23 14:48:22 Read More

India's new coach: Five abiding Kumble memories

As Anil Kumble is named as coach of the Indian cricket team, we take a look back at five occasions on which he left a mark as a cricketer.
2016-06-23 13:52:06 Read More

Anil Kumble named India's new cricket coach for one year

Anil Kumble, the former India Test captain and the countryâ€™s most successful bowler, has been named as the coach of the menâ€™s cricket team, with his one-year tenure to begin with Indiaâ€™s four-Test tour of the West Indies in July.
2016-06-23 12:56:20 Read More

'NSG to discuss India bid at a meeting tonight'

India's bid for NSG membership will come up on Thursday night at a special post-dinner meeting of the 48-nation grouping's plenary, whose two-day deliberations began on Thursday. Although admission of India is not on the agenda, Japan and other countries have raised the matter in the opening session
2016-06-23 10:59:29 Read More

As India bids for NSG membership, Modi meets Xi Jinping in Tashkent

As PM Modi is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent on Thursday, sources said that the issue of to the Nuclear Suppliers Group will be discussed later in the day at a plenary meeting the group is currently holding in Seoul. India and Pakistan have both applied for membership to NSG.
2016-06-23 10:44:03 Read More

NSG: Make fair assessment, PM tells Xi Jinping

Thanks for supporting our NSG bid: Pak to China

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his governmentâ€™s support for Islamabadâ€™s bid at membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). However, Hussainâ€™s comment flies straight in the face of the Chinese position on the issue, that opposes entry to non-NPT states.
2016-06-23 08:51:54 Read More

In a first, Dubai eases liquor rules for Ramzan

Dubai is breaking new ground with its decision to loosen rules prohibiting day-time alcohol sales during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, a move that reflects how much Dubai's rulers value the revenue both tourists and alcohol tax bring into this emirate.
2016-06-23 07:58:52 Read More

Will suspend demand for sacking CEA: Swamy

A day after the government came out in strong defence of CEA Arvind Subramanian in face of his barrage of attack, Swamy tweeted this morning "If an Indian?, held patriotic, can advise a foreign nation where he works, to twist India's arm, is to be forgiven, then I suspend my demand".
2016-06-23 05:12:57 Read More

'Incorruptible' ex-MLA now lives on streets

As pre-monsoon showers hit Garhshankar town in Punjabâ€™s Hoshiarpur district, Shingara Ram Shahunggra and his family start looking for tarpaulin sheets to cover their belongings lying by the side of the road. As the family settles down under the sheets on iron cots put on wet earth, it is difficult to imagine that Shahunggra had been a BSP MLA from Punjab, not one but twice!
2016-06-23 01:19:02 Read More

Delhi sends most students to IITs, Mumbai 4th

The national capital will send the largest pool of candidates to the Indian Institutes of Technology this year. Delhi has pipped Jaipur, which traditionally topped the charts and cornered the lion's share of seats at these institutes.
2016-06-23 00:29:59 Read More

This NGO seeks toilet cleaners from 'gen category'

Human Development and Research Center (HDRC), an NGO run by St Xavier's Non-Formal Education Society, got embroiled in a major controversy over a job advertisement of sanitation worker stating that candidates from unreserved, general category would be given preference for the post.
2016-06-22 23:59:51 Read More

Cabinet rejig? PM calls meet for 'self appraisals'

Amid speculation about a Cabinet reshuffle, PM Narendra Modi has asked ministers to present â€œself appraisalâ€ report at a meeting scheduled for June 30. A top government source said the ministers have been asked to make a presentation to the PM about their performance since the BJP government presented its second budget.
2016-06-22 22:34:55 Read More

DGMO opposes road near China LAC, min assures help

With the defence establishment reportedly objecting to alignment of the proposed India-China frontier highway in stretches â€œtoo closeâ€ to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Arunachal Pradesh government is upset that this may negatively impact its plan for seamless road connectivity in remote border areas of the state.
2016-06-22 22:18:44 Read More

Man stabbed in K'taka, people film incident, but don't come to rescue

Two groups of youths fought with each other using lethal weapons at a KSRTC bus stand in Hassan city, 185km from Bengaluru, even as hundreds of bystanders watched silently on Tuesday.
2016-06-22 22:02:20 Read More

NSG: PM to meet Xi, Putin in Tashkent; Foreign Secy in Seoul

Foreign secretary S Jaishankar headed to Seoul on Tuesday for last-minute talks before the NSG plenary takes a call on Indiaâ€™s membership on Friday. PM Modi, who will be in Tashkent on Thursday, will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2016-06-22 20:02:13 Read More

'Bihar toppers paid Rs 20 lakh each for results'

Former Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh confessed to having taken Rs 20 lakh from a cheating racket kingpin to help each unworthy student become a topper, police said on Wednesday.
2016-06-22 19:41:18 Read More

Amjad Sabri: A divine voice silenced too young

2016-06-22 15:24:35 Read More

DATE 4

To combat proliferation, back India's NSG bid, France asks member states

France has asked the members of Nuclear Suppliers Group to take a "positive decision" on India's membership bid. "India's entry into NSG will bolster global efforts for combating proliferation," France said backing India's claim.
2016-06-22 13:39:22 Read More>>

'Don't write me off ... I'll be around': RajanÂ

The government on Wednesday backed chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian who had come under attack from Subramanian Swamy, even as the BJP distanced itself from its MP's remarks against the top economist.
2016-06-22 12:27:07 Read More

Pak singer Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi

t was a clear, soulful, sonorous voice that caused many a palm to turn skyward in admiration, and it has been condemned to exist only in memories and records. Amjad Sabri, 45, one of the finest exponents of the qawwali tradition, was silenced by gunfire in Karachi on Wednesday, and tributes and condolences are filling Twitter faster than they can be read. Read more.
2016-06-22 11:41:03 Read More

Full confidence in chief economic adviser: Govt

One of the best known qawwali singers Amjad Sabri was shot dead by unknown assailants in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Wednesday. According to media reports, Sabri was travelling in a car with an associate in a car when unknown gunmen opened fire at his vehicle in the city's Liaquatabad area.
2016-06-22 10:41:52 Read More

Will play 'constructive role' in India's NSG membership bid: China

China on Wednesday said it will play a "constructive" role in the discussions on India's bid for membership of the 48-member NSG but at the same maintained that the issue was not on the agenda of the NSG meeting in Seoul.
2016-06-22 07:40:37 Read More

ISRO launches PSLV-C34 with 20 satellites

India took a big leap in space technology on Wednesday when Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) used its workhorse PSLV-C34 to inject 20 satellites including 17 foreign satellites into orbit in a single mission and set a new record.
2016-06-22 04:23:45 Read More

Now, Swamy targets Arvind Subramanian

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has called for the sacking of yet another of the country's top economic functionaries. After targeting RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who announced on Saturday that he would not be serving a second term, Swamy has now attacked Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, a PM Modi-appointee.
2016-06-22 03:40:27 Read More

Scrap railway budget: Niti Aayog panel

2016-06-21 23:26:53 Read More

Will US pull it off for India at the NSG meet in Seoul?

Actor Salman Khanâ€™s comment on Tuesday to media where he compared his experience of shooting a sequence for the movie Sultan to â€œa raped womanâ€ left not just the virtual world incensed but even made the National Womenâ€™s Commission call his statement â€œreprehensibleâ€, question his â€œregressive mindsetâ€ and demand a public apology. â€œWe have sought an explanation in seven days,â€ said NCW chief Lalitha Kumaramangalam
2016-06-21 23:20:24 Read More

Mumbaiâ€™s ultra rich get a new address

Worli has become the new luxury destination for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and celebrities, signalling its emergence as a prime residential destination with several big-ticket realty transactions taking place in the area, said a JLL India report released on Tuesday.
2016-06-21 19:46:03 Read More

NCW seeks Salman's apology for â€˜rapeâ€™ analogy

British Prime Minister David Cameron made a dramatic appeal to voters across the generation gap on Tuesday to back staying in the European Union two days before a cliff-hanger referendum that will shape the future of the West.
2016-06-21 18:25:21 Read More

'Brits don't quit', Cameron says in rare TV appeal

Making a brief yet agressive statement to the media, Kejriwal dared PM Modi to lodge "as many FIRs and get as many CBI raids conducted against me as he can", asserting such "coercive" methods would not "scare" him or the Aam Aadmi Party into silence.
2016-06-21 16:54:19 Read More

I'm not Rahul, you can't scare me: Kejriwal to PM

2016-06-21 13:50:02 Read More

In U-turn, China says NSG open to non-NPT nations

Vaishali Yadav, who underwent a major heart surgery last week with help from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), was pleasantly surprised to get a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.
2016-06-21 11:42:52 Read More

US just sets rules, we care for them: China on NSG

2016-06-21 11:30:54 Read More

US just sets rules, we care for them: China on NSG

2016-06-21 11:30:54 Read More

Won't mess up like I did while recommending Chappell: Ganguly

Entrusted with the responsibility of picking India's next chief coach, former captain Sourav Ganguly said that he will not "mess up" as he did once when he recommended Australian Greg Chappell's name in 2005.
2016-06-21 11:16:38 Read More

Arrest, detain wilful defaulters, Income Tax department tells officers

Challenged by increasing cases of defaulters who smartly evade paying due taxes, the Income Tax department has asked its officers not to shy away from invoking the rare provisions of arrest, detention and auctioning of attached assets of the accused.
2016-06-21 10:27:24 Read More

As Rajan retreats, his long-time nemesis advances

Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, Swamy was agitating for Rajan's removal. "We can make it worthwhile for him to leave," Swamy told Reuters at the time.
2016-06-21 09:53:49 Read More

India always eyed 'hegemony' in South Asia: Pak

Answering a question about Indo-Pak ties in an interview to Samaa TV, Aziz said India has always tried to maintain its hegemony in the South Asia region.
2016-06-21 09:05:32 Read More

Why China opposes India's NSG bid: Chinese newspaper explains

An op-ed in the Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper served as an explainer for Beijing's opposition to India's bid for memebrship tothe NSG. It bunched India and Pakistan together in demanding similar concessions for nuclear trade. It also played apologist for Pakistan's poor nuclear proliferation record, blaming it on one man and absolving Islamabad.
2016-06-21 07:31:19 Read More

Bomb alert at Brussels shopping centre

Belgian police detained a man possibly carrying explosives near a central Brussels shopping centre early on Tuesday, triggering a meeting of the prime minister and the national crisis response centre.
2016-06-21 06:47:03 Read More

Arrested UK man 'wanted to shoot Donald Trump'

A 19-year-old Britsh man has been charged for trying to grab a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas in a bid to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. According to a complaint filed in federal court in Nevada, Michael Sandford tried to disarm the officer at Saturday's rally at the Mystere Theatre in the Treasure Island Casino before being overpowered.
2016-06-21 02:41:35 Read More

US asks NSG members to support India's plea

2016-06-21 01:51:21 Read More

Meet young brand ambassadors of India Inc

Ankita Sarawagi, senior consultant with the tax division at EY-India, a large professional services company, looks on confidently as the camera rolls.
2016-06-21 00:31:10 Read More

India goes all out to woo NSG doubters

The US today asked the members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to consider and support India's application to join the grouping during their plenary meeting in Seoul beginning tomorrow.
2016-06-21 00:28:21 Read More

ACB books Sheila, Kejriwal govts in Rs 400 crore tanker scam

Meena said the FIR was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, along with two other sections.
2016-06-21 00:06:43 Read More

PM Modi wants this girl to make country proud

For over 600 NRIs, realty dream turns sour

Virendra Jain, an NRI businessman based in the US, was in India in 2010 for his daughter's wedding when he came across a newspaper advertisement about a real estate project promising assured returns. But now instead of realising his dream, he is waging a long-drawn legal battle with the developer.
2016-06-20 22:30:27 Read More

The top woman for RBI guv job is a literature grad

2016-06-20 17:14:59 Read More

You're fired! Trump to campaign manager as his poll numbers dive

Donald Trump fired his hard-charging campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, in a dramatic shake-up designed to calm panicked Republican leaders and reverse one of the most tumultuous stretches of Trump's unconventional White House bid.
2016-06-20 16:45:06 Read More

In a first, IISc among top 30 Asian universities

Bengaluruâ€™s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is among the top 30 Asian universities in the 2016 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings. In fact, this is the first time an Indian university has made it to the top 30, with IISc in 27th place.
2016-06-20 16:11:20 Read More

Tanker scam: ACB may question Sheila, Kejriwal

2016-06-20 15:05:49 Read More

Tanker scam: ACB may question Sheila, Kejriwal

2016-06-20 15:05:49 Read More

Trump parts ways with campaign manager

2016-06-20 15:05:16 Read More

Delhi LG 'abetting' Kejriwal at Cong's behest to embarrass BJP: Swamy

Targeting Delhi LG Najeeb Jung, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy claimed he has information to suggest that the LG was playing a "mischievous role" of "abetting" Kejriwal at the behest of Congress to embarrass the BJP while appearing to oppose the AAP leader in public.
2016-06-20 13:43:20 Read More

RajanÂ responds to critics,Â defends inflation fight

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has parted ways with embattled campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, a Trump spokeswoman said on Monday. Lewandowski's departure comes as Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has faced setbacks in the past two weeks.
2016-06-20 12:05:31 Read More

Govt relaxes FDI norms in aviation, defence

2016-06-20 09:17:52 Read More

Minibus blast in Kabul kills several: Police

2016-06-20 02:45:36 Read More

RBI chief Rajan's exit: Sense of unease lurked below surface

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government may not have gone public with their differences in recent months, but there were several issues which divided them and finally resulted in Raghuram Rajanâ€™s decision to rule himself out for a second term.
2016-06-19 21:53:14 Read More

Delhi-Varanasi bullet train in 2 hrs 40 minutes

The project connecting the capital to the pilgrimage city, which is also PM Modi's Lok Sabha seat, has been fast-tracked ahead of the UP elections next year.
2016-06-19 19:59:42 Read More

Govt keen on smooth transition at RBI

A Section Favours Speedy Decision On Next Governor
2016-06-19 19:08:55 Read More

Pak military tightening grip on policymaking?

2016-06-19 19:03:46 Read More

Raghuram Rajan: RBI will survive any Governor, don't personalize my office

The Reserve Bank of India will survive any Governor and it is important not to "personalize this office", Raghuram Rajan had told The Economist magazine days before his announcement that he would not stay on for a second term.
2016-06-19 14:16:53 Read More

'Modi-Sharif warmth key to better India-Pak ties'

India on Sunday said Pakistan has not refused to allow an NIA team to visit that country to probe the Pathankot airbase attack case and just sought "more time" even as it made it clear that talks and terror cannot go hand in hand.
2016-06-19 13:05:29 Read More

SBI named to 'Hall of Shame' over cluster bombs

State-run banking behemoth State Bank of India has been named in a 'Hall of Shame' list of 158 banking and financial institutions globally that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs.
2016-06-19 12:04:03 Read More

China not opposed to India's NSG bid, clarifies Sushma Swaraj

China is not opposed to India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has clarified. She said Beijing is only focussed on criteria procedure to India's membership to the elite nuclear club.
2016-06-19 10:25:04 Read More

India will engage with each country in '16: Swaraj

Swaraj also discussed China's stand on the subject of India's NSG bid and clarified that China is not protesting India's membership and that it has a few issues with certain criteria procedures. She added, since the Modi government took charge in May 2014, there had been a substantial FDI inflow.
2016-06-19 10:15:36 Read More

Pakistan grants Rs 300m to 'University of jihad'

Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 300 million in its budget to a madrassa known as the 'University of Jihad' and having top Afghan Taliban leaders among its alumni, including its former chief Mullah Omar.
2016-06-19 09:16:25 Read More

Pakistan grants Rs 300m to 'University of jihad'

DATE 5

'No cricketer involved in rape case in Zimbabwe'

Official sources in India denied rape claims, stating that the person arrested was in fact affiliated to one of the sponsors of the ongoing limited-overs series.
2016-06-19 08:48:39 Read More>>

I am not a 'gatecrasher', retorts Mallya after London book event row

Vijay Mallya, declared a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case, said he was not a "gate crasher", suggesting that he was invited to the book launch event here which was also attended by the Indian High Commissioner.
2016-06-19 07:56:41 Read More

Jaishankar visits China to drum up NSG support

Foreign secretary S Jaiishankar visited China on June 16-17 to seek Beijing's support for India's NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) membership bid. His under-the radar visit comes ahead of a key NSG meet to be held in Seoul on June 24.
2016-06-19 05:23:13 Read More

Rajan's 'resignation' letter to RBI staff

2016-06-19 04:29:10 Read More

Friction points between the govt and RBI chief

2016-06-19 03:30:11 Read More

Proud dad of 472 happily married daughters

2016-06-19 02:36:48 Read More

Govt mulling if RBI needs a high profile chief like Rajan: Sources

The seven candidates likely to replace RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan are Vijay Kelkar, Rakesh Mohan, Ashok Lahiri, Urjit Patel, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Subir Gokarn and Ashok Chawla, a senior government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
2016-06-18 23:48:05 Read More

Raghuram Rajan's critics happy he's calling time at RBI

A large section of the market is happy that Raghuram Rajan is leaving RBI in September and they are hoping that someone whoâ€™s more pragmatic and understands the complex structure of the Indian banking and the economy would step into his shoes. They feel Rajan had used his position very well and to Indiaâ€™s advantage to tackle the currency crisis of 2013, but thereafter his policies were not suited to the Indian system. In a way, these people TOI spoke to supported the view of Subramanian Swamy, a BJP MP and former Harvard professor who has been gunning for Rajanâ€™s exit for the last few months, saying the former University of Chicago professor is no doubt an accomplished academician but for India, he is a misfit. However, none of the fund managers, corporate heads and economists was willing to go on record on this.
2016-06-18 23:07:20 Read More

7 names on long list to replace Rajan: Official

The controversy over Udta Punjab has barely died down when another Anurag Kashyap production has run in to rough weather. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has refused to certify Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer â€˜Haraamkhorâ€™ objecting to its theme which deals with a studentteacher romance. The filmmakers now plan to approach the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal.
2016-06-18 22:50:25 Read More

NIA quizzes top IS recruiter in India

2016-06-18 22:17:23 Read More

Another Anurag Kashyap film faces trouble

2016-06-18 20:27:08 Read More

Raghuram Rajan back to US, but still one of us

The India 'emir' (head) of Islamic State module, Muddabir Sheikh - arrested by NIA and states police forces earlier this year - had first met Rizwan in Saharanpur last year on the directions of Armar.
2016-06-18 20:02:21 Read More

Raghuram Rajan and Rough Road of the Returning NRI

The political battle has begun over the announcement of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan that he would not serve a 2nd term. Congress leader P Chidambaram has said the government 'didn't deserve Dr Rajan'. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meanwhile said Rajan's successor would be announced soon.
2016-06-18 19:03:55 Read More

Why the world's wettest place gets thirsty

Residents of Mawsynram, a village in Meghalaya which gets a record-breaking 11,861 mm of rain a year, are used to clouds floating right into their homes. But once the monsoon is over, they have to queue up at taps and fight for water.
2016-06-18 18:30:00 Read More

10 achievements that Rajan listed in his letter

2016-06-18 14:34:38 Read More

Rajan's successor to be announced soon: Jaitley

2016-06-18 13:52:08 Read More

A Saudi imam, 2 hijackers and lingering 9/11 mystery

The man under questioning, Fahad al Thumairy, had been a Saudi consular official based in Los Angeles and the imam of a mosque visited by two of the hijackers. The investigators believed that tying him to the plot could be a step toward proving Saudi government complicity in the attacks.
2016-06-18 12:58:41 Read More

Won't serve second term as RBI Governor: Rajan

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has declined to serve a second term. His announcement comes on the back of intense speculation and criticism over the international banker. Rajan wrote a letter to his staff at the central bank, saying he would return to his academic career when his term ends on September 4.
2016-06-18 11:35:15 Read More

Live scorecard: India vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I

The Soyuz TMA-19M capsule carrying NASA's Tim Kopra, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency and the Russian agency Roscosmos' Yuri Malenchenko touched down as scheduled at 3:15 pm local time (0915 GMT) Saturday southeast of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
2016-06-18 10:43:25 Read More

Mallya seen at book launch event attended by India's UK envoy

Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to field against Zimbabwe in the first T20 international at Harare Sports Club.
2016-06-18 10:18:48 Read More

Three ISS astronauts land in Kazakhstan

As state after state in the US has legalised marijuana in one way or another, big names in corporate America have stayed away entirely. Marijuana, after all, is still illegal, according to the federal government.
2016-06-18 09:26:18 Read More

Microsoft becomes first tech firm to enter marijuana business

Meet country's first women fighter pilots

Two legislative amendments seeking a cut in the US aid to Pakistan have been defeated in the House of Representatives with most lawmakers arguing that it is essential to maintain ties with a nuclear armed country despite it not doing enough in the war against terrorism.
2016-06-18 04:38:47 Read More

India's first women fighter pilots commissioned

Flight cadets Avani Chaturvedi, Mohana Singh and Bhawana Kanth were formally commissioned by defence minister Manohar Parrikar, along with flight cadets of various branches of the Indian Air Force at a combined graduation parade at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal.
2016-06-18 03:30:25 Read More

India's first women fighter pilots commissioned

2016-06-18 03:30:25 Read More

India's first women fighter pilots commissioned

2016-06-18 03:30:25 Read More

US House votes against aid cut to Pakistan

2016-06-18 02:47:35 Read More

US House votes against aid cut to Pakistan

Mumbai donors rescue Bangladesh man with rare blood group

On Saturday, four units of the rare Bombay blood group will be flown across the border to save the life of a Bangladeshi youth waiting to undergo a life-saving surgery in Dhaka.
2016-06-18 00:36:52 Read More

Kashmiri girl held at IGIA amid bomb scare

2016-06-17 23:28:29 Read More

Champions Trophy: India settle for silver, lose 1-3 in shootout to Oz

India muffed three tries in the title-deciding shootout to settle for a silver medal in the 36th Champions Trophy as they lost the final 1-3 against Australia. Only Harmanpreet was able to score for India, while Uthappa, Sunil and Surender shot wide off the target.
2016-06-17 22:59:06 Read More

CV Raman village goes Wi-Fi, finally

The high-security vault at the Indira Gandhi International Airport is no Fort Knox. Over the years, over 24 kg of gold lodged there by the customs department has disappeared
2016-06-17 21:49:14 Read More

Kejriwal using ad funds to arm twist media: FM

The irony of the birth places of C V Raman and S Chandrasekhar not being touched by technology will soon end.
2016-06-17 20:24:22 Read More

Gold vanishes from IGI, customs under scanner

2016-06-17 18:23:42 Read More

British MP murder suspect a 'loner who liked gardening'

Pakistan's "full spectrum deterrence" nuclear doctrine and increasing fissile production capability have increased the risk of a nuclear conflict with India, a Congressional report has said amid Pakistan's efforts to drum up support for its NSG membership bid.
2016-06-17 12:17:22 Read More

India all set for maiden Champions Trophy final

2016-06-17 12:04:28 Read More

'Pak's N-doctrine raises conflict risk with India'Â

India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), on Friday made its inaugural flight in Bengaluru in the presence of defence minister Manohar Parrikar. Indian Air Force is expected to procure 70 HTT-40 aircraft.
2016-06-17 10:58:38 Read More

Indigenous HTT-40 aircraft makes inaugural flight

Eleven of 24 people convicted for their participation in the Gulbarg Society massacre were sentenced to life in jail by a special SIT court on Friday. In addition, one convict was sentenced to 10 years in jail while 12 were given seven years in jail.
2016-06-17 09:55:51 Read More

Gulbarg: Zakia wonders why meagre sentences

The government will import 6.5 lakh tonnes of pulses, the highest so far, to tide over the problem of soaring prices that's hurting household budgets. It is also exploring leasing land in Mozambique to grow pulses.
2016-06-17 09:15:03 Read More

11 of 24 convicts in Gulbarg Society massacre sentenced to life in jail

US urges NSG members to support India's bid

"The United States calls on Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) participating governments to support India's application when it comes up at the NSG plenary, which I think is next week," state department Spokesman John Kirby told reporters at his daily news conference on Thursday.
2016-06-17 03:31:25 Read More

Two juvenile lions put on probation in Gir

The Gujarat forest department is likely to give two of the three lions found to have consumed human flesh, the benefit of doubt. The department, instead of sending these two cubs to captivity in zoos will put them under observation.
2016-06-17 03:10:58 Read More

As prices soar, govt may lease land in Mozambique to grow pulses

Britain hold Belgium 3-3, India make Champions Trophy final

Great Britain did India a huge favour late on Thursday night, allowing the latter to reach their maiden Champions Trophy hockey final. Having rallied superbly from 1-3 down to hold Belgium 3-3 in their last league game in London, the home team allowed India to finish second after the league stage and take on mighty Australia in the title clash of the six-nation tournament.
2016-06-16 23:00:29 Read More

Cops soak in majaa on their 1st-ever weekly offs

With the state government immediately putting into action its announcement to make weekly offs mandatory for the constabulary, the department is full of anecdotes of how they spent that special day. Some visited a temple, some their parents, some relaxed with their families.
2016-06-16 21:10:40 Read More

Triple whammy as dal, tomato & potato prices surge

Sometimes itâ€™s pricey onions driving consumers to tears, at other times, potatoes or pulses. But this summer is different. A triple whammy of scorching tomato and potato prices, alongside pulses â€” arhar and urad â€” has wrecked family budgets.
2016-06-16 20:23:45 Read More

Sebi investigating 59 GDRs involving $1.2bn

Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday said it is investigating 59 global depository receipt (GDR) issues by Indian companies for suspected manipulation and wrongdoing that involved trading of GDRs in foreign bourses and trading of underlying Indian stocks in bourses in the country.
2016-06-16 19:12:37 Read More

UK MP shot, referendum campaigns suspended

A British member of Parliament was shot dead in the street in northern England on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership.
2016-06-16 18:39:35 Read More

Jo Cox, pro-EU British MP who was shot and stabbed, dies

A first-time entry into the final at stake, a confident India aspire to rise to the challenge of taking on Australia in their last league outing of the 36th Hero Champions Trophy
2016-06-16 16:27:14 Read More

'No one asked me to quit,' Kamal Nath clarifiesÂ

2016-06-16 15:31:23 Read More

DATE 6

Champions Trophy: India lose to Australia 2-4

The controversial film Udta Punjab is all set to hit theatre screen on Friday with Bombay and Punjab & Haryana High Courts coming to the conclusion that the film did not project Punjab in bad light and also it did not glorify drug addiction as alleged by NGOs and political leaders.
2016-06-16 14:45:46 Read More>>

On cam: Congress leader's nephew loots toll booth

2016-06-16 13:25:58 Read More

Teesta NGO's licence for foreign funds cancelled

2016-06-16 13:02:51 Read More

Courts put an end to 'Udta Punjab' controversy

China criticized US President Barack Obama for hosting the Dalai Lama at the White House, despite efforts to avoid irking Beijing by holding the meeting off-camera and out of the public eye. Beijing considers the Dalai Lama as a "dangerous separatist" and a "sheep in wolf's clothing".
2016-06-16 12:59:37 Read More

American Muslims report extremist threats: FBI counters Trump's claim

China assails US over Obama meeting Dalai Lama

2016-06-16 11:53:34 Read More

Jaish handler who directed Pathankot attack flees PakistanÂ

The Jaish-e-Mohammed leader who gave directions over the phone to the terrorists during the attack on the Pathankot airbase, has reportedly managed to flee to Afghanistan from Pakistan, an official said.
2016-06-16 10:15:53 Read More

Remove fear of harassment among taxpayers: PM

Modi also suggested that officials should endeavour to remove "fear of harassment" from the minds of assesses and emphasised that their behaviour should be "soft and sober", Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said while briefing reporters about the meeting.
2016-06-16 07:55:00 Read More

Taliban use 'honey trap' boys to kill Afghan cops

The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of "bacha bazi" - paedophilic boy play - to infiltrate security ranks, multiple officials and survivors of such assaults said.
2016-06-16 06:25:29 Read More

India moving closer to entering NSG: China media

Stating that India's entry into Nuclear Suppliers Group will "shake strategic balance in South Asia", an article in the state-run 'Global Times' said. It, however, added that China could support India's inclusion in the 48-member nuclear club if it "played by rules".
2016-06-16 04:55:12 Read More

'Why zip it', says â€˜Aunty Nationalâ€™ Smriti Irani

2016-06-16 04:40:34 Read More

AAP suspends Alka Lamba as party spokesperson

Alka Lamba was reportedly removed as AAP spokesperson over her statement that Gopal Rai was "relieved" of the transport portfolio due to anti-corruption branch(ACB)'s probe into the alleged app-based premium bus service scandal.
2016-06-16 04:39:14 Read More

What Orlando gunman was doing in his final hours

Mateen apparently made a series of Facebook posts and searches before and during his attack on a gay nightclub, raging against the "filthy ways of the west" and blaming the US for the deaths of "innocent women and children," according to a Senate committee letter released on Wednesday.
2016-06-16 03:42:55 Read More

Migration fears as Bangla zealots go after Hindus

At the time of Indian Partition in 1947, Hindus constituted 31% of the total population of the region. By 2011 Bangladesh census, their numbers came down to mere 8.5%. In 2001, as per the Indian Census, there over 3 million migrants from Bangladesh.
2016-06-16 01:22:21 Read More

No power at home, girls turn electricians

A bunch of young women, most of them from small towns of the state, have stormed the male bastion of trained electricians. Curiously, most of these women come from impoverished villages which don't even have electricity. Some of them hadn't even seen an oven before and are now confidently repairing them.
2016-06-16 00:14:15 Read More

Egypt says it has found plane wreckage

Egypt on Wednesday said that it spotted and obtained images from the wreckage of the EgyptAir plane flying from Paris to Cairo that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on board, according to a statement by the country's investigation committee.
2016-06-15 21:41:41 Read More

Soldier returns home, 7 years after â€˜deathâ€™

Daramveer Singh, a jawan declared dead in 2012, has come back to family last week. In 2009, he met with an accident and was missing. While losing his memory, he was begging in Haridwar, the Army declared him dead. Another accident brings back his memory.
2016-06-15 21:10:43 Read More

Soldier returns home, 7 years after â€˜deathâ€™

Hillary, Bernie call truce; will work together

Bernie Sanders, the Democratic challenger to Hillary Clinton, has agreed to work with Hillary to develop a progressive agenda that addresses the needs of working families and the middle class. After losing the last primary, Sanders met Hillary to discuss how to unify the party
2016-06-15 20:20:07 Read More

Kiwis soft on Indiaâ€™s NSG bid, Turkey backs Pak

While some holdouts like New Zealand seem to be softening their position on Indiaâ€™s NSG membership, seeking only a criteria-based process for group expansion and not a one-time exception to any country, Turkey continues to bat for Pakistan.
2016-06-15 19:45:43 Read More

'Hurt' Kamal Nath quits Punjab charge; Sonia accepts resignation

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath wrote to party chief Sonia Gandhi, expressing desire to be relieved from the charge of poll-bound Punjab in view of raging controversy over his recent appointment because of his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Gandhi immediately accepted his resignation.
2016-06-15 16:55:40 Read More

21 contenders shortlisted; Sachin, Sourav, Laxman to pick India coach

Post the initial scrutiny of 57 applications for the post of head coach of the Indian team, 21 applicants were found to meet the primary criteria specified by the BCCI. The cricket advisory committee which consists of Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman will be handed over the eligible applications.
2016-06-15 14:26:28 Read More

Scuffle between Indian, Chinese troops at LAC

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-awaited civil aviation policy, which puts a cap of Rs 2500 for a one-hour flight on special routes and at the same time aims to extend air connectivity to more cites.
2016-06-15 14:22:40 Read More

Orlando attack: How a marine saved several lives

2016-06-15 13:53:28 Read More

VVIP chopper scam: ED charges UK middleman

In a major development in the AgustaWestland scam, the Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against main middleman Christian Michel under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Officials say that filing a chargesheet against Michel means his extradition from UK will now become easy.
2016-06-15 13:00:29 Read More

21 MLAs are govt's 'eyes and ears', says Kejriwal

2016-06-15 12:39:57 Read More

30 killed as bus falls into gorge in Meghalaya

At least 30 people were killed and 11 injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Sonapur in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, police said on Wednesday.
2016-06-15 10:33:54 Read More

'Acche din' for flyers: Cap on airfares, lower fee on excess baggage

Alligator snatches child at Florida Disney resort

Authorities searched lakes outside Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in Florida after an alligator snatched a two-year-old boy from the shore. The child's father entered the water but failed to rescue his son from the animal's jaws. Alligators are common in Florida, but rarely attack humans.
2016-06-15 10:22:21 Read More

Coffee no longer possible carcinogen: WHO

Deputy head of the IARC program that classifies carcinogens, said they began to look into a possible link after seeing unusually high rates of esophageal cancer in countries where drinking very hot beverages is common. He said that consuming drinks at higher temperatures could be harmful.
2016-06-15 10:17:17 Read More

'Thanks' to Taliban and al-Qaida, Pak proves slippery target for ISIS

As investigators probe connections between the Orlando killer and the Islamic State group, analysts say the jihadists are struggling to gain a foothold in one country repeatedly linked to their high-profile attacks: Pakistan.
2016-06-15 09:33:00 Read More

Union Cabinet approves civil aviation policy

The much-awaited national civil aviation policy that seeks to strengthen regional connectivity and tap the sector's high growth potential was on Tuesday cleared by the Union Cabinet. Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that the country's aviation sector is poised to become the world's third largest by 2022.
2016-06-15 09:14:39 Read More

Special status for India: US Senate rejects billÂ

The US Senate has failed to recognise India as a "global strategic and defence partner" after a key amendment necessary to modify its export control regulations could not be passed. The US had recognised India as a "major defence partner" in a joint statement issued after Modi held talks with Obama.
2016-06-15 07:17:45 Read More

3rd ODI live scorecard: India vs Zimbabwe

Faiz Fazal makes his ODI debut, replacing Karun Nair in the Indian XI for the dead rubber against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
2016-06-15 06:33:27 Read More

Chinese spy ship shadows US, India, Japan naval drill in Pacific

A Chinese observation ship shadowed the powerful US aircraft carrier, John C Stennis, in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, a Japanese official said, joining warships from Japan and India in drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.
2016-06-15 05:09:41 Read More

'Mateen's wife knew of plot, could be charged'

The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub knew of his plans for the attack and could soon be charged in connection with shooting, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
2016-06-15 04:47:38 Read More

Pakistan to hire US lobbyists after 8 years

Pakistan is looking to hire lobbying firms in Washington after a gap of nearly eight years, seeking to refurbish its image in the United States at a time of deteriorating relations between the allies, two government officials said on Tuesday.
2016-06-15 03:07:09 Read More

Pappu checks own paper, gives 100/100

2016-06-14 23:51:25 Read More

Polio virus resurfaces in India after 5 yearsÂ

The Telangana government on Tuesday sounded a â€œglobal emergencyâ€ after an active strain of wild polio virus was detected in a water sample collected from a drain prompting it to airlift two lakh vaccines from Geneva to innoculate more than three lakh children in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy district
2016-06-14 22:49:34 Read More

Fake certificates sold for Rs 5 lakhÂ in Bihar

A class 12 student became both examinee and examiner when he wrote his economics paper and allegedly checked it with red ink, giving himself full marks before submitting it to the supervisor.
2016-06-14 21:52:45 Read More

50 dogs burned alive at village near Chennai

At least 50 community dogs were burned alive at Keezhamur village near Melmaruvathur, about 50km from Chennai, on June 5.The dogs were sedated with food laced with pesticides.
2016-06-14 21:40:38 Read More

'There are 8 openly gay imams in the world'

The special investigation team probing the Intermediate toppersâ€™ scam on Tuesday raided the premises of Ganga Devi Mahila College in the city with a SIT source telling TOI that a man detained on Monday night said the scamsters were charging Rs 5 lakh per fake Intermediate certificate.
2016-06-14 19:47:34 Read More

If you target Americans, you will never be safe: Obama to IS

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the Islamic State is not only losing ground in Iraq and Syria but also the flow of foreign fighters joining the militant group is plummeting. IS is now cut off from international financial system, Obama said.
2016-06-14 19:23:18 Read More

Raj Thackeray cuts cake with Owaisi's photo

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday expressed hope that the goods and services tax (GST) would be passed in the monsoon session of Parliament. "All states have virtually supported the GST, only Tamil Nadu has expressed some reservations," Jaitley said after meeting state finance ministers.
2016-06-14 14:52:23 Read More

Live: Hockey Champions Trophy - India vs Korea

MNS chief Raj Thackeray cut a cake with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi's picture for his birthday, in Mumbai on Tuesday. The incident has evoked a strong reaction from thr Hyderabad-based party.
2016-06-14 14:47:49 Read More

Accept Tamil Nadu's amendments to GST Bill, Jayalalithaa urges PM Modi

After a disappointing performance against Belgium, losing 1-2, on Monday, India take on Asian rivals South Korea in their fourth league game of the 2016 Hockey Champions Trophy in London on Tuesday.
2016-06-14 13:17:55 Read More

Vijay Mallya declared 'proclaimed offender'

A person can be termed a proclaimed offender in a criminal case probe if the court has reasons to believe that the accused against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued by it, has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executed.
2016-06-14 11:39:59 Read More

Another crowd trouble, Russia will be out of Euro

The Russian national football team has been handed a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 and a 150,000-euro ($168,300.00) fine after their fans were involved in violent clashes in Marseille, UEFA said.
2016-06-14 11:16:04 Read More

All states, except Tamil Nadu, support GST: Arun Jaitley

Orlando gunman shows terror's new nature

Orlando gunman Omar Mateen's actions reveal the difficulty in trying to address a new style of terrorism â€” violence that may have been at least partly inspired by the Islamic State but was not directed by the group's leaders.
2016-06-14 09:46:04 Read More

DATE 7

Spurned by US, Pak may buy F-16s from Jordan

Pakistan is considering buying used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan, media reported on Tuesday, after a plan to buy eight of the aircraft from the United States fell through because of the refusal of the US Congress to finance the deal.
2016-06-14 08:24:55 Read More>>

Hunt for India's next coach: The top contenders

The new coach is likely to be unveiled after the BCCI working committee meeting in Dharmsala on June 25, and the board hopes to have the necessary support staff in place before India's tour of the West Indies, starting July 6.
2016-06-14 06:04:20 Read More

India's in NSG will touch raw nerve with Pak: China

Vehemently opposing India's NSG bid, Chinese official media in first comments since China's objection said today that New Delhi's membership will not only touch a "raw nerve" in Pakistan and increase a nuclear arms race but also "jeopardise" Beijing's national interests.
2016-06-14 06:00:34 Read More

China's appeal: Your nation needs your sperm

China's sperm banks are facing severe shortages, for a variety of political and cultural reasons. Comparatively, few Chinese men offer to donate, and a study found that almost half of those who do volunteer are screened out.
2016-06-14 03:35:52 Read More

3 hit & runs in 5 minutes: Drunk Delhi youth in car kills 2, injures 1

After partying all night at a friend's house, a drunk BBA student mowed down two men with his Honda City and left a youth severely injured in west Delhi, early on Monday. Rishabh Rawat, 21, had to travel just 3 km from Shiv Nagar to his house in Janakpuri, but he it into a remorseless killing spree.
2016-06-14 00:28:33 Read More

Another Chinese incursion: 250 soldiers entered ArunachalÂ

In yet another incident of Chinese incursion, about 250 China's Peoples Liberation Army soldiers entered Arunachal Pradesh's east district of Kameng four days ago, defence sources said on Tuesday. The troops spent about three hours on this side of the border before going back to their territory.
2016-06-13 22:25:40 Read More

Apple WWDC 2016: New features of Siri announced

Apple made a whole bunch of announcements at its recently concluded Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2016. These include new features and enhancements across all four of its operating systems/platforms â€“ watchOS, tvOS, iOS and OSX, which will now be known as macOS.
2016-06-13 20:27:52 Read More

Apple announces iOS 10 with exciting features

iOS 10 comes with a whole variety of new enhancements and features. These include a redesigned lockscreen and notification center for overall better user experience, enhanced Apple Maps, Phone, Messages, Music and News apps, Siri API access for third party apps and more.
2016-06-13 19:02:38 Read More

Trump prepares ground for Fortress AmericaÂ

The carnage in the Orlando nightclub has become the backdrop of an already coarse and ugly presidential election, with Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump showing no compunction in using the tragedy as a campaign weapon.
2016-06-13 16:40:49 Read More

President rejects Kejriwalâ€™s 'office of profit' bill

President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the Delhi government's attempt to modify a law that blocked the appointment of 21 AAP MLAs as parliamentary secretaries. The President's rejection raises a question on the fate of these MLAs.
2016-06-13 15:49:27 Read More

Was Orlando shooter Omar Mateen really acting for ISIS?

The Afghan-born father of Omar Mateen, the man police identified as the gunman who killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Florida on Sunday, is a fringe political commentator who rails against Pakistan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
2016-06-13 09:29:09 Read More

South China Sea row: Which country stands where

2016-06-13 08:38:31 Read More

Orlando gunman's father was critical of Pak, ISIÂ

The precise reason Omar Mateen walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando early on Sunday with a handgun and an assault rifle was still under investigation, with law enforcement officials fanning out from the damaged nightclub in Orlando to residences in at least four states in search of clues.
2016-06-13 06:51:44 Read More

Live Scorecard: India v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI

2016-06-13 06:19:37 Read More

Orlando gunman was homophobe & wife-beaterÂ

India comfortably secured a nine-wicket win in the first ODI in Harare and are one win away from winning their third straight ODI series on Zimbabwean soil. Catch the live action between the two sides from the 2nd ODI.
2016-06-13 03:48:11 Read More

Obama should quit for Florida massacre: Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on President Barack Obama to resign from office because he did not say the words "radical Islam," in a statement in response to the Orlando massacre where 50 people were killed.
2016-06-13 00:49:09 Read More

IS claims responsibility of Orlando attack

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Sunday for the worst mass shooting in US history, but US officials said they had seen no immediate evidence linking the militant group to the massacre. The shooter had previously been investigated for ties to an American suicide bomber, the FBI said
2016-06-12 21:30:57 Read More

PM Modi dials Putin as China looks to delay India's NSG bidÂ

As the tempo builds up on the NSG question, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Saturday, though Modi's diplomatic focus has so far been on the US. Russia has always been supportive of Indiaâ€™s global ambitions.
2016-06-12 20:06:15 Read More

It's an act of hatred, terror, says Obama

US President Barack Obama once again stood in the press room of the White House, expressing grief and offering his solidarity with the families of those killed or injured in a mass shooting incident. This time, it was the massacre at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Obama used his rostrum to recall earlier incidents of gun violence and question the opposition to gun control legislation.
2016-06-12 18:58:29 Read More

Worst attack in US since 9/11, 50 killed in Florida nightclub shooting

A heavily-armed gunman identified as Omar Mir Seddique Mateen shot and killed 50 people and wounded 53 others in a carnage at a Florida nightclub in the wee hours of Sunday, in what was termed by authorities as an act of domestic terrorism. This makes it the biggest terror attack in US after 9/11.
2016-06-12 15:21:37 Read More

Florida carnage: Music, strobe lights, then gunfire

Coming to the defence of Raghuram Rajan, his Chicago University colleague and co-author Luigi Zingales has said the RBI governor is being attacked for "fighting the inefficiency of the banking system" and for taking on the crony capitalists in the country.
2016-06-12 15:16:07 Read More

2017 a year of challenges: Amit Shah at BJP meet

2016-06-12 15:09:27 Read More

JD(S) suspends 8 MLAs for cross-voting in RS polls

China is seen as leading opposition to the US move to include India in the 48-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), but other countries, including New Zealand, Turkey, South Africa and Austria also oppose Indian membership, according to diplomats.
2016-06-12 13:22:14 Read More

Shooting rampage at Florida gay club: Gunman kills 20, injures 42

'Other countries would've Â extended Rajan's tenure'

Saina defeated Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19. This is her second Australian Open win and with this, the World No. 8 has managed to claim her maiden title this season.
2016-06-12 11:23:06 Read More

Saina Nehwal trumps Sun Yu to bag second Australian Open title

Saina defeated Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19. This is her second Australian Open win and with this, the World No. 8 has managed to claim her maiden title this season.
2016-06-12 08:43:00 Read More

Several hurt at shooting in Florida gay nightclub: Reports

Talks needed to build consensus on NSG: China

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has alleged that China is the "biggest and best abuser" as it was dumping its goods into the US, stealing intellectual property and imposing hefty taxes on American companies doing business in that country.
2016-06-12 07:44:29 Read More

China is the biggest and best 'abuser': Trump

How many men does it take to turn a rocky and parched hill, spread over a few kilometres, into a lush green paradise that birds find irresistible? The answer is one. And Ramesh Y from Srirangapatna has proved it.
2016-06-12 06:58:12 Read More

Karnataka's one-man green army

2016-06-12 06:10:49 Read More

5 Delhi hospitals 'fined' Rs 600 croreÂ

2016-06-11 23:34:06 Read More

How Modi won over Mexico on NSG

Karen Aisha Hamidon of the Philippines, the woman Islamic State online recruiter who is learnt to have radicalized several Indian youths and probably arranged their travel to the IS territory, is under the radar of Indian agencies. The NIA has approached the Philippinesâ€™ government seeking her details
2016-06-11 22:07:44 Read More

Woman IS recruiter in touch with India: NIA

2016-06-11 20:46:18 Read More

India-US bonhomie may make China allow Delhi into NSG: Experts

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday provisionally attached nine movable and immovable properties worth Rs 1,411 crore of Vijay Mallya and United Breweries (Holding) Limited, of which he is the chairman, as part of a money laundering probe against him.
2016-06-11 19:25:58 Read More

ED moves to attach Mallya's assets of Rs 1,411 cr

The AAP government has ordered five top private hospitals- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), Shanti Mukand Hospital, Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute in Delhi- to deposit Rs 600 crore for denying treatment to the poor.
2016-06-11 18:59:44 Read More

Rajya Sabha elections: BJP, Cong in heated battle

The elections to 27 seats of the Rajya Sabha that were held in seven states on Saturday. Of the 57 seats up for grabs, candidates to 30 seats were confirmed without a contest. Elections are being held in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana.
2016-06-11 13:10:07 Read More

'Sedition' video clips of Kanhaiya, others are authentic: Police

The raw footage of the event, obtained from a Hindi news channel, was sent to the CBI forensic lab in New Delhi for examination, the police said. "The CBI lab sent a report to Delhi Police's Special Cell on June 8 saying the raw footage was authentic," a police source said.
2016-06-11 11:22:03 Read More

On the NSG route, India's next stop is Namibia

2016-06-11 09:28:53 Read More

Paes gets Olympic ticket, paired with Bopanna

2016-06-11 08:49:02 Read More

Aviation ministry proposes new sops for flyers

In case of flight cancellations announced within 24 hours of departure, the compensation amount has been enhanced to up to Rs 10,000. In addition, refunds will also be applicable on all fares, including promotional and special rates.
2016-06-11 08:02:03 Read More

India is going to be 'great US ally': House Speaker Paul RyanÂ

In a major foreign policy speech in Washington in which speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan was highly critical of President Barack Obama's policies, the US-India relationship was the only aspect of it which was appreciated by Ryan.
2016-06-11 07:29:47 Read More

High stakes for BJP, Cong in Rajya Sabha polls

As was expected, the AITA rejected Bopanna's request for Myneni as his partner, saying that India's best chance for a medal at Rio lay in him teaming up with Paes, who won the French Open mixed doubles title earlier this month.
2016-06-11 06:53:25 Read More

Dabholkar murder case: CBI makes first arrest

The CBI on Friday night arrested Virendra Tawde, a doctor and member of rightwing Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, in connection with the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Tawde is the first person to be arrested by the CBI in the Dabholkar murder case.
2016-06-11 04:44:32 Read More

Euro 2016: Payet's late stunner gives France win

Payet played chief tormentor at the Stade de France as he set up Olivier Giroud for the opening goal after the break and then curled a superb left-footer into the top corner of the net with one minute left after Bogdan Stancu had equalised for Romania.
2016-06-11 02:46:00 Read More

At 99%, Telangana has maximum non-vegetarians

2016-06-11 00:18:56 Read More

India holds fire on China opposition to NSG bid

Demonising It May Provoke Beijing More
2016-06-10 19:51:35 Read More

IS wants Kashmir under caliphate, not Pakistan

2016-06-10 19:48:53 Read More

While Mumbai burned, MHA officers were busy enjoying Pak hospitality

The apparent reason offered by the Pakistanis was that the delegation should meet the interior minister, who was then travelling.
2016-06-10 19:36:35 Read More

Man shot by police at Dallas airport in US

Taking a line that many filmmakers pushed in the past, the Bombay High Court pointed out to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) that it was a body that was meant to certify films and not censor them. The court will pass orders on the case on June 13, four days before the film's scheduled release.
2016-06-10 18:49:25 Read More

China plays spoiler, NSG meet on India's membership inconclusive

A sailor and a civilian worker were killed on Friday in an accident on board the countryâ€™s largest warship, the 45,400-tonne INS Vikramaditya, which is currently undergoing a refit at the Karwar naval base in Karnataka.
2016-06-10 18:27:25 Read More

DATE 8

Hockey: India squander lead to draw with Germany

2016-06-10 17:31:32 Read More>>

Accident on INS Vikramaditya, 2 killed

In what turned out to be a brilliant comeback from the Olympic gold medallists, Germany came from two goals down to play out a draw as India squandered a great start to lose the momentum in the final three minutes.
2016-06-10 15:42:05 Read More

'Udta Punjab' row: 'Don't be overly critical'

2016-06-10 12:42:35 Read More

US calls PM's vision of India-US ties the 'Modi Doctrine'

Describing the just concluded US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "historic", the Obama administration has christened his vision of Indo-US ties that has overcome the "hesitations of history" and working for the betterment of the global good as "Modi Doctrine".
2016-06-10 07:53:50 Read More

'ISIS may attack Europe with nuclear weapons'

The threat of a terrorist attack using nuclear material is the highest since the end of the Cold War, with ISIS actively trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction, according to a leading international think-tank on proliferation.
2016-06-10 06:58:54 Read More

Another Hindu man hacked to death in Bangladesh

A Hindu ashram worker was on Friday hacked to death by unidentified assailants while he was out for the morning walk, days after another priest was killed by suspected ISIS jihadists in Bangladesh which has seen a string of brutal attacks by Islamists on religious minorities and secular activists.
2016-06-10 04:51:47 Read More

US asks Pak to stop home-grown attacks on India

US has asked Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used for planning attacks in India, after PM Narendra Modi said terrorism is being "incubated in India's neighbourhood". Pakistan was one of the issues discussed between PM Modi and US President Obama, a US state department spokesman said.
2016-06-10 03:17:57 Read More

Film certification rules must be liberal, many changes soon: Jaitley

Information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said film certification norms will have to be liberal and "some very radical changes" will be announced over the next few days.
2016-06-09 21:53:33 Read More

Sukhbir 'shocked' by abusive words in Udta Punjab

2016-06-09 20:28:46 Read More

Muslim student population zooms by 44%, surpasses national average

India's student population in the 5-19 years age group has increased by 30% between 2001 and 2011 but the increases are unevenly distributed across religious communities, with lagging sections catching up.
2016-06-09 20:01:16 Read More

Muslim student population zooms by 44%

2016-06-09 20:01:16 Read More

Lok Sabha, state elections to be held together?

2016-06-09 19:56:53 Read More

Once denied visa, PM now flies India closer to US

After maintaining silence for several days over the raging controversy on 'Udta Punjab' â€” a movie on the drug menace in the state â€” Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday joined the issue, saying he was 'shocked' with words 'kanjar' and 'banjar' in the movie.
2016-06-09 19:33:14 Read More

Udta Modi: PM now flies India closer to the US

Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for president

2016-06-09 19:18:34 Read More

Now, Swamy fires 'time bomb' salvo at Rajan

Firing yet another salvo at RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday alleged that Rajan had planted "a time bomb" in the Indian financial system that will explode in December. Swamy had recently written to the PM seeking ouster of Rajan for keeping interest rates high.
2016-06-09 14:19:06 Read More

PIL seeking unlimited free ATM transactions nixed

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday dismissed a petition that sought to quash two circulars of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulating the usage of number of free transactions in ATMs.
2016-06-09 13:59:28 Read More

China hardens stand as US, others push for India's entry into NSG

China is leading opposition to a push by USA and other major powers for India to join the main club of countries controlling access to nuclear technology, diplomats said on Thursday as the group discussed India's NSG bid. Other countries opposing it are New Zealand, Turkey, South Africa & Austria
2016-06-09 13:25:39 Read More

When US lawmakers stormed Modi for autograph

Here's some good news for people of Bengaluru; the government under the chief minister's Nagarothana scheme will take up a slew of projects worth Rs 7,300 crore to revamp the IT City's infrastructure.
2016-06-09 12:13:14 Read More

Eye on China: India set to export BrahMos cruise missile to Vietnam

India has stepped up efforts to sell an advanced cruise missile system to Vietnam and has at least 15 more markets in its sights, a push experts say reflects concerns in New Delhi about China's growing military assertiveness.
2016-06-09 11:10:31 Read More

India set to export BrahMos missile to Vietnam

CBI's SIT to probe AgustaWestland, Mallya cases

The CBI on Thursday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the AugustaWestland VVIP chopper scam and the money laundering case of businessman Vijay Mallya.
2016-06-09 10:55:12 Read More

CBI's SIT to probe AgustaWestland, Mallya cases

The CBI on Thursday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the AugustaWestland VVIP chopper scam and the money laundering case of businessman Vijay Mallya.
2016-06-09 10:55:12 Read More

What Pakistan is doing to counter India's NSG bid

The worldâ€™s four major technology control regimes are the Nuclear Suppliersâ€™ Group, the Missile Control Technology Regime, the Australian Group and the Wassenaar Arrangement. The names of the first two are a good guide to what these seek to regulate.
2016-06-09 06:31:41 Read More

Why Modi should thank Manmohan for NSG progress

2016-06-09 06:29:05 Read More

How PM Narendra Modi hugged Uncle Sam and recast his image

Not unlike his predecessor Manmohan Singh, the new PM understood that much of India's aspirations for a global role as an economic and military power would remain unfulfilled without accessing US technology and finance.
2016-06-09 06:18:37 Read More

Mexico's President drives PM Modi to veg dinner

While Pakistan has made a case for itself by citing its "technical experience, capability and well-established commitment to nuclear safety", it has also opposed membership for India saying that it "could affect the strategic stability of South Asia."
2016-06-09 05:56:37 Read More

Washington takes a shine to Delhi's solar mission

India and the US have announced a joint initiative to mobilise up to $400 million for lighting up a million Indian households by 2020 with renewable power.
2016-06-08 21:10:08 Read More

Beijing isolated, but NSG race set for photo-finish

quest in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) when he arrives in Mexico City on Thursday.
2016-06-08 20:55:49 Read More

Will India breach the Chinese Wall?

In both the previous summits, September 2014 and January 2015, the countries specifically mentioned SCS as they addressed the issue of maritime disputes and the significance of freedom of navigation and overflight.
2016-06-08 20:52:47 Read More

Modi's message to US Congress: India truly aligned with America now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday eased India towards an informal alliance with the United States, saying the relationship has "overcome the hesitations of history" and everything is pointing to Washington and New Delhi becoming ideal partners even through occasional differences.
2016-06-08 17:49:17 Read More

PM Modi's address: Jokes, friendship and terror

Dwelling on an increasingly close relationship between New Delhi and Washington DC, Modi even poked fun of the often raucous nature of American politics, before saying he faces similar scenes in Parliament.
2016-06-08 15:19:54 Read More

To fix appalling infrastructure, Bengaluru to get Rs 7,300 crore

To fix infrastructure, Bengaluru to get Rs 7,300cr

Pak lobbying to stop India's NSG bid: Sartaj Aziz

Refusing to comment on intense speculation over his tenure extension, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday said he has very "cordial" relations with finance minister Arun Jaitley and his long term desire is to go back to the academia.
2016-06-08 13:36:10 Read More

My long-term plan is to teach: RBI chief RajanÂ

Censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani on Wednesday alleged that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap may have taken money from the AAP to show Punjab in bad light through his co-production "Udta Punjab".
2016-06-08 12:50:26 Read More

Clinton wins California, turns fire on Trump

2016-06-08 11:04:56 Read More

Nihalani: Heard Kashyap took money from AAP

Hillary Clinton celebrated her triumph as the first woman to lead a major party in a race for the White House, scoring big wins in California and New Jersey to cement her grip on the 2016 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
2016-06-08 10:43:14 Read More

Udta Punjab row: Bombay HC to hear plea against Censor Board

The censorship controversy on 'Udta Punjab' seems to be getting murkier by the day.
2016-06-08 09:05:49 Read More

FIR against Sonia over non-payment of dues

A construction company has filed an FIR against Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleging that her party has not cleared its payment for constructing Rajiv Gandhi Insdtiture for Development Studies.
2016-06-08 07:44:00 Read More

Watch: Elephants go thirsty in acute water crisis

2016-06-08 07:39:04 Read More

Modi taps elite Indian-American community

Bolstered by data from recent surveys that show the median household income of Indian-Americans ($101,591) is significantly higher than any other group (and the only one to cross $ 100,000 mark), the PM paid lavish compliments to desi emigrants at a business conclave.
2016-06-08 07:16:12 Read More

WhatsApp to get GIF support soon: Report

Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp will soon be getting GIF support.
2016-06-08 06:25:40 Read More

To end poverty, we need $6,000 per capita income: Raghuram Rajan

With three months to go before his current term ends, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan remained non-committal on his future plans.
2016-06-08 04:46:15 Read More

BCCI will decide on my future, says MS Dhoni

2016-06-08 03:16:05 Read More

India will be driver of global economy: PM Modi

The AP government has named its new capital after the ancient Buddhist village of Amaravati in a bid to attract the nations in the Far East, but it has unwittingly drawn the attention of the media in Pakistan.
2016-06-08 02:50:24 Read More

Pakistan media sees 'nuclear' designs in Andhra

On team director Ravi Shastri's statement on Virat Kohli and how he is ready to lead India across formats, MS Dhoni said, "It's not that I don't enjoy the game. This decision will be taken by the BCCI, it's not for me to decide".
2016-06-07 21:13:26 Read More

GST bill inches towards 2/3rd backing in RS

2016-06-07 19:32:15 Read More

NEET-like single entrance test for engineering likely

Engineering colleges across the country may go the NEET way. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which governs engineering colleges, is contemplating making JEE-Main the single entrance test for undergraduate BE courses.
2016-06-07 19:23:00 Read More

Westinghouse to build 6 nuclear reactors in India

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India and US firm Westinghouse have agreed to begin engineering and site design work immediately for six nuclear power plant reactors in India and conclude contractual arrangements by June 2017, the White House said on Tuesday.
2016-06-07 18:04:59 Read More

DATE 9

India-US signal to China: No country should dominate Asia-Pacific

The Indian prime minister expressed his gratitude for President Obama support for New Delhi's membership to both the MTCR and NSG clubs as they broke for a brief interaction with the media before repairing for a working lunch, when they will be joined by their delegations to continue deliberations.
2016-06-07 17:29:18 Read More>>

Grateful to Obama for support on NSG: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the White House for a meeting with Barack Obama. This is PM Modiâ€™s second visit to the residence of the US President since he took over as Indiaâ€™s top executive in 2014.
2016-06-07 15:14:20 Read More

Six Congress MLAs in Tripura join Trinamool

2016-06-07 11:19:59 Read More

25 Indian students asked to leave US university

In a major political development in Tripura, six Congress legislators joined the Trinamool Congress. Tripura assembly speaker Ramendra Chandra Debnath said he would call all the six Congress MLAs for individual hearing and after consulting the rules and experts he will take a final decision in this regard.
2016-06-07 09:38:48 Read More

Beijing rattled by India's Chabahar project

At least 25 Indian students in their first semester of computer sciences programme at Western Kentucky University have been asked to return to India or find placement in other schools, because they did not meet the admission standards of the varsity.
2016-06-07 08:15:43 Read More

For first time, China publicly names Pak in Mumbai attack

This change in policy by China is significant in the sense that it is taking place on the eve of the expiry of Beijing's decision to place on technical hold the listing of three known LeT/JuD (Jamaat-ud-Dawa) militants - Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, Talha Saeed and Hafiz Abdul Rauf, on June 9, 2016.
2016-06-07 08:15:11 Read More

Rival to Kwid, Alto launched at Rs 2.39 lakh

2016-06-07 06:47:40 Read More

'Would be cruel to spoil fun press is having', Rajan says on 2nd term

The new environmental norms for coal-fired power plants, for example, are expected to push up electricity cost by 40-50 paise per unit. Motor fuels could become costlier by 70 paise or more per litre as the country moves to Bharat Stage-VI - akin to Euro-VI - grade fuels by April 2020.
2016-06-07 05:53:49 Read More

Hindu priest murdered in Â Bangladesh

2016-06-07 05:18:44 Read More

Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination: Report

Fast-Tracks Military Projects On Territories On Eastern, Western Seaboards
2016-06-07 01:19:31 Read More

Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination: Report

As PM Modi greets some of Indian-American elites at Blair House ahead of his meeting with President Obama on Tuesday morning, US secretary of state John Kerry will be in Beijing trying to persuade China to lift its blockade on India's entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
2016-06-07 01:19:31 Read More

6/6/66: Day that defined India's economic history

Half a century ago, June 6, 1966 - or 6/6/66 - turned out to be a defining day in independent India's economic history. It was the day on which Indira Gandhi devalued the rupee by 36.5%, increasing the dollar's value against it by 57.4%. The move sparked bitter, nationwide criticism. This article describes the events leading up to the move, as well as its consequences for the Indian economy.
2016-06-06 23:56:57 Read More

Cost of going green: New rules to push up prices of power, fuel, cars

BJP hires IITians to gauge impact of Dalit outreach

2016-06-06 22:01:39 Read More

PM Modi secures Swiss support on stashed cash

2016-06-06 21:49:29 Read More

India plans to set up forward-operating bases for safer seas

Fast-Tracks Military Projects On Territories On Eastern, Western Seaboards
2016-06-06 21:14:09 Read More

Here's why PM Modi's visit to US is significant

Delhiâ€™s pollution takes 6yrs from your life: Study

2016-06-06 20:05:58 Read More

Irony, paradox thrive in ties between India and US

The study is based on data compiled in the 2011 census to arrive at the figures of "premature mortality" due to exposure to particulate matter across the country.
2016-06-06 16:53:40 Read More

ISIS burns 19 Yazidi girls to death for 'refusing to be sex slaves'

Militants from the Islamic State(ISIS) group executed 19 Yezidi girls who refused to be sex slaves by burning them alive inside iron cages. The victims were set ablaze in the centre of Mosul on Thursday in front of a large crowd, ARA News reported, citing activists and witnesses.
2016-06-06 15:52:44 Read More

Govt cuts prices of 56 important medicines

Prices of 56 important medicines used in treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government thereby reducing the cost by an average of around 25 per cent.
2016-06-06 15:30:59 Read More

Submitted my CV for head coach's post: Shastri

Ravi Shastri said that he has submitted his application for the post. The former India captain had worked with the team for 18 months as its director. His contract ended at the conclusion of ICC World T20.
2016-06-06 14:17:18 Read More

Qatar reassures India on abuse of migrant workers

â€‹Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state, a statement said on Monday.â€‹
2016-06-06 13:16:40 Read More

PM Modi's visit: India gets Switzerland's support for NSG bid

India on Monday got the backing of Switzerland in its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group ahead of the elite group's crucial meeting even as the two countries resolved to strengthen cooperation in combating tax evasion and black money.
2016-06-06 10:21:21 Read More

Rio Olympics: HC nixes Sushil's plea for trial

The Delhi High Court has dismissed wrestler Sushil Kumar's plea for a trial against Narsingh Yadav to decide on a berth in the 74kg category at the upcoming Rio Olympics. The high court said that it will not interfere in the jurisdiction of the wrestling federation.
2016-06-06 09:31:04 Read More

Made 'a lot of money' in deal with Gaddafi: TrumpÂ

The presumptive Republican nominee was talking about a bizarre incident in 2009, when Gaddafi was in desperate search of a place to pitch his Bedouin-style tent during a visit to New York for a meeting of the UN General Assembly.
2016-06-06 08:18:19 Read More

Live: PM Modi meets Paul Ryan, to address US Congress shortly

Pakistan is lobbying "effectively and pro-actively" in all member countries of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over India's efforts to join the 48-member exclusive club, Pakistan's top foreign affairs adviser has said.
2016-06-06 08:16:12 Read More

Why Swiss rejected free pay of Rs 1.7L a month

The reason cited in support of the proposal is that automation, robots and globalization are taking away jobs and giving people a minimum living wage, regardless of what they do, is likely to free up people to pursue their passion, delivering them from the drudgery of struggling to earn at least a subsistence.
2016-06-06 07:51:37 Read More

'Mkts will be hit if Rajan is not given 2nd term'

One of the most influential voices in the global financial markets, El-Erian was once deemed to be the successor of â€˜Bond Kingâ€™ Bill Gross at Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco), the worldâ€™s largest bond fund manager. Both left Pimco in 2014 reportedly after a falling out.
2016-06-06 07:00:27 Read More

FB CEO Mark Zuckerbergâ€™s social accounts hacked

Although the reports have not been able to verify the details as to how the group managed to hack Zuckerbergâ€™s accounts, OurMine Team claims the hack was made possible using the LinkedIn password dump that happened few weeks ago.
2016-06-06 06:18:22 Read More

This techie has picked 37 kg of nails from roads

2016-06-06 06:07:59 Read More

This techie has picked 37 kg of nails from roads

2016-06-06 06:07:59 Read More

2014 Danish woman gangrape case: Delhi court convicts five accused

Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Monday convicted five persons for gangraping a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014. Arguments on the quantum of sentence will take place on June 9. Nine men, including three juveniles were accused of raping the 52-year-old Danish woman in central Delhi.
2016-06-06 05:51:59 Read More

Flipkart shuts 30-day window for returns

The no-questions-asked return policy followed by ecommerce firms has led to a logistical nightmare and additional operational expenses for sellers on online marketplaces as they have to pay for the return shipping.
2016-06-06 03:36:22 Read More

PM in Switzerland; focus on black money, NSG

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Switzerland from Qatar on the third leg of his five-nation tour with the issues of black money and India's membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group high on agenda. On Monday, he will hold talks with president of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Amman
2016-06-06 03:02:03 Read More

Manohar Aich, India's first Mr Universe, dies

After flexing muscles for seven decades, Manohar Aich died on Sunday, four years after completing a century and barely 48 hours after Muhammad Ali with whom he shared a birthday - January 17th - breathed his last.
2016-06-06 00:01:01 Read More

Govt repeats 'no' to collegium's pick for HC CJ

In a first, the government has rejected a recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium for appointment of a high court chief justice for the second time.
2016-06-05 22:28:10 Read More

Inside Mathura park, stench of death and a bomb factory

Jawahar Bagh, once known for its lush orchards, is today a charred battlefield.
2016-06-05 21:59:12 Read More

The world of godmen: Sublime and the ridiculous

former state government employee calling himself a man of faith, Rampal, after a two-week tense stand-off.
2016-06-05 21:54:57 Read More

UP govt turned a blind eye to 40 intel reports

According to sources, the reports, sent to the administration in the past few months, confirmed that the activists of Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena (SBSS) were heavily armed.
2016-06-05 21:43:08 Read More

Amazon faces ire over religious pic on doormats

E-commerce major Amazon came under fire for selling doormats and other products with images of Hindu gods, verses from the Quran, and images of Jesus Christ on its American portal, creating furore on social media.
2016-06-05 19:48:59 Read More

Dog saves master from tiger attack, dies

In a tragic example of the loyalty and unconditional love of manâ€™s best friend, a dog who lived with a farmer in a village near Dudhwa National Park here fought with a tiger to save its sleeping master, giving up its life in the process.
2016-06-05 17:07:14 Read More

Novak Djokovic wins French Open

The world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia captured a first French Open at the 12th time of asking on Sunday, becoming just the third man in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
2016-06-05 16:28:04 Read More

No, thanks: Swiss voters reject â€˜money for nothingâ€™ salary proposal

Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin on Sunday a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation.
2016-06-05 13:00:12 Read More

Rajnath dares UP govt over Mathura violence

Pegging India's 'black economy' at over Rs 30 lakh crore or about 20% of total GDP, a new study says it has been contracting gradually over the years but still remains bigger than the overall economic size of countries like Thailand and Argentina.
2016-06-05 12:26:46 Read More

PM Modi hard-sells India to Qatari investors

PM Modi and Qatarâ€™s Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, watched as officials from both countries signed seven agreements in sectors ranging from tourism and healthcare to finance and investment. The agreements came a short while after PM Modi hard-sold India as an investment destination to Qatari business leaders.
2016-06-05 11:57:55 Read More

Swiss vote on basic income for all

The Swiss voted on Sunday on a proposal to provide the entire population with enough money to live on, no strings attached. Voters are being asked whether they want all Swiss citizens, along with foreigners who have been legal residents for at least 5 years, to receive an unconditional basic income.
2016-06-05 10:11:16 Read More

India's 'black economy' shrinking

2016-06-05 09:08:18 Read More

India's 'black economy' shrinking

2016-06-05 09:08:18 Read More

Determined to eliminate corruption: PM in DohaÂ

DATE 10

Haryana on alert as Jat agitation begins again

Reports said the agitators, who have started their agitation in rural areas instead of towns this time, had begun their protest rally at Mayyar village in Hisar district, Dhanana village in Bhiwani district, Jasia village in Rohtak district, Jhanj Khurd village in Jind district, Matloda village in Panipat district and Pranpura Bawal village in Rewari district .
2016-06-05 04:54:14 Read More>>

Eknath Khadse: The man who almost became CM

Khadse, who is a chain-smoker, is a gifted speaker and used to often launch into powerful monologues in the Assembly while taking on the former Congress NCP government over corruption charges regarding issues like the irrigation scam and the Maharashtra Sadan scam, among others.
2016-06-05 04:26:43 Read More

Allâ€™s not well in Narendra Modiâ€™s Gujarat

The only factor still going in favour of Anandiben is Modi. Party insiders admit that for the BJPâ€™s supreme leader, sacking his trusted lieutenant would be tantamount to an admission of defeat, which doesnâ€™t exactly suit Modiâ€™s brand of macho politics.
2016-06-05 04:17:22 Read More

China hits at US, says does not fear 'trouble

"Countries outside should play a constructive role in this regard, not the other way around. The South China Sea issue has become overheated because of the provocations of certain countries for their own selfish interests," Admiral Sun Jianguo told a security summit in Singapore.
2016-06-05 03:28:01 Read More

Family equally guilty, imprison with corrupt officer: Court

The five-year-old grandson of the official, who was left alone in the house after the entire family was sentenced, has been shifted to jail on the family's request, the prosecution said.
2016-06-04 23:33:44 Read More

Mathura rioters tried to kidnap SP, then lynched

The violent squatters at Jawahar Bagh had tried to kidnap additional SP Mukul Dwivedi after injuring him during Thursday's clash.
2016-06-04 22:53:47 Read More

Golden Temple bans media on Bluestar anniv

In an unprecedented move, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to ban the entry of the media in the â€˜parikarmaâ€™ (walkway) of the Golden Temple ahead of the 32nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
2016-06-04 22:14:12 Read More

Lifting the ghoonghat to google

Women in villages are learning how to use smartphones for e-darshan, agri advice and government schemes. Experts say it can be a game-changer
2016-06-04 21:41:55 Read More

Why we need the right to ridicule

It isnâ€™t that insult comedy is new to Indians. We are after all a people with a long history of Santa-Banta jokes, Madrasi caricatures, and sundry other sexist, casteist and racist quips so established you rarely need to complete them. The venom in comedian Tanmay Bhatâ€™s recent Snapchat sketch is quite commonly heard in drawing rooms â€” mimicry, some crass lookism, some heartless ageism and some OTT comments on career jealousies.
2016-06-04 18:32:00 Read More

Mainak Sarkar's death: Why PhD programmes are brutal in the US

Pathetic homeless Dork. Patiently hoping for Degree. Professor had Doubts. These are some expansions of the much-vaunted acronym PhD, formally a Doctor of Philosophy no matter what oneâ€™s subject of research and expertise. Regarded as the acme of scholarship, it stands at a rarefied academic height that takes immense effort and time to reach.
2016-06-04 18:31:00 Read More

As Kabul's ties with Pak sour, India steps in nicely to fill breach

The minor ran over and killed 33-year-old Siddharth Sharma on April 4. Delhi Police had requested to try him as an adult since he turned 18 merely four days after the incident. The accused is reportedly a 'perpetual offender' who has been booked earlier on three different occasions.
2016-06-04 14:31:11 Read More

Muhammad Ali, 20th century Titan, dies at 74

2016-06-04 13:24:43 Read More

Muhammad Ali's words stung like a bee, too

2016-06-04 12:52:27 Read More

Mercedes hit-and-run case: 'Minor accused can be tried as adult'

As one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday, did not believe in modesty and proclaimed himself not only "the greatest" but "the double greatest."
2016-06-04 11:07:19 Read More

PM Modi's in Qatar today to seek investments

2016-06-04 10:17:11 Read More

Modi, Ghani inaugurate Friendship Dam

2016-06-04 08:27:33 Read More

Key fights in the boxing career of Muhammad Ali

2016-06-04 07:06:21 Read More

Muhammad Ali: Boxing great and cultural symbol

Muhammad Ali made his professional debut in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, winning a six-round unanimous decision over Tunney Hunsaker, whose day job was police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia.
2016-06-04 06:11:31 Read More

Pay your tributes to Muhammad Ali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday jointly inaugurated a landmark dam, a Rs-1,700 crore showpiece infrastructure project by India in strategically important Herat province, reflecting India's strong commitment to reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
2016-06-04 05:39:42 Read More

NDA may get a new ally in Amma...

2016-06-03 23:58:09 Read More

The inch-by-inch takeover of Jawahar Bagh

Rijiju said the "unfortunate" incident in Mathura was a matter of "grave concern" and condemnable and action must be taken to improve the situation.
2016-06-03 23:34:38 Read More

'Cult members fired from treetops'

AIADMK May Support Govt From Outside
2016-06-03 23:19:25 Read More

Mathura: Bose cult leader had Rs 4k cr in assets

2016-06-03 17:34:16 Read More

How wait for Netaji triggered a tragedy in Mathura

Members lived on gruel for 2 months
2016-06-03 17:22:05 Read More

The obscure cult behind the violence in MathuraÂ

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming foreign trip itinerary isn't for the faint of heart. He's outdone even himself.
2016-06-03 17:18:11 Read More

Obama inviting only leaders close to him, like Modi

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the US on June 7-8, he will be among the few close world leaders that President Barack Obama is inviting in the last year of his presidency. This will be Modi's second bilateral visit to the US after his visit in September 2014.
2016-06-03 15:00:44 Read More

After Chabahar success, India says Dhaka keen on it developing PayraÂ

After bagging the strategically important Chabahar Port in Iran, the government is looking eastwards and is in discussions with Bangladesh to develop a similar facility in Paira. The move can also be construed as a reply to the aggressive play by China, which is developing a port in Colombo and Gwadar in Pakistan.
2016-06-03 14:52:42 Read More

PM's packed foreign trip starts Sat - A snapshot

2016-06-03 14:12:52 Read More

Mathura violence death toll now 24, opposition blames Akhilesh govt

Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini faced a lot of flak on social media after she tweeted pictures of a film shoot on Friday while her constituency Mathura was on edge following the death of 24 people in an anti-encroachment clash between the police and encroachers. The BJP MP later deleted the post
2016-06-03 11:56:02 Read More

Who was UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar?

2016-06-03 10:08:46 Read More

Row over Mathura MP Hema Malini's tweet

Vivek alias Muzaffarâ€™s case is the only heartwarming episode to emerge from the otherwise depressing tale of Gulbarg Society. Jaibunnisa and Salim Shaikh lost their two-year old son, Muzaffar, on the day the city of Ahmedabad witnessed some of the most ghastly killings in its history. Sixty-nine people lost their lives at Gulbarg Society that day.
2016-06-03 07:57:10 Read More

Woman killed by UCLA shooter was his wife

2016-06-03 06:36:46 Read More

Gulbarg: Rescued Muzaffar grows up as Vivek

2016-06-03 02:44:44 Read More

'Khadse was eyeing Rs 65cr payout in land deal'

The corporation, which acquired the land in 1971, finalised a compensation of Rs 83 lakh to the owner, Abbas Rasulbhai Ukani, on April 4 based on the MIDC Act, 1961.
2016-06-02 22:47:39 Read More

I donâ€™t wake up to an Uber sign, says Ola CEO

Ola Cabs' co-founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal sat down with TOI for an exhaustive interview and spoke about building Ola while facing global competition very early on, the experiments and innovations introduced in the past six months to up consumer experience, and how quality at massive scale will help it pip Uber in India.
2016-06-02 20:21:58 Read More

Woman on Mainak's hit list dead in Minnesota

The man who carried out a murder-suicide at UCLA left a "kill list" at his Minnesota home that led authorities to find a woman's body, Police chief Charlie Beck said on Thursday. The other professor on the list is OK.
2016-06-02 17:20:54 Read More

Mathura SP, SO killed in clash with 'Bose cult'

Station Officer of Farah Police station, Santosh Yadav was killed and SP Mathura Mukul Dwivedi, was grievously injured when activists of Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena (SBSS) opened fire at police at the police party that attempted to evict them from Jawahar Park late on Thursday evening. Over 100 people, including the city magistrate, Ram Araj Yadav were also injured in the clash that lasted for almost 4 hours.
2016-06-02 16:31:43 Read More

IIT-Kharagpur alumnus kills UCLA professor, woman, ends life

Mainak Sarkar, an alumnus of the IIT-Kharagpur, shot and killed professor William Klug in a small office in University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) before killing himself yesterday, The Los Angeles Times reported, citing sources.
2016-06-02 15:58:35 Read More

Monsoon to be normal or excess this year: IMD

Releasing the second long-range forecast, IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said North-West India will recieve 108% rainfall of the Long Period Average while central India and southern peninsula will recieve 113 per cent of LPA.
2016-06-02 11:47:23 Read More

How long before North Korea can nuke a US city?

A special court in Ahmedabad court has begun proceedings that will lead to the pronouncement of the verdict in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case. Security has been tightened in Ahmedabad has ahead of the verdict into the killings.
2016-06-02 11:13:18 Read More

How to spot a militant: Pak army removes roofs

Japanese officials said what appeared to be a conventional Musudan rocket, which theoretically has the ability to reach Japan and the US territory and military base of Guam, exploded either as or shortly after it left its launcher.
2016-06-02 10:08:11 Read More

Saudi Arabia, Iran spar over whether to raise oil production

Tensions between the Sunni-led kingdom Saudi Arabia and the Shia Islamic Republic of Iran have been the highlights of several previous OPEC meetings, including in December 2015 when the group failed to agree on a formal output target for the first time in years.
2016-06-02 09:44:50 Read More

Gulbarg massacre: 24 Â convicted, 36 acquitted

2016-06-02 05:56:51 Read More

Rahul Gandhi as Cong chief will be 'achhe din for BJP': Smriti Irani

HRD minister Smriti Z Irani says Rahul Gandhi becoming Congress president would be achhe din for BJP. The HRSD minister says she gets into scraps on social media is because she gives back whenever she is attacked personally.
2016-06-02 00:26:53 Read More

'Flipkart syndrome': Many companies delay job offers to students

â€‹Dejection and distress have wiped out the self-assured smiles of placement days as one after another, leading tech companies rescind job offers made months ago.
2016-06-01 23:57:42 Read More

'No cellular firm in Delhi meets call-drop cutoff'

A survey conducted by telecom regulator Trai between May 3 and May 6 has pointed out that nearly all operators in the national capital have call drops beyond the stipulated benchmark of 2% of all calls.
2016-06-01 20:48:38 Read More

'No cellular firm in Delhi meets call-drop cutoff'

Man with fake ticket stayed at IGI for 10 days

The man, Mohammad Abdullah, who is from Hyderabad and claims to be working for a Gurgaon company, was finally noticed by a housekeeping staffer, who alerted CISF.He was handed over to the Delhi Police on January 20.
2016-06-01 20:06:36 Read More

Top lawyers on break, SC vacation bench left idle

Clients Don't Want Juniors Arguing Cases
2016-06-01 20:00:59 Read More

Bihar toppers to give exam again

The board has called all 14 toppers from arts, science and commerce streams for 'a small re-examination' on June 3.
2016-06-01 19:08:21 Read More

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Two shot on UCLA campus, police impose lockdownÂ

The University of California's Los Angeles campus was placed on lockdown on Wednesday as police investigated a possible active shooter and reports of two victims. "We have no confirmation yet of victims but we received a call... that's all we have right now," Jenny Houser, a spokeswoman said.
2016-06-01 17:50:06 Read More>>

Iran tells Saudi: 'We'll leave Iraq when Iraq asks'

"We will leave Iraq whenever Iraq asks us to. And we will help Iraq to confront terrorism, as long as Iraq wants us to," Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a press conference in Stockholm during a European tour to attract investors.
2016-06-01 17:44:41 Read More

10 dead in Somalia blast, al Shabaab claims attack

A suicide car bomber crashed his vehicle into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and the attack was followed by gunfire, police said. Al Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the attack near the Hotel Ambassador.
2016-06-01 16:20:52 Read More

BCCI seeking 'Hindi speaking' head coach for Indian team

BCCI president Anurag Thakur had announced on May 22 that the Board will advertise to fill the vacant position but it finally put out the invitation today. The application deadline remains June 10, as announced by Thakur on May 22.
2016-06-01 15:47:28 Read More

New weapon to agitate ISIS â€” Bollywood music

British special forces are blasting Bollywood music as a new psychological warfare weapon against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Libya. They came up with the idea after the an intelligence officer with the British Army said that Bollywood tunes would annoy ISIS, which considers music un-Islamic.
2016-06-01 14:29:34 Read More

Gotthard Base: World's longest & deepest tunnel opens in Switzerland

Switzerland on Wednesday inaugurated the Gotthard Railway Tunnel, a major engineering achievement deep under snow-capped peaks carried out over 17 years at a cost of 12.2 billion Swiss francs ($12 billion).
2016-06-01 11:31:45 Read More

EgyptAir 'black box signals heard'

2016-06-01 11:14:23 Read More

Interesting facts about world's longest rail tunnel

A column carried by DPRK Today, one of the reclusive and dynastic state's mouthpieces, described Trump as a "wise politician" and the right choice for US voters in the November 8 US presidential election. It described his most likely Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, as "thick-headed Hillary".
2016-06-01 10:38:38 Read More

Lata Mangeshkar is a 'so-called' singer: NYT

Egypt says a French ship has picked up signals from deep under the Mediterranean Sea, presumed to be from black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed on May 19, killing all 66 passengers and crew on board. The search for the EgyptAir plane has narrowed to a 5-kilometer area in the Mediterranean.
2016-06-01 06:58:25 Read More

Trump, a wise choice for US president: NKorea

American newspaper The New York Times seemed to insert itself into the eye of an already-raging controversy. In a report it carried on the row over comedian Tanmay Bhat's Snapchat video, NYT goofed - it described Lata Mangeshkar as a 'so-called playback singer'.
2016-06-01 03:38:36 Read More

3 IITians face 10-hour 'racial profiling' ordeal in Italy

Three IITians, one from IIT Bombay and two from IIT Delhi, currently enrolled in their sophomore years, were waiting to take a connecting train from Ventimiglia, were rounded up by local Italian security for passport verification on Monday. Though they were holding their identity papers, the three were flown 1,100km down south to Bari with several other people of varied nationalities, many of whom were not carrying their passports.
2016-06-01 00:05:02 Read More

DU admissions fully online, just 5 cutoffs

There will be no admission queues in Delhi University this year. The process of admissions to undergraduate courses, which begins from noon on Wednesday, will be centralised and entirely online, down to the payment of fees.
2016-05-31 23:54:03 Read More

Wife fails 'virginity test', man ends marriage

A day after the wedding on May 22, the caste panchayat - all such bodies are outlawed in the state- allegedly offered the groom a white bedsheet and asked him to return it soon after the marriage had been consummated.
2016-05-31 20:02:02 Read More

Cops assault on students triggered Jat violence

The panel has called the police action unwarranted and added that it inflamed the Jat anger.It noted that till then there was no violence despite protests and road blockades in some parts of Haryana for almost a week.
2016-05-31 19:32:07 Read More

'Fake terror cases against Muslims a worry'

Touching on an issue that has for long agonized Muslims in India, Union minister for law and justice DV Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said he is concerned about false terror charges slapped on Muslim youths that are followed by acquittals due to lack of evidence across the country. More importantly, he said legal reforms are in the pipeline to address such cases.
2016-05-31 17:48:35 Read More

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