Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Jul

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Security for Rajnath Pak's responsibility: Rijiju

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

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

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

Sasikala Pushpa's sacking: 10 developments

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

Anger grows against Chinese presence in PoK

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

'Slapgate': AIADMK sacks MP Sasikala Pushpa

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

Xi Jinping under pressure for 'armed response' in South China Sea

China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States.
2016-08-01 04:02:43 Read More

TOI campaign: Time to sign up for organ donation

Increasing levels of awareness have ensured that the number of people coming forward to donate their organs after death has gone up three times in the last three years, from 190 in 2012 to 570 in 2015.
2016-08-01 00:05:32 Read More

KL Rahul's career-best gives India lead vs Windies

Rahul floored the West Indies with a career-best innings of 158. India finished the second day at 358/5, stretching their lead to 162 runs.
2016-07-31 22:40:00 Read More

KL Rahul's career-best gives India lead vs Windies

Rahul floored the West Indies with a career-best innings of 158. India finished the second day at 358/5, stretching their lead to 162 runs.
2016-07-31 22:40:00 Read More

Bulandshahr gangrape: 3 held, hunt on for others

A day after a dozen-odd robbers gang-raped a 35-year-old Noida woman and her teenage daughter near Bulandshahr after waylaying the vehicle in which the family of six was travelling on the Delhi-Kanpur highway, three suspects were arrested on Sunday as a massive manhunt was launched to nab those involved in the shocking crime.
2016-07-31 22:03:35 Read More

NIA chargesheet refers to 14 Islamic preachers

Even as a probe is on against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, the National Investigation Agencyâ€™s (NIA) latest chargesheet against Islamic State refers to 14 globally recognized preachers, based in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and Zimbabwe, whose lectures/sermons directly or indirectly influenced suspects.
2016-07-31 21:20:12 Read More

China contradicts NPT consensus by supplying reactors to Pak: Report

While China continues to hail the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) as the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime, Beijing itself has violated the consensus arrived at the 2010 NPT review conference on supply of nuclear technology, by transferring nuclear reactors to Pakistan.
2016-07-31 17:38:15 Read More

China violates NSG rulesÂ with N-supply to Pakistan: Report

'Didn't name anyone': Parrikar on Aamir remark

After facing backlash for raking up actor Aamir Khan's 'unpatriotic' comments, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar clarified that his comment was not pointed at anyone specifically. "I'm just saying that we should mount pressure, verbally condemn people who speak against nation," he told ANI.
2016-07-31 16:20:10 Read More

BulandshahrÂ gangrape: City's top cops suspended

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday suspended several top police officers of Bulandshahr, including SSP Bulandshahr Vaibhav Kishan, SP city Rammohan Singh, circle officer (Sadar) Himanshu Gaurav and SHO Ramsen Singh of Kotwali Dehat.
2016-07-31 15:05:58 Read More

Study 1st, pay later: IIT-Kgp's new scheme

Faced with budgetary cuts from the central government, IIT Kharagpur has found a new way to raise funds through a 'Learn-Earn-Return Fund' scheme, where students will get a fee waiver if they pledge to donate money after getting a job.
2016-07-31 14:00:11 Read More

Flood situation grim in Bihar; UP rivers in spate

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday rushed top officials to Bulandshahr, where a woman and her daughter were gang raped by a gang of robbers. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given "24 hours time" to SSP Bulandshahr to crack the case while directing disciplinary action against cops of the area.
2016-07-31 12:56:53 Read More

Rain disrupts normal life in Mumbai; 9 die in house collapse in Thane

Incessant rain lashing Mumbai and neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar on Sunday threw normal life out of gear, even as nine people were killed in a building collapse in Bhiwandi town amid the heavy downpour.
2016-07-31 12:45:26 Read More

UP rape: Officials visit site; 3 accused identified

Ahead of its transgression in Barahoti area in Uttarakhand, Chinese People's Liberation Army had conducted a reconnaissance mission using high class aircraft armed with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) which provides broad-area imaging at high resolutions.
2016-07-31 11:20:37 Read More

Mallya's assets to go under hammer for Rs 700cr

2016-07-31 10:50:54 Read More

Ahead of Uttarakhand transgression, Chinese army carried out air sorties

Congress slams Parrikar for criticizing Aamir Khan

As the lenders and tax authorities cool their heels for Vijay Mallya to return to India, they will put under hammer next month assets worth over Rs 700 crore of the embattled businessman's long-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
2016-07-31 08:19:43 Read More

Gunfire in Texas leaves one dead, 3 hospitalized

2016-07-31 08:15:17 Read More

UP rape: 15 detained, main accused identified

An active shooter in the Texas capital of Austin has left multiple victims, police said in a message on Twitter early on Sunday as local media reported one person had been killed. A woman in her 30s was killed in the shooting, the Austin American-Statesman newspaper reported on its website
2016-07-31 07:10:56 Read More

PM Modi seeks suggestions for his I-Day address

A gang of a dozen robbers gang-raped a 35-year-old Noida woman and her 14-year-old daughter for close to three hours near Bulandshahr late Friday night. The rape survivors were headed for Shahjahanpur from Noida and driving down the Delhi-Kanpur National Highway 91 with four of their family.
2016-07-31 05:10:21 Read More

Consulate distributes food to 10,000 starving Indians in Saudi Arabia

The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction over the fact that India, this time around, was able to send a strong contingent of 119 sportspersons to the Rio Olympic Games.
2016-07-31 05:03:56 Read More

Rio squad can now eat 'desi' food at Games: ModiÂ

Indians almost starving in Saudi are over 10,000, not 800: Sushma Swaraj

Late in the evening, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj appealed to 30 lakhs Indians in that country to help their "fellow brothers and sisters", asserting that there is nothing "mightier" than the collective will of the Indian nation.
2016-07-31 02:46:58 Read More

Noida woman, daughter gangraped for 3 hours

The flood situation aggravated in Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar and West Bengal on Saturday with the toll reaching 32 even as another 27 people died in lightning strikes in Odisha.
2016-07-30 22:40:25 Read More

Noida woman, daughter gang-raped for 3 hours

2016-07-30 22:40:25 Read More

No rain mercy in eastern India, flood toll now 59

2016-07-30 21:20:59 Read More

Army has to fire, can't use lathi: Parrikar

2016-07-30 20:12:30 Read More

Filmmaker Farooqui convicted in rape case

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiahâ€™s son Rakesh Siddaramaiah, who was undergoing treatment in Belgian capital, passed away on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment for acute pancreatitis at Brussel's Antwerp University Hospital.
2016-07-30 10:49:27 Read More

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiahâ€™s son passes away

After Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out end-to-end encryption, the popular messaging platform ensured users that their chats are secured from any unwanted third-party attention.
2016-07-30 10:46:44 Read More

Floods spread, bring India to its knees

A trial court on Saturday convicted Bollywood filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui of charges of raping an American woman at his south Delhi residence last year. Farooqui also specializes in the art of Urdu story telling known as Dastangoi.
2016-07-30 09:07:22 Read More

Ex-U'khand minister Harak Singh accused of rape

2016-07-30 07:39:04 Read More

Your WhatsApp chats never get deleted actually

Harak Singh Rawat was among the Congress leaders who had rebelled against Harish Rawat's government in Uttarakhand. This is not the first time Rawat has faced a complaint of this nature. In 2014, he was booked for allegedly molesting a 30-year-old woman, also in Delhi.
2016-07-30 06:03:00 Read More

Raj-Uddhav lunch feeds alliance speculation

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a status report from the Centre on availability of basic amenities, including health services, to Kashmir residents even as a PIL by Panthers Party sought imposition of governorâ€™s rule and dissolution of the assembly.
2016-07-29 22:03:13 Read More

SC seeks report on ground reality in Kashmir

2016-07-29 21:13:51 Read More

US dossier bares Pakistan's role in Pathankot terror attack

In a boost to India's probe against Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammed handlers in the attack on the Pathankot IAF base, the US has handed over evidence, comp- rising over 1,000 pages of chats and conversations between handler Kashif Jaan and the four fidayeen who were eventually killed, to the NIA.
2016-07-29 20:10:33 Read More

After 9 days on the run, cops nab Dayashankar

MNS chief Raj Thackeray met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray for a one-on-one discussion over lunch at Matoshree on Friday. The cousin conclave, which lasted nearly an hour, assumes significance in view of the upcoming BMC elections, the growing BJP-Sena rift and the escalating pressure on Matoshree from Sena legislators to quit the Devendra Fadnavis government, said analysts.
2016-07-29 20:04:01 Read More

Blame game over Gurujam nightmare

Uttar Pradesh BJPâ€™s sacked vice president Dayashankar Singh was arrested in Buxar, 150km from Patna in neighbouring Bihar, on Friday afternoon, for his offensive comments against BSP chief Mayawati on July 19.
2016-07-29 19:47:28 Read More

Dayashankar: I dare Akhilesh Yadav to arrest BSP's Naseemuddin Siddiqui

Dayashankar Singh has dared Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to arrest BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui, who allegedly made objectionable remarks during a protest against the expelled BJP leader's family.
2016-07-29 17:35:42 Read More

Flood fury: 26 dead in Bihar, 21 in Assam

Twenty-six people have died and about 22 lakh were affected so far in Bihar floods with many rivers, including Koshi, flowing above the danger mark. In Assam, an estimated 19 lakh people were affected due to heavy rainfall and swelling of rivers.
2016-07-29 17:02:37 Read More

Missing AN-32 plane: Govt seeks US help

The government is seeking help from American defence forces to ascertain whether their satellites had picked up any signal before the disappearance of the plane, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
2016-07-29 15:17:11 Read More

UP rivals have indulged in 'politics of lying': Rahul

In a major breakthrough a joint team of the Lucknow police and Special Task Force (STF) arrested expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh from Buxar in Bihar on Friday afternoon.
2016-07-29 12:53:15 Read More

Prohibitory orders in Gurgaon to clear congestion

Gurgaon, marketed as the 'Millennium City', was stuck. So was India's gleaming IT capital, Bengaluru. Hyderabad too was crippled by traffic jams on Friday and so was the 'Maximum City', Mumbai. Put simply, Friday was a mess in a number of major Indian cities.
2016-07-29 11:44:32 Read More

Rain throws life out of gear in Bengaluru; traffic chaos in Gurgaon

The Gurgaon Police have imposed prohibitory orders around the Hero Honda Chowk to clear the congestion caused due to massive traffic jam. Thousands of commuters were left stranded on the Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway and national highway 8 on Thursday evening after heavy rain.
2016-07-29 11:42:36 Read More

From Millenium to Maximum, rain cripples India's major cities

Put simply, Friday was a mess in a number of major Indian cities. Waterlogging caused by heavy rains over the past few days led to nightmarish traffic jams, even as some cities dealt with flood-like situations in low lying areas.
2016-07-29 10:16:31 Read More

Dayashankar Singh arrested from Bihar

2016-07-29 10:07:33 Read More

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Dayashankar Singh arrested from Bihar

2016-07-29 10:07:33 Read More>>

PIO girl becomes youngest delegate at DNC

Sruthi Palaniappan from Cedar Rapids and a student of the Harvard University is a big supporter of Clinton. She has been the centre of attraction among the media and the delegates along with a 102-year-old delegate from Arizona, Jerry Emmett, who is the oldest delegate at the convention.
2016-07-29 09:05:27 Read More

Dayashankar Singh arrested from Bihar

Dayashankar Singh had gone in hiding after an FIR was lodged against him by the BSP workers under the SC/ST Act for his derogatory comments against Mayawati. The complaint was lodged by national secretary of BSP Mewalal Gautam.
2016-07-29 09:03:19 Read More

Rajya Sabha to take up GST bill next week

On July 27, the Cabinet had cleared changes in the legislation, dropping the controversial one per cent manufacturing tax and providing guarantee to compensate states for any revenue loss in the first five years of rollout of the ambitious indirect tax regime.
2016-07-29 07:37:26 Read More

Protests escalate in PoK over rigged polls

Widespread protests have been witnessed in the major PoK towns following the election, where the PML-N bagged 31 out of the 41 seats up for grabs, while the Muslim Conference and Pakistan People's Party bagged three seats each.
2016-07-29 07:14:55 Read More

Made in India frames? Hillary flays Trump's biz

Officially accepting Democratic Party's presidential nomination, Hillary once again targeted Trump on a number of issues - including his views on the military and economy. Promising to create more jobs if elected to the White House, Hillary asked why Trump products come from abroad.
2016-07-29 05:11:17 Read More

Traffic jam paralyses Delhi-Gurgaon highway

2016-07-29 05:10:05 Read More

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump can't be trusted with nuclear weapons

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday the challenges facing Americans demand steady leadership and a collective spirit, contrasting her character with what she described as a dangerous and volatile Donald Trump.
2016-07-29 05:02:33 Read More

Indonesia executes 4, Gurdip not among them

Indonesia on Friday executed four drug convicts including three Africans, officials said. Indian convict Gurdip Singh, who was convicted along with 13 others, was not among them, according to media reports.
2016-07-29 04:08:57 Read More

2006 arms haul: Abu Jundal among 12 convicted

A special court on Thursday convicted 12 persons, including 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Abu Jundal and Faisal Shaikh, the bomb planter sentenced to death for the 11/7 train blasts, in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case.
2016-07-28 21:11:37 Read More

This Independence Day, threat to PMâ€™s life higher

The security agencies have advised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the nation from within a bulletproof enclosure at Red Fort this Independence Day. Intelligence agencies and the Special Protection Group are learnt to have made a strong pitch to national security adviser Ajit Doval in this regard.
2016-07-28 20:47:42 Read More

GST â€˜outcome soonâ€™, signals Congress leadership

A deal between the government and Congress on the GST bill could be in the offing with sources close to party vice-president Rahul Gandhi saying â€œsome progress has been madeâ€ in negotiations and that â€œan outcome was possibleâ€.
2016-07-28 20:36:07 Read More

Rahul vs Jaitley in Lok Sabha: Top 5 duels on price rise

The Patna high court on Thursday set aside the election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan for concealing facts in his election affidavit filed during the 2014 general election. Paswan had defeated former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar by over 63,000 votes from Sasaram in the election.
2016-07-28 17:26:41 Read More

Rajnath to raise Pak's support to terror at SAARC

2016-07-28 11:43:54 Read More

Jaitley questions UPA's record after Rahul says 'Arhar Modi' on price rise

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed UPA's record on inflation as he responded to Rahul Gandhi's charges on price rise and his jibe 'Arhar Modi' directed at the Prime Minister. "Inflation is under control, I expect it to reduce further with good monsoon," Arun Jaitley said.
2016-07-28 11:28:03 Read More

Rahul goes from 'Fair & Lovely' to 'Arhar Modi'Â

Indian conglomerate Adani Group has started building the country's first transshipment port, conceived 25 years ago, and the government will construct another $4-billion facility nearby to create a shipping hub rivalling Chinese facilities in the region.
2016-07-28 10:40:36 Read More

Eminent writer Mahasweta Devi passes away

Pakistan's sustained support to cross-border terrorism will be raised by Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his two-day visit to Islamabad to attend the SAARC ministerial conference beginning August 3.
2016-07-28 10:12:26 Read More

India to build $4-billion port in Tamil Nadu

2016-07-28 08:37:42 Read More

Parliament video: I did no wrong, AAP's Mann says

US President Barack Obama used his well-known charisma to back Hillary Clinton as his successor. He used a bit of the same charm and charisma to flay Republican candidate Donald Trump - urging fellow countrymen to make 'the obvious choice' in the upcoming elections.
2016-07-28 07:03:13 Read More

Aurangabad arms haul: 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal, 11 others convicted

The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Thursday held Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and others gulity in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. Jundal was deported to India from Saudi Arabia.
2016-07-28 06:39:26 Read More

HC nixes BJP MP's election for hiding criminal cases

2016-07-28 05:45:35 Read More

Guns cheaper than smartphones in this Pak town

2016-07-28 04:02:56 Read More

Obama slams Trump, says 'yes, we can for Hillary'

Darra Adamkhel, a town surrounded by hills some 35 kilometres (20 miles) south of the city of Peshawar, was a hub of criminal activity for decades. Smugglers and drug runners were common and everything from stolen cars to fake university degrees could be procured.
2016-07-28 03:57:54 Read More

Don't boo. Vote: Obama rips Trump - in style

2016-07-28 03:43:26 Read More

Narsingh Yadav's fate to be known tomorrow

Narsingh Yadav's Olympic fate will be known on Friday after the National Anti-Doping Agency's disciplinary panel adjourned its hearing on the dope scandal surrounding the wrestler even as he failed a second dope test and lodged a police complaint against two fellow grapplers.
2016-07-27 14:43:47 Read More

'BSP demanding Rs 2-10 crore for UP poll tickets'

BSP MLAs Romi Sahni and Brijesh Verma alleged anything between Rs 2 crore and Rs 10 crore was being demanded for BSP tickets for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls and even sitting MLAs were not being spared.
2016-07-27 13:36:15 Read More

Kejriwal's dramatic warning to AAP MLAs: BJP, PM could kill me and you

Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has dramatically declared that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi might even go to the extent of killing him and his party MLAs in the days to come.
2016-07-27 12:36:52 Read More

'Some objects found, need to verify if from AN-32'

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said some objects have been found in the Bay of Bengal and search teams have been asked to verify if they were of the AN-32 aircraft that went missing with 29 personnel on board.
2016-07-27 11:23:57 Read More

India inks another $1 billion deal for 4 sub-hunting planes with the US

India on Wednesday inked $1 billion deal with Boeing for the acquisition of four more Poseidon-8I long-range surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, taking the total value of arms contracts signed with the US to over $15 billion in the last 10 years.
2016-07-27 10:56:00 Read More

Narsingh fails 2nd dope test, Olympic hopes fade

It is learnt that Narsingh, already under provisional suspension for failing a June 25 dope test, has also flunked the second test done on both his 'A' and 'B' samples taken on July 5. The 26-year-old's food supplements have reportedly been found to be clean in tests.
2016-07-27 10:29:54 Read More

After Arunachal, Chinese troops intrude into Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has confirmed reports of incursions by Chinese troops into Chamoli district of the state. "The good thing is they(Chinese)have not touched an important canal there," Rawat told ANI on Wednesday.
2016-07-27 08:56:29 Read More

How mass killings may be feeding on themselves

The horrifying rash of massacres during this violent summer suggests that public, widely covered rampage killings have led to a kind of contagion, prompting a small number of people with strong personal grievances and scant political ideology to mine previous attacks for both methods and potential targets to express their lethal anger and despair.
2016-07-27 07:57:44 Read More

Narsingh replaced by Rana, scandal reaches cops

Narsingh filed an FIR at the Sonipat Police Station naming two fellow wrestlers, one of them a 17-year-old, and persisted with his demand for a CBI probe into the scandal that has sent shockwaves into the Indian sporting fraternity.
2016-07-27 07:31:47 Read More

Is Putin working to put Trump in White House?

Hillary Clinton's campaign team has alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin is working to secure the election of his and Russia's friend, Donald Trump, to the White House. The Trump campaign utterly rejects every insinuation. Donald Jr, the candidate's son described them as "lies".
2016-07-27 06:46:37 Read More

Magsaysay for Bezwada Wilson, TM Krishna

Sources told TOI that on November 11, 2007, Air India One flying the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on an official visit to Russia did not lower its landing gear as required when it was approaching to land in Moscow.
2016-07-27 04:56:17 Read More

When Bill Clinton met Hillary in 1971

2016-07-27 02:39:16 Read More

Hillary Clinton wins Democratic nomination

Breaking a historic barrier, Democrats triumphantly chose Hillary Clinton as their White House nominee Tuesday night at the Philadelphia convention. She has become the first woman ever to lead a major political party into the general election.
2016-07-26 23:36:41 Read More

India without aircraft carrier for 8 months

India's solitary aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, will be ready for action only after eight months due its ongoing maintenance refit. Indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be ready only by 2023.
2016-07-26 22:47:33 Read More

Manmohan's plane nearly crashed in 2007 during Moscow landing

Narsinghâ€™s food was spiked? Suspect identified

Information emerging from the SAI Centre at Sonepat points to the younger brother of an international wrestler in the super-heavyweight category, who allegedly infiltrated Narsinghâ€™s room and contaminated his food supplements.
2016-07-26 19:37:27 Read More

Latest dope: Brother of another wrestler spiked Narsingh's food?

Praveen Rana to replace Narsingh Yadav: Reports

According to media reports, the Wrestling Federation of India on Tuesday announced Praveen Rana as the replacement of dope-tainted Narsingh Yadav at the Rio Olympics in the 74kg category of wrestling event.
2016-07-26 18:23:23 Read More

Why is Irom Sharmila ending her 16-year fast? Family, friends clueless

The sudden decision of civil rights activist Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA next month has taken everyone by surprise including her associates and family members. Irom's elder brother Singhajit said he never knew she was going to terminate her fast.
2016-07-26 15:38:18 Read More

Centre, states make headway on key GST issues

Making headway on the long- pending GST Bill, the Centre and States on Tuesday agreed on the principle that the tax rate will be lower than the current levels even as the broad consensus emerged that the rate should not be part of the statute.
2016-07-26 15:23:17 Read More

Now, 2 years jail for employing child below 14

Employing a child below 14 years of age in any occupation or processes except where the child helps his family will now invite a imprisonment of up to two years as Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill in this regard.
2016-07-26 15:09:25 Read More

Protect RBI's autonomy, Rajan tells government

Governor Raghuram Rajan has said the criticism that RBI killed growth with high rates was at odds with "received wisdom" of India being fastest-growing and urged the government to look beyond "motivated criticism" to protect the central bank's autonomy.
2016-07-26 13:45:14 Read More

Pakistan has 'direct role' in fuelling terrorism in J&K: Army

Asserting that Pakistan has "direct role" in fuelling terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Army on Tuesday warned of more infiltration bids along the LoC in the coming weeks in view of the volatile situation in the Valley.
2016-07-26 12:43:10 Read More

No annual increment for non-performers: Govt

The benchmark for performance appraisal for promotion and financial upgradation has been enhanced to "very good" from "good" level, the finance ministry said in an order notifying implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission's recommendations.
2016-07-26 11:23:57 Read More

Emirates flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai

The decision to suspend the search was made jointly by the three countries conducting the operation: Malaysia, Australia and China, which lost the most people in the aircraft's disappearance. Together, they have already spent $135 million searching a 46,300-square-mile area.
2016-07-26 10:00:25 Read More

Irom Sharmila to break 16-year fast, will contest elections in Manipur

The 26-year-old man accused of carrying out a mass stabbing on Tuesday at a Japanese facility for the mentally disabled that left 19 people dead had written a letter in February to parliament's lower house speaker, outlining what was similar to Tuesday's attack, and expressing his disturbing views.
2016-07-26 09:16:11 Read More

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France church attack: 2 attackers, 1 hostage dead

2016-07-26 09:02:20 Read More>>

Letter by man who killed 19 near Tokyo

2016-07-26 08:31:19 Read More

MH370 search ends: Will we know the truth?

2016-07-26 07:12:16 Read More

MH370 search ends: Will we know the truth?

Jallikattu not justified just because it's old: SC

2016-07-26 06:01:45 Read More

Shot putter Inderjeet Singh cries conspiracy

India's Rio Olympics build-up was rocked by another dope scandal after shot putter Inderjeet Singh tested positive for a banned substance but alleged that his sample has been tampered with. Inderjeet's 'A' sample has returned positive for a banned substance.
2016-07-26 05:31:11 Read More

'Sorry, but pellet guns are here to stay':Â CRPFÂ

The Central Reserve Police Force, at the forefront of maintaining law and order situation in Jammu & Kashmir for last two weeks, on Monday expressed regret for eye injuries caused to the youth due to the use of pellet guns in the valley. The force said it was forced to take resort to pellet guns.
2016-07-26 04:24:02 Read More

19 killed, 20 hurt in knife rampage near Tokyo

Bihar police arrested a 35-year-old psychopathic serial killer on Sunday. He has allegedly murdered 22 people in Patna, Vaishali and other districts of the state. He had served three years in jail and was released on bail in March this year.
2016-07-26 02:30:29 Read More

Pakistan needs to worry about Karachi, not dream about Kashmir

Maintaining that MQM was the only liberal, secular political party in Pakistan, party chief Altaf Hussain urged the Obama administration to send observers to Karachi to monitor the human rights violations, arguing if Washington can do it for other countries, it should do so for Pakistan too.
2016-07-26 00:45:14 Read More

Just Google my name, â€˜serial killerâ€™ tells cops

2016-07-25 19:15:18 Read More

Sidhu attacks BJP, but keeps AAP guessing

A week after he quit Rajya Sabha, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday broke his silence and targeted the BJP for asking him to stay away from Punjab to serve "personal interests" but continued to keep everyone guessing on his next move, including whether he will join AAP.
2016-07-25 14:28:54 Read More

Narsingh's Rio dreams virtually over, hints minister

Sports minister Vijay Goel hinted that Narsingh Yadav's prospects of participating at the Rio Olympics is virtually over but said the wrestler will be given a fair chance to defend himself. Narsingh failed a dope test on Sunday.
2016-07-25 12:45:36 Read More

Missing aircraft AN-32: No debris found till now

2016-07-25 11:27:27 Read More

Govt to diplomatic staff in Pak: Send your kids back to India

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted a woman to terminate her 24-weeks-old pregnancy due to the abnormal growth of foetus.The SC permitted the termination of the pregnancy on the report of a medical board, which said that the continuance of pregnancy would gravely endanger the mother's life.
2016-07-25 10:57:13 Read More

2 killed, 17 injured at Florida nightclub

It was speculated that Sidhu is planning to quit the BJP and join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab early next year. He resigned a mere three months after the Narendra Modi government nominated him to Parliament's upper house.
2016-07-25 10:34:29 Read More

SC permits woman to abort 24-week-old fetus

The shooting took place in the parking lot of Club Blu just after 12:30am ET and police found "several victims suffering from gunshot wounds," the Fort Myers police department said in a statement.
2016-07-25 09:40:53 Read More

CM Jayalalithaa can't be called by her name, rules TN speaker

â€œWhat's in a name?â€ you may wonder. But it matters a lot in the Tamil Nadu assembly. It can even lead to a walkout, as it happened in the House on Monday over the issue of calling chief minister J Jayalalithaa by her name.
2016-07-25 09:03:48 Read More

Narsingh is innocent, it's a conspiracy: WFI

2016-07-25 08:56:46 Read More

Two dead, many wounded in Florida nightclub shooting

Quit RS as was told to keep off Punjab: Sidhu

The Aam Aadmi Party MP last week filmed a video clip of his journey from his residence to Parliament House and shared it on social media. The video, showing various high security areas in Parliament, put the security of Parliament "in peril", Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said.
2016-07-25 06:57:40 Read More

Speaker asks AAP MP Mann not to attend LS

2016-07-25 06:37:14 Read More

Salman Khan acquitted in poaching cases

"The federation believes Narsingh is innocent. Injustice has happened with him and we are hopeful he will get justice. I will try my level best to help Narsingh get out of this problem so that he can represent India in 74kg in the Olympics and win a medal," said Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
2016-07-25 05:10:22 Read More

Day-to-day patrolling off, Mumbai coast vulnerable

A customs department assessment report has said day-to-day patrolling is not being carried out as the gates of the Mumbai Port Trust are generally closed preventing surveillance boats from berthing and going out to sea for night patrols.
2016-07-24 20:42:56 Read More

India behind Pakistan on AWACS front, as delays plague projects

India is struggling to even keep up with Pakistan in the critical arena of AWACS (airborne warning and control systems) aircraft that can detect incoming fighters, cruise missiles and drones much before ground-based radars as well as direct fighters in combat operations.
2016-07-24 20:26:46 Read More

1st Test: India beat WI by an innings and 92 runs

Even though Bishoo and Brathwaiteâ€™s 95-run stand for the ninth wicket took the game in to the last session of the day, Ashwinâ€™s second-best career figures of 7 for 83 ensured India took a 1-0 lead in the four-match series with an emphatic victory by an innings and 92 runs.
2016-07-24 19:50:00 Read More

Two AAP MLAs arrested in separate cases in Delhi

Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day tour in the valley has urged the youth of Kashmir not to engage in stone-pelting. He took a strong stand against Pakistan's role in the ongoing tensions in Kashmir and said all steps were being taken to ensure a return to normalcy in Kashmir.
2016-07-24 17:53:23 Read More

Nepal PM KP Oli resigns, says 'I am being punished for doing good work'

Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Oli on Sunday resigned without facing the trust vote, which he was certain to lose after key allies pulled out of his coalition government. Oli accused the Nepali Congress and Maoists of hatching a conspiracy against his government.
2016-07-24 13:47:08 Read More

'Sharif's Kashmir dream is a wishful thinking'

Describing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's rhetoric about accession of Kashmir to Pakistan as "wishful thinking", the Daily Times, a leading Pakistani daily, said statements like these will invite "more trouble" for the country as well as for the Kashmiri people.
2016-07-24 13:04:01 Read More

Avoid pellet guns: Rajnath to security forces

Missing IAF AN-32 aircraft: Search team seeks satellite imagery

As the arduous operation to trace the IAF's missing AN32 aircraft with 29 people on board stretched into the third day on Sunday, the search and rescue team is now seeking satellite imagery to find any clue of the plane that lost contact over the Bay of Bengal.
2016-07-24 10:48:22 Read More

Narsingh fails dope test, says it's a conspiracy

His Olympic dream in jeopardy after a failed dope test, wrestler Narsingh Yadav claimed innocence, saying that the scandal is a conspiracy against him. "This is a conspiracy against me. I have never taken any banned substance," said Narsingh.
2016-07-24 09:52:32 Read More

S China Sea: No consensus among ASEAN nations

The gathering in Vientiane is the first time regional players â€” including China and the United States â€” have met en masse since a UN-backed tribunal delivered a hammer blow to Beijing's claim to vast swathes of the strategic sea.
2016-07-24 09:40:22 Read More

Sharad Pawar to quit MCA president's post

Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar will quit his position in six months' time after the state body accepted the Supreme Court verdict on sweeping reforms in the BCCI and its affiliates in toto.
2016-07-24 09:20:32 Read More

Munich Gunman was 'obsessed' with mass killings

Europe reacted in shock to the third attack on the continent in just over a week, after 18-year-old David Ali Sonboly went on a shooting spree at a shopping centre on Friday in what appears to have been a premeditated attack, before turning the gun on himself.
2016-07-24 07:39:59 Read More

Wrestler Narsingh Yadav fails dope test, Rio Olympics in doubt

India's wrestling contender in the 74kg category, Narsingh Yadav has failed to pass a dope test ahead of Rio Olympics 2016, NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) Director General Navin Agarwal said Sunday.
2016-07-24 05:41:08 Read More

AAP's Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested

Dellhi police on Sunday arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan on charges of threatening a woman with rape and murder. Police said Khan is also accused of attempting to run over the woman with his car.
2016-07-24 05:22:56 Read More

AAP's Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested

'Sorry Behenji, but you sell tickets': Dayashankar

In an interview with TOI's Subhash Mishra, expelled BJP member Dayashankar Singh expressed regret over his remarks against Mayawati.
2016-07-24 04:55:42 Read More

21 die in Hyd govt hospital, staff blame power cut

The state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, a premier 1,200-bed medical facility in the city, is under a cloud after 21 patients died on Friday and the medical staff blamed power outages for the deaths.
2016-07-23 23:23:48 Read More

â€˜Arrested duo converted 800 To Islam'

Rizwan Khan, who was arrested from Kalyan on Saturday, and Arshid Qureshi, held from Navi Mumbai earlier in the week, had reportedly facilitated the conversion of around 800 people across the country, including many in Mumbai, ATS officials said.
2016-07-23 19:58:41 Read More

Why private hospitals make you buy costly drugs

Private hospitals are making a killing by buying medicines and devices in bulk at huge discounts and selling them to patients at the marked maximum retail price â€” accounting for 15-35% of their profits.
2016-07-23 19:34:03 Read More

3 Chinese journalists expelled on intel 'concerns'

India has decided to expel three senior Chinese journalists employed with Chinaâ€™s official Xinhua news agency following â€œconcernsâ€ flagged by the intelligence agencies. The three were suspected of impersonating other people and visiting restricted facilities under assumed names.
2016-07-23 18:45:41 Read More

Centred on 'probable crash zone', search ops for AN-34 intensifies

The search and rescue operation is currently centred on the â€œprobable crash zoneâ€, roughly spanning 400 nautical miles by 200 nautical miles, around the last known radar contact with the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft about 151 nautical miles due east of Chennai.
2016-07-23 16:08:35 Read More

Search on for AN-32 around 'probable crash zone'

I am safe and healthy, says Judith reaching India

Judith flew to Delhi accompanied by MEA officials around 5 pm on Saturday where she met Sushma Swaraj. She could reach Kolkata either late on Saturday or early Sunday morning. The officials didn't provide any details about who Judith's captors were or how she was rescued in Kabul.
2016-07-23 15:11:23 Read More

IS attack on Kabul protest kills at least 80

At least 80 people were killed and another 207 wounded in the Afghan capital on Saturday, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said.
2016-07-23 14:46:58 Read More

Pak can't make Kashmir haven for terrorists: India

Coming down heavily on Nawaz Sharif's statement that Pakistan is waiting for the day Kashmir becomes its part, the govt on Saturday said, 'this dream will never be fulfilled'. "You will never be able to make this heaven on earth a haven for terrorists," Sushma Swaraj said at a media briefing.
2016-07-23 14:06:45 Read More

Isro to use radar imaging satellite to locate AN-32

Isro will be using its Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) to locate the missing AN-32 IAF aircraft that went missing on Friday morning with 29 people on board, said its chief. The RISAT's active microwave remote sensing provides cloud penetration and day-night imaging capability.
2016-07-23 13:23:11 Read More

Live updates: At least 20 dead, many injured in Kabul's twin blasts

The pilot who flew missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which is believed to have gone off route and crashed in the Indian Ocean, conducted a simulation of a similar path just weeks prior, New York magazine reported.
2016-07-23 10:57:50 Read More

MH370: Did pilot deliberately fly plane off route?

The search operation was going on in full swing on Saturday for the AN-32 aircraft that has been missing over the Bay of Bengal with 29 on board since Friday. However, there were no sightings of any aircraft debris in the Bay of Bengal by the search team so far.
2016-07-23 09:12:48 Read More

DATE 4

Without a trace: Ships, planes, sub still looking for missing AN-32

Missing IAF plane AN-32: 10 developments

Authorities said it was too early to say whether it was a terrorist attack, and said they had no immediate evidence of an Islamist motive. It was the third major act of violence against civilians in Europe in eight days. Previous attacks in France and Germany were claimed by Islamic State.
2016-07-23 06:01:17 Read More

Missing IAF plane AN-32: 10 developments

2016-07-23 06:01:17 Read More

Europe hit for 3rd time in 8 days as 'lone' gunman kills 9 in Munich

Clinton picks 'boring' but solid running mate

2016-07-23 03:46:24 Read More

Indian woman abducted in Kabul rescuedÂ

Two days in to the opening Test match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua, Simmons strategy to stick to one plan clearly did not work as India amassed 566 runs for the loss of eight wickets before declaring their innings.
2016-07-23 02:11:51 Read More

Hillary Clinton picks Tim Kaine as running mate

2016-07-23 00:38:02 Read More

Munich operation ends, 10 dead including gunman

Hillary Clinton named US Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, making a safe choice that will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.
2016-07-23 00:21:14 Read More

Kohli double, Ashwin ton put India in command

Tim Kaine, a Virginia Senator who has a keen interest in enhanced US-India ties but has gently nudged New Delhi on issues of religious tolerance, will be Hillary Clinton's running mate for the November Presidential election.
2016-07-22 21:20:00 Read More

Caught on camera: Munich shooter on rampage

2016-07-22 19:34:32 Read More

IS supporters hail Munich shooting on social media

2016-07-22 19:11:13 Read More

Live: Police give all-clear in Munich shooting, say suspect dead

Munich police gave a "cautious all clear" early today morning, more than seven hours after a gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping mall and at a nearby McDonalds killing nine people and wounding at least 10 others in a rampage authorities called an act of terrorism.
2016-07-22 17:43:29 Read More

Missing IAF AN-32 lost contact 16 minutes after take off, at 23,000 feet

The Southern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army which looks after the South China Sea front has unveiled a series of new weapons for sea and air combat, following a verdict by an UN-backed tribunal that struck down China's "historical rights" in the South China Sea.
2016-07-22 13:55:59 Read More

There can and will be only one Shahid: Zafar Iqbal

2016-07-22 12:13:33 Read More

Missing AN-32 plane: What we know so far

2016-07-22 11:46:06 Read More

Beijing unveils new arms after S China Sea verdict

2016-07-22 11:01:38 Read More

Live updates: NDRF to join search ops for AN-32

Speaking to TOI Sports while visiting to display first hand what made the departed hockey legend unique, Zafar Iqbal recalled the glory years.
2016-07-22 10:52:09 Read More

Massive hunt underway for missing Air Force plane with 29 on board

An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane with 29 people on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather. The Navy, the Coast Guard and the IAF have launched a joint search and rescue operation. Of the 29 people on board, six are crew members.
2016-07-22 08:04:46 Read More

SC to Centre: Take possession of Adarsh flats

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to take possession and secure the 31-storey controversial Adarsh apartments in Mumbai and issued notices to various stakeholders on pleas challenging the Bombay high court order asking civic bodies to demolish it.
2016-07-22 07:40:38 Read More

It's serious matter: LS Speaker on Mann's House video

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday summoned AAP MP Bhagwant Mann and expressed her displeasure over his video post on social media that showed security barriers and even the inside of offices in Parliament.
2016-07-22 06:50:29 Read More

Trump's daughter Ivanka for US President?Â

Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of New York businessman-turned-presidential nominee Donald Trump, almost stole the show on Thursday night with a speech about her father that roused a packed Cleveland convention hall, broadcast to millions.
2016-07-22 05:13:29 Read More

'Peepli Live': Rahul, Kejriwal, other netas rush to meet Una victimsÂ

This all began when Balu Sarvaiya's head was smashed with an iron pipe when he pleaded with self-proclaimed cow protectors not to brutalise his two sons and two others. On Thursday, he described the ordeal when hordes of Congressmen accompanying party vice-president Rahul Gandhi crammed his house.
2016-07-22 04:32:17 Read More

Maya slur: BSP men abuse BJP leader's daughter

2016-07-22 02:55:32 Read More

After stealing 100 cars, thief driven to jail

Families of those lost on flight MH370 pleaded on Thursday for authorities to continue hunting for the Malaysia Airlines jet on the eve of a meeting that could decide how much longer the frustrating deep-sea search continues.
2016-07-21 20:49:39 Read More

Cops arrest Zakir Naik's 'aide' for recruiting youths for IS

If his links with IRF are confirmed, this could be the first arrest of a member of televangelist Naik's organisation, under the scanner since two of the Bangladesh cafe attackers said they were inspired by his preachings.
2016-07-21 20:27:46 Read More

Woman moves SC to abort 24-week-old fetus

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Centre and Maharashtra government within 24 hours over a rape survivorâ€™s distress plea to abort her 24-week pregnancy citing serious abnormalities with the foetus.
2016-07-21 20:17:00 Read More

Billionaire dad asks son to work as aam aadmi

In an effort to wean his son from a life of silver-spooned privilege, a Gujarati diamond merchant and proprietor of a Surat-based Rs 6,000 crore company with presence in 71 countries, persuaded his only son to go to Kochi incognito and survive on odd jobs for a month.
2016-07-21 18:21:28 Read More

No country can put itself opposite NPT: China

Amid India's assertion that it will not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to gain entry into NSG, an adamant China on Thursday said "no country should or can put itself opposite the NPT".
2016-07-21 17:47:27 Read More

'Don't abandon search for MH370,' plead families

2016-07-21 17:04:21 Read More

1st Test: Kohliâ€™s 143* guides India to 302/4

Kohli scored an unbeaten 143 off 197 balls on day one of the opening Test match of the four-match series in Antigua to help India post 302 for the loss of four wickets at stumps. For West Indies, Devendra Bishoo claimed 3/108.
2016-07-21 16:28:58 Read More

India link emerges in $3.5 billion forex trading fraud at HSBC

An India link has emerged in the alleged $3.5-billion forex trading fraud case at British banking giant HSBC, where two senior executives have been accused of doing 'front-running' by cheating a client that was selling part-stake in an Indian subsidiary.
2016-07-21 14:13:03 Read More

1st Test, Day 1 live: India vs West Indies

India won the coin toss and opted to bat in the first of the four-Test series against West Indies in Antigua which marks a new innings for Anil Kumble and gives Virat Kohli's young Indian side a chance to set the tone for their heavy upcoming home season.
2016-07-21 13:39:43 Read More

'Chidambaram's Kashmir plan is cheap politics'

The BJP has hit out at former home minister P Chidambaram over his radical proposal on the Kashmir issue, saying it compromises national security, and asserted that the Modi government will secure the unity and integrity of the country without any compromise.
2016-07-21 13:34:32 Read More

India's NSG bid still under consideration: Govt

India's membership continues to be under consideration of the NSG and government was engaging with all members of the 48-nation grouping for an early decision on country's application, minister of state for external affairs VK Singh said on Thursday.
2016-07-21 12:09:34 Read More

Pak's longing for territory of J&K exposed: India

India has once again strongly condemned Pakistan's support to terrorism and asked Islamabad to stop inciting violence in any part of the country. India also came down heavily on Pakistan for observing a "black day to express solidarity with Kashmiris" and demanded that it must vacate the PoK.
2016-07-21 12:08:10 Read More

PM to Sheikh Hasina: India stands with B'desh in fight against terror

BSP chief Mayawati said on Thursday that BJP should have filed an FIR against Dayashankar Singh for his derogatory remarks against her. "It is good that the BJP took action against its leader and expelled him from the party, but it would have been better if the BJP had also filed an FIR against him," she said in Rajya Sabha.
2016-07-21 11:25:47 Read More

For weaker sections, I'm like a goddess: Mayawati

Pokemon Go, the wildly popular augmented-reality smartphone game expanded officially into 26 more countries this week, even as some security and religious authorities around the globe expressed alarm.
2016-07-21 11:03:31 Read More

How the world is confronting the Pokemon menace

A woman in Kerala has alleged that her daughter, an aeronautical engineering student in Kochi, was forcibly converted to Islam. In her complaint to the police, Mini Vijayan from Pangode in Thiruvananthapuram said her daughter Aparna, who had changed her name to Shahana, was a student in Ernakulam.
2016-07-21 10:07:26 Read More

Where is Dayashankar? Cops hunt for him as BSP takes to streets in UP

Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday conducted raids at many places to trace Dayashankar Singh even as BSP workers took to streets in Lucknow to protest against the derogatory remarks made by the expelleed BJP leader against party chief Mayawati.
2016-07-21 08:39:34 Read More

'Sugar daddies': A threat to AIDS fight

2016-07-21 08:19:58 Read More

Pak trying to destabilize India: Rajnath in LS

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday blamed Pakistan for fanning protests in the Kashmir valley but added that the government has taken all necessary steps to improve the situation in the valley.
2016-07-21 07:31:18 Read More

BSP protests, demands arrest of Dayashankar Singh

BSP workers on Thursday staged a protest in Lucknow demanding the arrest of BJP leader Dayashanakar Singh for making derogatory remarks against party chief Mayawati. BJP has already sacked its vice president Singh from all party posts.
2016-07-21 05:23:26 Read More

Indian tanks at China border may hurt investments

In South Africa, seven million people live with HIV and "sugar daddies", or in local parlance "blessers", are thought to be largely to blame for the shockingly high rate of infections among teenage girls and young women.
2016-07-21 05:03:19 Read More

Suspicious bag found on SpiceJet flight

2016-07-21 04:36:05 Read More

iPhones smashed, KFC stores hit in China over South China Sea row

Chinese nationalists are protesting at KFC outlets and calling for a boycott, spurred by government accusations that US encouraged Manila to oppose Beijing's claims to South China Sea. Photos circulated online show young Chinese smashing Apple iPhones in protest.
2016-07-21 03:47:54 Read More

MH 370: 'We've been looking in the wrong place'

2016-07-21 03:18:17 Read More

My daughter was forcibly converted to Islam: Missing Kerala girl's mother

BJPâ€™s efforts to send a pro-Dalit message, reflected in the recent expansion of the Modi ministry with five SC leaders among 19 new ministers, were jolted by what were seen as slow responses of the Gujarat and Maharashtra governments to developing situations apart from the intemperate outburst against Mayawati.
2016-07-21 01:07:40 Read More

â€˜Peter had a fascination for young womenâ€™

2016-07-21 00:32:09 Read More

â€˜Peter had a fascination for young womenâ€™

2016-07-21 00:32:09 Read More

What was need to kill Wani, PDP asks govt in LS

2016-07-20 21:34:31 Read More

DATE 5

3-month state of emergency declared in Turkey

2016-07-20 20:57:25 Read More>>

Anti-Maya rant, Guj stir hit BJP Dalit outreach

Shabnam Singh, the ex-wife of Sheena Bora murder accused Peter Mukerjea has told investigators that he had a penchant for young women.
2016-07-20 19:02:14 Read More

'Grant a large degree of autonomy to J&K'

Embattled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya has accused Indian authorities of conducting a "witch hunt" against him even as he invited them to come to London for interviewing him, claiming he has "nothing to hide".
2016-07-20 16:14:24 Read More

Youngsters burn alive three puppies in Hyderabad

The Congress has taken the battle to the BJP over the thrashing of four Dalit youth in Gujaratâ€™s Una. Party vice president Rahul Gandhi is set to visit the town on Thursday. But the Congress scion was seen dozing through Union Home Minister Rajnath Singhâ€™s speech on the issue in the Lok Sabha.
2016-07-20 16:06:32 Read More

FIR against Dayashankar for abusing Mayawati: Top 10 developments

Proposing a radical solution to the situation in Kashmir, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has advocated restoring the "grand bargain" under which Kashmir had acceded to India by granting a large degree of autonomy, warning that otherwise, the country will have to pay a "heavy price".
2016-07-20 15:28:30 Read More

Mallya asks authorities to interview him in London

In a macabre incident, three puppies were burnt alive by a group of teenagers â€˜for funâ€™ at a graveyard at Musheerabad. Though the incident reportedly happened on July 16, it came to light on Wednesday after an animal rights activist approached police with a video clip of the gruesome act.
2016-07-20 14:53:35 Read More

Arrest Dayashankar, says Mayawati; BJP sacks him from all party posts

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded that BJP leader Dayashankar Singh should be immediately arrested for comparing her to a prostitute even as Arun Jaitley regretted the party leader's remarks.The UP BJP leader also apologized for his remarks.
2016-07-20 10:37:37 Read More

'Mayawati is worse than a prostitute': UP BJP leader's shocker

The BJPâ€™s Uttar Pradesh vice president Dayashankar Singh kicked off a controversy while accusing BSP leader Mayawati of selling her partyâ€™s election tickets to the highest bidder. The larger controversy however came with his likening the former UP Chief Minister to a sex worker.
2016-07-20 09:23:42 Read More

Shahid's death 'great loss' say Sreejesh, Dhanraj

"Shahid and Zafar (Iqbal) were a treat to watch. They were skilful and fast down the left. Zafar's breakneck pace and Shahid's dribble and guile gave Indian fans of that era a treasure trove of memories," said Somaya, who played three Olympics with Shahid.
2016-07-20 09:05:44 Read More

Rahul sleeps in LS during debate on dalit assault

Dalit assault rocks Parliament: 10 developments

India will never sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj declared in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. She also said India continues to engage with China over its opposition to Indiaâ€™s entry to the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
2016-07-20 08:03:04 Read More

Pay your tributes to Mohammed Shahid

2016-07-20 07:07:43 Read More

Sushma on NSG bid: India won't sign NPT

Mohammed Shahid, one of the greatest names in Indian hockey and part of the team that won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, has died at a Gurgaon hospital owing to a severe liver condition and kidney failure. He was 56.
2016-07-20 06:31:30 Read More

Attack on Dalits in Gujarat rocks Parliament

Opposition parties in Parliament raised the assault on Dalit youth in Gujaratâ€™s Una and the tension that has gripped parts of the state over the past two days. The move comes after Dalit organisations in Gujarat called for the protests to spread beyond the Saurashtra region.
2016-07-20 06:05:19 Read More

Indian hockey wizard Mohammed Shahid dies aged 56

Sidhu: Star campaigner or AAP CM face in Punjab?

Even as it is being widely speculated that cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu could join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as its chief ministerial face in Punjab, there is widespread feeling among party leaders that he would instead be the national star campaigner of the party.
2016-07-20 03:55:24 Read More

Defying odds, Trump wins Republican nomination

Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn.
2016-07-20 02:49:54 Read More

Donald Trump triumphs as GOP nominee, completing stunning climb

Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman's stunning takeover of the GOP and propelling him into a November faceoff with Democrat Hillary Clinton.
2016-07-20 00:54:22 Read More

PM in 'top 10 criminals,' Google gets court notice

2016-07-19 22:07:45 Read More

Hyd techie stabbed to death by flatmate in US

A 24-year-old Austin-based techie from Hyderabad was stabbed to death by his flatmate at their apartment on Monday night. The victim has been identified as Gundam Sankirth. His attacker, Kurremula Sai Sandeep Goud (27), also from Hyderabad, has been taken into custody by the Austin police.
2016-07-19 21:58:02 Read More

India's Rohit Khandelwal wins Mr World 2016 title

A court here on Tuesday issued notices to global search engine company Google, its CEO and India head for listing Prime Minister Narendra Modi among top 10 criminals in the world. The court also directed registration of a criminal complaint case against Google and its top officials.
2016-07-19 20:40:12 Read More

SAD attacks Sidhu, Capt retracts 'open door' offer

The public spat between Navjot Sidhu and Shiromani Akali Dal took an ugly turn after Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal accused him of being "ungrateful" to the BJP. Meanwhile Congress state chief Capt Amarinder took a U-turn on his earlier comments on Sidhu, saying he is welcome into the party fold.
2016-07-19 20:24:49 Read More

IAF planned to bomb targets in Pak during Kargil

The Indian Air Force had drawn up extensive plans to bomb tactical as well as strategic targets deep inside Pakistan during the 1999 Kargil conflict, while the Navy had the Karachi harbour in its cross-hairs. But the orders to execute the plans never came from the then NDA government.
2016-07-19 18:53:04 Read More

China dares US navy against any military intervention in S China Sea

China on Tuesday told the United States Navy that any military intervention in the disputed South China Sea issue would have the "opposite effect". It also pledged to continue with construction activity in the sea area despite criticism from the West.
2016-07-19 16:25:40 Read More

After AAP, Congress invites Sidhu to join the party

Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that former Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu was welcome to join the Congress, if he desired to do so. â€œCongress partyâ€™s doors are open for everyone,â€ he remarked.
2016-07-19 15:38:16 Read More

ISIS operatives were in touch with Naxalites: NIA

ISIS operatives in India had approached Naxalite groups to understand their modus operandi for perpetrating terror and were also planning to buy firearms from them, NIA has said, revealing the sinister plans of the international terrorist outfit.
2016-07-19 15:24:09 Read More

Cong: Rahul won't apologize for RSS remarks

The Congress said that Rahul Gandhi will not tender an apology over his remarks against the RSS and will instead substantiate them with historical facts. He had in 2014 had blamed RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
2016-07-19 13:51:36 Read More

No 'economic interest' in disputed property: Sachin

Cricketer-turned Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday confirmed that he had attended a meeting in which he had sought help in sorting out problems faced by a friend of his regarding his house in Mussoorie.
2016-07-19 12:55:58 Read More

Rajnath counters Cong on Arunachal crisis, says 'you had a leaky boat'

Congress members also staged a walkout even as Singh said "internal crisis" of Congress was responsible for the controversial developments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and that "a boat is bound to sink if it has a hole".
2016-07-19 10:26:02 Read More

Living with terror: Lessons for France from Israel

The French PM said after the Nice attack, the nation's third mass killing in 18 months, that France "must live with terrorism." That is what ordinary citizens and security forces have been doing for decades in Israel.
2016-07-19 09:47:20 Read More

I'm BJP MLA, working in my constituency: Navjot Sidhu

While clarifying that her husband Navjot Singh Sidhuâ€™s decision of leaving Rajya Sabha seat comes along with the decision of leaving party, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of former BJPâ€™s Rajya Sabha member Navjot Singh Sidhu maintained that she was still a BJP MLA and was actively working in her Amritsar East constituency.
2016-07-19 09:22:13 Read More

Pakistan bars family from 'forgiving' son for killing Qandeel Baloch

Pakistani authorities have barred the family of Qandeel Baloch, a murdered social media celebrity, from legally "forgiving" their son for strangling her, sources said, in a rare stand against the so-called practice of "honour killings".
2016-07-19 08:30:45 Read More

AAP only option for Navjot Sidhu: Wife

Asked what was her husband's position now in the BJP, Navjot Kaur said, "It is understood that if he has quit the Rajya Sabha, he has quit BJP. There is no question of his going back, he has never gone back on his words. He wants to serve Punjab. And he will serve the State."
2016-07-19 07:20:22 Read More

SC asks Rahul to apologize for his RSS remarks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to express regret for his comments holding the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination or be ready to face a defamation trial.
2016-07-19 06:56:17 Read More

Sidhu not ready for any other option besides Punjab: Wife

After the resignation of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, speculations were rife on his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu's resignation from the BJP.
2016-07-19 06:26:17 Read More

'Islamophobin': Finally, a cure for Islamophobia

The normally straight-laced Council on American-Islamic Relations tried humour to win over Republicans at their national convention on Monday, handing out packets of a satirical medicine called "Islamophobin," a treatment for Islamophobia.
2016-07-19 05:11:29 Read More

Trump's party wants to secure Pak's nukes

A thumbs-up for ties with India, and a warning shot about deteriorating relations with Pakistan and China, including a cryptic reference to "securing Pakistan's nuclear arsenal," are among the key references to the region in a 58-page Republican platform (manifesto) released during party convention in Cleveland.
2016-07-19 04:37:45 Read More

Maoists kill 10 CRPF commandos in Bihar

At least ten CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) commandos belonging to its elite CoBRA battalion were killed and five others injured in a Naxal IED blast in the jungles of Bihar's Aurangabad district. Three Maoists were also killed in the encounter by the security forces.
2016-07-19 02:50:02 Read More

Rs 7L fee in Hyderabad schools leaves HC gasping

Expressing shock over certain private schools collecting a one time fee of up to Rs 7 lakh per student during admission, a division bench of the Hyderabad High Court on Monday said it was time to regulate school fees in Hyderabad.
2016-07-19 01:31:21 Read More

IS men wanted to target Haridwar Ardh Kumbh: NIA

Five suspected operatives of Islamic State (IS) had planned a terror attack at the Ardh Kumbh Mela held earlier this year in Haridwar. All of them were tutored by their handler in Syria on how to make IEDs by using explosive material extracted from match sticks.
2016-07-18 23:34:46 Read More

GST hopes brighten, govt plans 5-hr debate in RS

The prospects of the GST bill seem to have further brightened with government and Congress set to engage in further consultations over the long pending tax reform and the parliamentary affairs ministry planning a five-hour debate in Rajya Sabha.
2016-07-18 22:07:21 Read More

No NBW, Mum court summons Mallya on Sept 3

In a relief to Vijay Mallya, founder of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a local Mumbai court on Monday refused to issue a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him in a case of non-payment of service tax.
2016-07-18 21:35:57 Read More

Pak may be waging proxy war in cyberspace too

Analysis of Twitter, Facebook and other social media reactions after Burhan Wani's killing found that 45 per cent were from unknown geographical locations. About 40 per cent, were from India while over 8 per cent from Pakistan.
2016-07-18 19:40:49 Read More

8 security personnel, 4 Maoists killed in day-long encounter in Bihar

Eight security personnel were killed and four Maoists gunned down in a daylong encounter in Dumari Nala forest area bordering Aurangabad and Gaya districts in Bihar on Monday. The daylong encounter, about 172km from state capital Patna, saw 17 IED explosions.
2016-07-18 14:57:38 Read More

Kashmir unrest is Pak-sponsored, Rajnath Singh tells Rajya Sabha

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday blamed Pakistan for fomenting trouble in Kashmir. "Pakistan has been playing an irresponsible role, it should not claim to be protector of Muslims," Rajnath Singh said in Rajya Sabha. "Kashmiris are our own people and they are being misguided," he said.
2016-07-18 13:29:27 Read More

Rajya Sabha membership 'a mere burden': Sidhu

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur in a verdict said that a person cannot be simultaneously a office-bearer in state cricket association as well as in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
2016-07-18 12:06:24 Read More

Cop suicide: Court orders FIR, minister steps down

2016-07-18 10:47:23 Read More

Sidhu resigns from RS amid talks of switch to AAP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and nominated Rajya Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from the Upper House of Parliament. Cricketer-turned-politician Sindhu was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in April this year.
2016-07-18 09:56:29 Read More

No minister, serving bureaucrat in BCCI, says SC

Karnataka minister KJ George, who faces charges in the alleged suicide case of Deputy SP Ganpathi, resigned from the ministry on Monday evening. The move comes hours after Madikeri court ordered FIR against minister KJ George and two senior police officials in the alleged suicide case.
2016-07-18 09:26:37 Read More

Over 100 nude women pose against Donald Trump

2016-07-18 03:25:02 Read More

DATE 6

Shave or I'll kill myself: Wife to cleric

One person was killed and three injured when a mob tried to storm an Army camp in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Sunday as the Centre rushed in 2,000 additional CRPF personnel to quell the raging unrest following the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
2016-07-18 00:41:57 Read More>>

Avoid divisive words, says Obama afterÂ 2nd attack on cops in 2 weeks

Confronting another killing of police officers, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to tamp down inflammatory words and actions. A gunman killed three police officers and wounded three others in second such attack on police officers within two weeks.
2016-07-17 21:49:07 Read More

What drives stone-pelters in Kashmir?

India plans to further expand its strategic ties with Israel through more R&D projects to develop hi-tech weapon systems, but has expressed concern over the exorbitant costs involved in deploying a jointly-developed surface-to-air missile system on frontline Indian warships.
2016-07-17 20:45:08 Read More

India wary of cost of joint ventures with Israel

2016-07-17 20:27:11 Read More

Barak Â missile: India wary of cost of joint ventures with Israel

Turkey to consider reinstating death penalty: Prez

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would consider reinstating the death penalty after the failed attempt to overthrow his government. There have been frequent calls from thousands of Erdogan supporters for capital punishment to make a return.
2016-07-17 19:50:54 Read More

One killed in J&K as mob tries to storm Army camp

2 US police officers dead in shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Reports

Several police officers were shot on Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and have been taken to a hospital, a police spokesman Don Coppola told ABC television affiliate WAFB. "The scene, we feel now, is contained," he said. Coppola had no information on the extent of injuries or whether a suspect or suspects had been detained.
2016-07-17 15:10:18 Read More

Why Erdogan's foes must take his threat seriously

After a faction of the Turkish military attempted to wrest control from the country's president Recep Tayyep Erdogan, the head of the state said those sympathetic to the uprising would "pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey." If his recent record as an administrator is anything to go by, his enemies have every reason to take him very seriously.
2016-07-17 14:22:47 Read More

Won't storm in like Mallya, and get caught: AirAsia CEO on India plans

AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes said it is hard to do business in India due to protectionist policies and "vested interests", but AirAsia India was here for a long haul. Defending the slow-paced growth of AirAsia India, he said the aviation sector here was a "double marathon" and not a "sprint".
2016-07-17 13:34:55 Read More

PM seeks support for GST Bill, says 'issue is not about who gets credit'

The Opposition would seek to corner the government for its "attempts to destabilise" states ruled by it and the Kashmir unrest in Parliament, but also offer "merit-based" support to measures like the GST Bill which Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said was of "national importance".
2016-07-17 11:23:16 Read More

No-detention policy should end, says Kejriwal

2016-07-17 10:47:49 Read More

Turkey detains around 6,000 over coup plot

Turkey has detained over 6,000 people over the coup plot aimed at ousting the govermment and the number will rise, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Sunday.
2016-07-17 10:22:14 Read More

Show me how inflation is low: Raghuram Rajan

Rajan, who has often been seen as being critical of the government and its policies, also said there is "lot of frustration" about the pace of economic recovery, but attributed it to the two successive droughts, weak global economy and external shocks like Brexit.
2016-07-17 07:42:36 Read More

Dhaka terror attack: Professor, 2 others arrested

Acting deputy vice chancellor of a private university has been arrested along with two others for sheltering militants who carried out Bangladesh's worst terror attack at a cafe in which 22 people were killed by suspected Islamic State militants.
2016-07-17 06:36:21 Read More

Live: Kejriwal holds 'Talk to AK' programme

Indian boxing star Vijender Singh scaled a new high in his ever-soaring professional career as he clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating win over former WBC European champion Kerry Hope.
2016-07-17 05:29:00 Read More

'Yes, I am a terrorist', texts missing Kerala man

"People may call me a terrorist. If fighting in the path of Allah is terrorism, yes I am a terrorist (sic)," reads a message sent by Mohammad Marwan, one of the missing Kerala youngsters, to his family. He has said in his message that he would return after his work with IS is over.
2016-07-16 21:35:12 Read More

'Pakistan declared Wani a martyr under pressure'

2016-07-16 20:40:38 Read More

How Kerala village missed signs of radicalization ... till 12 went missing

It is sandwiched between the politically volatile Kannur and a communally sensitive Kasargod, but Padne village doesnâ€™t share the characteristics of either district. The Muslim-dominated area was tension-free even in the dark days following the demolition of Babri Masjid when neighbouring areas witnessed violence.
2016-07-16 18:33:00 Read More

Vijender beats Kerry Hope to clinch WBO title

Pakistan declared Hizbul commander Burhan Wani as a "martyr" and July 19 as black day because it came under emotional pressure from the public, Riaz Hussain Khokhar, former foreign secretary of Pakistan said on Saturday.
2016-07-16 17:54:10 Read More

A brief history of Turkey's military coups

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday night survived an attempted military coup. At least four times in Turkey's history, the military has deposed incumbent leaders and taken the reins. This is a brief timeline of these coups.
2016-07-16 15:58:25 Read More

Turkey coup â€˜mastermindâ€™ is in exile in US â€” with green card

The man accused by the Erdogan government of inspiring if not masterminding the military coup in Turkey is a green card bearing moderate Muslim cleric named Fethullah Gulen living in exile in the Poconos mountains in Pennsylvania. Gulen has a large number of supporters in Turkey, including in the military.
2016-07-16 15:56:17 Read More

Muslims perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit

In a show of bonhomie, locals defied curfew to help perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit woman in old city in Srinagar. The old city has been under curfew since last Saturday, following killing of Burhan Wani.
2016-07-16 15:40:06 Read More

Live blog: Vijender Singh vs Kerry Hope

The last time Vijender Singh fought in front of his home crowd was during the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. He had won a bronze then in the middleweight category. Six years later, the Bhiwani boxer who has turned professional, is all set to fight the biggest bout of his pro career.
2016-07-16 14:37:51 Read More

What pushed the putsch against Turkey's Erdogan, and what next?

He weathered anti-government protests that lasted for months in 2013. He escaped the flames that engulfed some of his ministers in a corruption investigation nearly three years ago.
2016-07-16 14:17:52 Read More

What pushed coup against Erdogan; what next?

Pema Khandu: New star on northeastern horizon

More than five years ago, al-Qaida called on its followers to use cars as tools of terror. Soon after, the terrorist group that had brought down the twin towers scrapped the idea, feeling that the tactic was too indiscriminate, too likely to kill Muslims.
2016-07-16 13:00:25 Read More

After Nice attack, a new fear of the ordinary

More than 190 people were killed and around 3,000 coup plotters were arrested as Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared he is in control of the country. Erdogan said coup supporters "will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey."
2016-07-16 12:24:18 Read More

How Congress saved its government in Arunachal

Pema Khandu has emerged as the new star on the northeastern horizon when he was on Saturday elected leader of the Congress in Arunachal Pradesh in a turn of events for the beleaguered party fighting to save its government. He is the son of late CM Dorjee Khandu, who died in a chopper crash in 2011.
2016-07-16 11:36:26 Read More

Turkey quashes bloody coup bid; over 190 killed, around 3,000 held

Erdogan: The divisive rule of Turkey's 'Sultan'

Pema Khandu is set to replace Nabam Tuki as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh. Khandu was chosen as the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party, following which Tuki resigned from the post.
2016-07-16 09:41:05 Read More

Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch killed by brother

Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup in Turkey, has a wide following in his native country, where he enjoys support among the police and judiciary. The reclusive Islamic preacher lives in a tiny town in the Pocono Mountains of the US state of Pennsylvania.
2016-07-16 06:50:30 Read More

Pema Khandu to be new Arunachal chief minister

2016-07-16 06:26:24 Read More

Pema Khandu to be new Arunachal chief minister

2016-07-16 06:26:24 Read More

Turkey coup bid: I am in charge, President Erdogan tells supporters

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation on Saturday that his government is in charge after a coup attempt brought a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left 60 people dead and at least 150 others wounded.
2016-07-16 05:20:10 Read More

Fethullah Gulen: Cleric accused of Turkey coup

Pema Khandu is set to replace Nabam Tuki as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. Khandu was chosen as the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party, following which Tuki resigned from the post. Khandu is now expected to prove his majority in the Assembly around 1 pm.
2016-07-16 03:37:13 Read More

Indians in Turkey advised to avoid public places

2016-07-16 00:12:55 Read More

Why Turkey sees military uprising

2016-07-15 23:26:36 Read More

We will overcome this, says Turkey President

Turkish security forces on Friday partially shut down the two bridges across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul as military jets were heard flying low over Ankara. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said a group within the military was engaged in an attempted coup.
2016-07-15 22:03:52 Read More

Live: Those responsible for coup will have to pay, says Turkey Prez

Turkey's military said on Friday it had seized power, but President Tayyip Erdogan said the attempted coup would be put down. If successful, the overthrow of Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, would be one of the biggest shifts in the Middle East in years
2016-07-15 21:00:56 Read More

Coup attempt in Turkey, PM says 'we are still in'

2016-07-15 20:24:29 Read More

Watch: Wildfire ravages southern New Mexico

2016-07-15 15:50:52 Read More

Infographic: Deadly attacks in Europe since 2014

2016-07-15 15:29:07 Read More

Foreign and domestic policies make France 'most threatened country'

After two militant attacks in Paris killed 17 people in January last year, Islamic State's French-language magazine Dar al-Islam appeared with the Eiffel Tower on the cover and the headline "May Allah curse France".
2016-07-15 15:27:46 Read More

Attack in Nice reflects 'new normal' for Europe

Though ramming attacks by vehicles have become more common in various parts of the world, many have been associated with attempts to blow them up -- a common tactic in Iraq but also used in a makeshift, abortive way at Glasgow Airport in 2007.
2016-07-15 13:15:51 Read More

Pak declares terrorist Wani a 'martyr', to mark July 19 as black day

Further needling India on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday declared slain Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani a "martyr" and said July 19 will be observed as black day to express solidarity with people of Kashmir.
2016-07-15 10:31:33 Read More

Truck attacker ploughs into Nice crowd, kills 84

Dawn broke on Friday in Nice with the pavements smeared by dried blood, while smashed children's strollers, an uneaten baguette and other debris were strewn about the Mediterranean seaside promenade. Small areas were screened off at regular intervals.
2016-07-15 08:13:22 Read More

Agusta scam: Won't order FIR against Sonia, SC says

2016-07-15 05:57:43 Read More

Curfew clamped in all 10 districts of Kashmir

2016-07-15 05:22:47 Read More

84 killed in Nice terror: 'Bodies every five metres, limbs, blood'

A terrorist gunman killed 80 people and wounded scores when he drove a heavy truck at high speed into a crowd that had watched Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday, officials said.
2016-07-15 05:00:27 Read More

DATE 7

Nice attack: What we know and don't know

2016-07-15 02:35:28 Read More>>

Screams, flying debris as truck hits Nice crowd

2016-07-15 00:25:19 Read More

Live: Terrorism probe opened over Nice attack

A key aide to Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday indicated the governmentâ€™s willingness to share a dossier of â€œmissing youthsâ€ with India, underlining the countryâ€™s intent to jointly fight cross-border terror.
2016-07-14 23:44:03 Read More

Live: 'This is war', Trump says after Nice attack

Curfew was on Friday clamped in all the 10 districts of the Kashmir in view of Friday prayers which see large congregations as authorities apprehended fresh violence in the valley where 36 persons have died and over 3,100 injured in clashes following the killing of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani.
2016-07-14 23:44:03 Read More

2nd terror attack in 8 months: Speeding truck mows 75 in France

At least 75 people were feared dead and around 100 injured in an "attack" in the French Riviera resort of Nice after a truck ploughed into a crowd of people leaving a Bastille Day firework display, city officials said.
2016-07-14 23:00:27 Read More

Dhaka attack mastermind hiding in India: Report

2016-07-14 20:54:57 Read More

Pak humiliated as it seeks support on Kashmir

Hafiz Saeed, who has been designated a terrorist by the US with a $10 million bounty on his head, has said he will lead nationwide demonstrations in Pakistan to force its government to sever ties with the United States if it cannot convince Washington to intervene in the Kashmir 'dispute'.
2016-07-14 16:15:17 Read More

Ready for 'big fight', Priyanka will be a 'very big asset': Sheila Dikshit

Thanking the Congress leadership for giving her the "big responsibility", 78-year-old Sheila Dikshit said Priyanka Gandhi could be a "very big asset" for the party whose workers want her to campaign vigorously in the state where polls are slated early next year.
2016-07-14 14:27:39 Read More

Violence in Kashmir will escalate: Hafiz Saeed

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who remains a sought after personality in the endorsement world despite his retirement from Tests, has been duped by one of the many brands he endorses -- Spartan Sports -- of over Rs 20 crore.
2016-07-14 13:49:06 Read More

Australian company 'dupes' Dhoni of Rs 20 crore

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on blackmoney has recommended ban on cash transactions of above Rs 3 lakh and restricting cash holding with individuals to not more than Rs 15 lakh to curb illegal wealth in the economy.
2016-07-14 13:16:07 Read More

Ban cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh: SIT

2016-07-14 12:22:56 Read More

'States can conduct own medical entrance tests'

2016-07-14 10:41:58 Read More

Cong declares Sheila Dikshit as its CM candidate for UP assembly polls

China on Thrusday warned of "decisive response" if any provocative action is taken in the South China Sea to enforce an international tribunal's verdict against Beijing's expansive claims in the strategic region. China referred to the tribunal verdict as "unlawful."
2016-07-14 10:35:42 Read More

S China Sea: China warns of 'decisive response'Â

With gold prices hitting a near three-year high, thousands of Indians have sold their jewellery in recent weeks. Demand for new gold has been so weak in the past few months that India's imports over January-June halved from a year ago.
2016-07-14 10:29:27 Read More

Price rise dulls gold's lustre for Indians

An Indian tea company has delivered a huge consignment containing 6,000 bags of famous Assam green tea to Donald Trump with a message to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that it is never too late to "cleanse yourself".
2016-07-14 09:45:06 Read More

Assam green tea sent to Trump to 'purify mind'

2016-07-14 08:28:04 Read More

India tells UN Pak uses terror as policy: 10 facts

Determined to counter Pakistan's charge that Burhan Wani was neutralized in an â€œextra-judicialâ€œ encounter by Indian forces, the foreign ministry may summon Pakistani high commissioner Abdul Basit to hand over evidence of the Hizbul Mujahideen poster boy's involvement in multiple terror cases.
2016-07-14 04:54:51 Read More

'Cynical, misguided': India burns Pakistan over Kashmir at the UN

Characterising Pakistan as a country that "uses terrorism as state policy" and one that masquerades its use of terrorism as its "support for human rights", India firmly dismissed Pakistanâ€™s attempt as not having any resonance in the international community.
2016-07-14 04:30:49 Read More

'Sankat Mochan' to rescue Indians from S Sudan

The South China Sea award, which demolished Chinaâ€™s historical claims regarding the â€œnine-dash lineâ€, could have implications for the India-China territorial dispute in Arunachal Pradesh. China analyst Claude Arpi said the verdict of the international court could be important for India
2016-07-14 03:12:48 Read More

Kashmir protests: India may summon Pak envoy

India has launched operation 'Sankat Mochan' to evacuate Indians from South Sudan, which has been rocked by violence that has claimed hundreds of lives. So far nearly 300 Indians have registered with the Indian embassy for evacuation.
2016-07-14 00:12:03 Read More

Now, China's Arunachal claim in choppy seas

2016-07-13 19:12:41 Read More

Theresa May to take over as British PM today

2016-07-13 10:31:04 Read More

BJP on Arunachal order: Cong can't blame us for its internal problems

Under attack following the Supreme Court's order on Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP on Wednesday sought to deflect the criticism saying the political crisis in the state was an outcome of Congress's internal fight and that it supported the new government only from outside.
2016-07-13 09:47:39 Read More

HC to Kejriwal: Explain the word 'thulla'

An international tribunal's ruling denying China's claims in the South China Sea will "intensify conflict and even confrontation," Beijing's ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday. The Chinese diplomat blamed the rise in tension in the region on the United States' "pivot" toward Asia in the past few years.
2016-07-13 08:35:35 Read More

What the SC order on Arunachal means: 10 points

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked Arvind Kejriwal to explain the meaning of the word 'thulla' he allegedly used against policemen, as it stayed a trial court order summoning the Delhi chief minister in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by a constable.
2016-07-13 08:28:59 Read More

Rahul thanks SC for 'explaining democracy to PM'

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Supreme Court verdict on Arunachal Pradesh, saying it explains to him what democracy is. "Thank you Supreme Court for explaining to the Prime Minister what democracy is," he said in a post on Twitter.
2016-07-13 08:10:47 Read More

Big blow to Centre, SC restores Congress government in Arunachal

In a big blow to BJP and the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered restoration of Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh by quashing as "unconstitutional" governor's decision to advance the legislative assembly session by a month in December 2015.
2016-07-13 07:09:11 Read More

South China Sea ruling to 'intensify conflict': China

2016-07-13 04:20:55 Read More

Kashmir violence: Protesters snatch 70 police guns, build armoury

Security forces are bracing for the first Friday prayers after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani against the backdrop of growing evidence of a secessionist plot to raise an arsenal with arms snatched from security forces.
2016-07-12 21:59:17 Read More

After Wani, Ghaznavi is Hizbul's new commander

Four days after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani, the banned terrorist organisation appointed Mehmood Ghaznavi as its new commander. Syed Salahuddin, Hizb's supreme commander based in POK, made the announcement while addressing the command council meet on Tuesday.
2016-07-12 21:18:09 Read More

New tactics: Terrorists use mob as sheild to attack

As a fresh cycle of violence is witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani, the security agencies are noticing a switch in tactics, with terrorists now taking shelter behind stone-pelters to lob grenades at security personnel, increased terror activity in outlying areas of towns and a new sense of belligerence among protesters.
2016-07-12 21:14:47 Read More

Kashmir on boil: Mufti slams â€˜vested interestsâ€™

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace in Jammu & Kashmir, the Centreâ€™s efforts to stabilise the situation in the volatile border state got a boost with chief minister Mehbooba Mufti refusing to succumb to pressure and blaming the unrest on â€œvested interestsâ€.
2016-07-12 20:55:49 Read More

Soon, e-visa for another 36 countries

Riding high on the success of the e-tourist visa scheme, the Union tourism ministry plans to extend online visas to 36 countries including Iran, Italy, Egypt and Nigeria among others.
2016-07-12 20:29:11 Read More

South China Sea: Beijing rejects ruling, US says it's 'final and binding'

The US put itself on a collision course with great power rival China on Tuesday, describing a ruling against Beijing's South China Sea claims as "final and legally binding." The United States has no claims of its own within this three-million-square-kilometer patch of sea.
2016-07-12 14:09:52 Read More

Kashmir unrest: Toll 25, PM reviews situation

2016-07-12 13:48:12 Read More

S China Sea: China's state-run media rips verdict

Judges at an arbitration tribunal in The Hague on Tuesday rejected China's claims to economic rights across large swathes of the South China Sea in a ruling that will be claimed as a victory by the Philippines.
2016-07-12 12:06:43 Read More

Explained: The South China Sea dispute

2016-07-12 10:28:14 Read More

'China has no historic rights in South China Sea'

Kashmir on Tuesday saw sporadic violence which left one person dead, raising the death toll to 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in the state and appealed for calm.
2016-07-12 09:26:34 Read More

Kashmir violence: Top developments

Unfazed by violent protests in south Kashmir in the wake of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani's killing, the security establishment will continue to go full-steam in its fight against terror.
2016-07-12 08:37:00 Read More

Sreejesh to lead Indian hockey team in Rio Games

Seasoned Sardar Singh has been snubbed by the Hockey India as goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the 16-member Indian men's hockey team at the upcoming Rio Olympics, starting August 5 in Rio de Janeiro.
2016-07-12 08:34:48 Read More

'Mysterious' banners urge army chief to impose martial law in Pak

A little-known political party, "Move on Pakistan", has put up banners in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Hyderabad and other Pakistani cities urging army chief General Raheel Sharif to impose martial law and form a government of technocrats.
2016-07-12 08:19:52 Read More

Kashmir protests: PM Modi chairs meet, curfew continues for 4th day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been rocked by violent clashes between security forces and protesters in the aftermath of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.
2016-07-12 05:13:01 Read More

He quit job, grew aloe vera & became crorepati

He had a government job. But he was not satisfied. Hailing from a family of farmers, he wanted to do something different. Once, he visited an agri expo in Delhi and that proved a turning point in his life. He quit his job and started cultivating aloe vera and other crops on his 120-acre farmland.
2016-07-12 02:42:09 Read More

South China Sea ruling to affect India's interests

The International Court of Arbitration "award" (verdict) on Philippines' case against China's claims in the South China Sea could have consequences far beyond the two countries.
2016-07-12 02:38:36 Read More

Refrain, J&K internal issue: India tells Pak

Pakistan on Monday sought to further escalate the Kashmir issue, with PM Nawaz Sharif expressing shock over the killing of Burhan Wani and the foreign offi ce in Islamabad compounding the provocation by summoning India's high commissioner Gautam Bambawale to expresss â€œserious concern'' over the elimination of the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist whom it called a â€œKashmiri leaderâ€œ.
2016-07-12 00:15:29 Read More

Refrain, J&K internal issue: India tells Pak

Why it won't be easy to charge Zakir Naik

Condemning or trolling televangelist Zakir Naik for allegedly spreading hatred through religious preaching might come easy, but law enforcing authorities would face difficulty in proving these charges in a court of law.
2016-07-11 20:27:42 Read More

Govt eyes water-tight case against Zakir Naik

As the home ministry scans the recent speeches of Mumbai-based Salafist preacher Zakir Naik for inflammatory or pro-terror content, top officials have ruled out any action against him until they have irrefutable evidence to prove his role as a terror instigator and inspiration behind past jihadi attacks.
2016-07-11 20:14:24 Read More

PM Modi's remark in Kenya seen as attack on Pak

"We've seen statements from Pakistan on the situation in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.
2016-07-11 20:08:05 Read More

Forces to go full steam against terror in Kashmir

DATE 8

Who was the real Burhan Wani, â€˜paper tigerâ€™ or â€˜Indian agentâ€™?

Hizbul Mujahideen (Hizb) commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani was popular among the social media-addicted teenagers of Kashmir. But, if you asked the common man on the street even a couple of months ago who was Wani, the standard response would have been: "An Indian agent."
2016-07-11 19:45:07 Read More>>

PM Modi to review Kashmir situation on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the situation in Jammu & Kashmir which is witnessing violent clashes between security forces and protesters in the aftermath of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen's poster boy Burhan Wani.
2016-07-11 16:26:08 Read More

Refrain from interfering: India tells Pak about Kashmir comments

"The statements show Pakistan's continued attachment to terrorism and its usage as an instrument of state policy," the ministry of external affairs said.
2016-07-11 14:52:44 Read More

Preachers of violence threatening society: PMÂ

Amid the expanding footprint of ISIS across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned that "preachers of hate and violence" are threatening the fabric of the society and asked the youth to build a counter narrative to extremist ideologies.
2016-07-11 13:59:51 Read More

'Pak role evident behind violent Kashmir protests'

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the role of Pakistan in the violent protests in Kashmir after killing of militant Burhan Wani there was more than evident now. "As far as Pakistan's involvement is concerned it is more than evident."
2016-07-11 13:30:11 Read More

Kashmir remains tense, Pakistan stokes fire

In a desperate bid to look for ways to restore normalcy in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reached out to opposition party leaders on Monday, even as the death toll in the continuing clashes rose to 23 and as Pakistan did its best to provoke Kashmiris.
2016-07-11 11:55:48 Read More

Sensex races to 11-month high on global cues, Nifty above 8,400

Markets put up a strong rally on an across-the-board buying frenzy, lifting the sensex about 500 points to close at 11-month high of 27,627 and the Nifty above 8,400 amid robust global cues. Monday's closing is highest since August 19 last year when it ended at 27,931.64.
2016-07-11 11:28:03 Read More

Pak should worry about PoK not Kashmir: Rijiju

"They (Pakistan) should worry (more) about human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir than Jammu & Kashmir. Kashmir is an internal matter of India," Union minister Kiren Rijiju told reporters reacting to Islamabad's allegations.
2016-07-11 10:30:04 Read More

'Terror attacks in Saudi Arabia point to Hafiz Sayeed's campaign'

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM): European Parliament's Vice-President Ryszard Czarneck, in a scathing editorial titled 'Wake up call to Anti-terrorism Ayatollahs', has said that the recent Ramzan terror attacks in Saudi Arabia have signalled the arrival of the Lashkar-e-Taiba's "humanitarian" NGO Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) as being the source for terror attack on Medina.
2016-07-11 09:30:14 Read More

Call to liberalize Islam in Saudi Arabia draws death threats

The primacy of Islam in Saudi life has led to a huge religious sphere that extends beyond the state's official clerics. For Saudis, trying to navigate what is permitted, "halal," and what is not, "haram," can be challenging. So they turn to clerics for fatwas, or nonbinding religious rulings.
2016-07-11 07:38:39 Read More

'Indian firms best, China worst on transparency'

India has the most transparent companies while Chinese firms are the most opaque, according to a Transparency International's survey released on Monday that assesses efforts by emerging market companies to fight corruption.
2016-07-11 06:47:52 Read More

How Modi decided to oust Smriti Irani from HRDÂ

ET has learnt that the PM had communicated to officials that the reshuffle had to be done 10-12 days before the new Parliament season starts.
2016-07-11 04:58:42 Read More

Kashmir remains tense: Ten developments

2016-07-11 04:32:44 Read More

Mob drowns cop in Jhelum, toll now 23

The toll from the last two days of violence in the Valley climbed to 23 with six killings, including that of a policeman, on Sunday , and six people, including a teenage girl, dying of injuries sustained in clashes on Saturday.
2016-07-11 00:01:50 Read More

Eder's extra-time goal helps Potugal win Euro '16

Eder collected the ball in midfield, held off his marker and fired a low 25-metre shot past Hugo Lloris with 11 minutes of extra time left to stun the Stade de France after the home team had dominated the match.
2016-07-10 21:46:22 Read More

India pushes talks with Russia for 5th-gen fighters and â€˜Super Sukhoisâ€™

The IAF is down to just 33 fighter squadrons - including 11 obsolete MiG-21 and MiG-27 squadrons slated for retirement - when at least 42 are required to keep the "collusive China-Pakistan threat" at bay.
2016-07-10 21:44:07 Read More

India refuses to take Pak bait on Burhan's killing

Pakistan is using the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir to fish in troubled waters, condemning the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani as an "extra-judicial killing". The Indian government refused to rise to the bait and respond to the statement.
2016-07-10 21:20:58 Read More

Hizbul poster boy Wani killing a bonus: Sleuths

Terming Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Waniâ€™s killing a â€œbonusâ€, intelligence agencies said there was no specific information that he was part of the group engaged in Fridayâ€™s encounter. Sources said two personnel of J&K Policeâ€™s special operations group (SOG) were injured in the encounter.
2016-07-10 21:10:06 Read More

AI to match Rajdhani AC fares on metro routes

Air travellers may now be spared last-minute sky-high airfares. Air India (AI) will now match Rajdhani second AC fares on important metro routes on flights between Delhi and Mumbai; Delhi and Chennai; Delhi and Bengaluru and Delhi and Kolkata.
2016-07-10 11:31:36 Read More

'We are all Osama': Laden's son threatens revenge

Hamza bin Laden, son of slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, has threatened revenge against the United States for assassinating his father, according to an audio message posted online. He promised to continue the fight against the US and its allies in the 21-minute speech "We Are All Osama".
2016-07-10 10:19:16 Read More

Bangladesh bans Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV

The decision to ban the Mumbai-based preacher's 'Peace TV Bangla' was taken during a special meeting of Cabinet Committee on Law and Order, Industry Minister AAmir Hossain Amu, who chaired the meeting said.
2016-07-10 10:05:30 Read More

Kashmir violence: Cop killed, toll rises to 17

A policeman is feared killed and the death toll has risen to 16 on Sunday afternoon as fresh violence broke out in Kashmir to protest the killing of militant Burhan Muzaffar Wani.
2016-07-10 09:50:28 Read More

Kashmir violence: Amarnath Yatra resumes, toll 16

The cricketer best known for his aggressive style of batting is equally keen â€” if not more enthusiastic â€” about getting involved with businesses that suit his style.
2016-07-10 08:02:09 Read More

Watch: PM Modi beats drum in Dar es Salaam

2016-07-10 07:15:32 Read More

Star batsman Kohli now turns a businessman

The golden ratio, the number that best describes the proportions of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man and Mona Lisa, wasn't as unknown a concept in India centuries ago as has been thought.
2016-07-10 06:57:45 Read More

Kashmir violence: Death toll rises to 16Â

President Obama, his legacy as United Statesâ€™ first mixed-race President in danger of being undermined by racial strife, is curtailing his Europe visit to rush home after the carnage in Dallas in which a young black man slaughtered five cops in retaliation for police excesses on African-Americans.
2016-07-10 06:15:12 Read More

Mumbai physicists uncover link between Lord Shiva, Mona Lisa

Rs 7 crore bids for Jain monk's last rites

Members of the Jain community in India as well as abroad bid a collective Rs 7 crore to carry out the last rites of Shri Madvijay Ravindrasuri Maharajsahebji (62), a monk who passed away last week in Rajgarh, a small town in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
2016-07-09 23:25:20 Read More

Centre rushes 1,200 Paramilitary troops to J&K

Thousands of men angrily punched the air with their fists, women sobbed hiding their faces with headscarves and boys took pictures and videos with their smartphones as Hizbul Mujahideenâ€™s new-age icon Burhan Wani was buried in Kashmir Valleyâ€™s biggest funeral procession â€” some 30,000 reportedly turned up â€” in 26 years of insurgency.
2016-07-09 22:46:21 Read More

Mallya's old company says he diverted Rs 1,225cr

In fresh troubles for Vijay Mallya, Diageo-controlled United Spirits on Saturday disclosed fund diversion and improper transactions worth Rs 1,225.3 crore involving entities linked to the embattled former chairman, including Kingfisher Airlines and his Formula One team.
2016-07-09 22:31:18 Read More

Govt forms 9 probe teams; Zakir Naik may be banned

Following the Centreâ€™s tough stand on Zakir Naikâ€™s controversial comments on terrorism, nine teams from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and other agencies are scanning his activities, while special teams are scanning every footage of his speeches.
2016-07-09 22:18:42 Read More

Congress hints at dropping key GST demand

The main opposition has indicated that it might relax a key condition - the tax rate being written into the Constitution amendment - as long as there are firm legal commitments to a rate that Congress views as reasonable and viable.
2016-07-09 21:59:07 Read More

Despite violence, Centre stands by decision to kill Hizbul terrorist

Even as it moved to reinforce security forces to tackle violent protests in south Kashmir, an unfazed Centre remained confident that the elimination of the most-wanted terrorist, and recruitment icon of jihadis in the Valley, Burhan Wani â€” was a big gain for counter-insurgency operations.
2016-07-09 21:27:34 Read More

Dallas maverick, loner with sexual assault history

9 die in Kashmir protests, police say 'we don't want to kill our own'

Nine were killed and 126, including 96 security forces personnel, were injured on Saturday as mob violence and clashes rocked Kashmir over the gunning down of terrorist Burhan Wani even as authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions and suspended mobile internet services to contain the situation.
2016-07-09 15:46:17 Read More

When PM Modi avoided a 'no ball' in Durban

2016-07-09 14:48:56 Read More

Serena wins Wimbledon, 22nd slam of her career

World number one Serena Williams powered to her seventh Wimbledon crown as the world number one finally claimed a record-equalling 22nd major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final.
2016-07-09 14:45:54 Read More

Pentagon to use Indian satellite in Afghanistan

The United States is planning to use the services of an Indian satellite to get quicker weather information in war-torn Afghanistan, crucial for the movement of its military assets, the Pentagon has said.
2016-07-09 13:19:43 Read More

IS's Twitter traffic plunges 45% in 2 years

The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45% in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the US and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of the extremist organization.
2016-07-09 11:13:58 Read More

S Africa visit like a 'tirth yatra' for me: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a historic train journey which was once taken by Mahatma Gandhi during the final day of his South African visit. PM Modi boarded a train from Pentrich Railway Station to Pietermaritzburg.
2016-07-09 10:18:49 Read More

Trump effect: Apple, Microsoft, HP shunning Republican convention

Donald Trump has promised to liven up this year's Republican National Convention. But some of America's biggest corporations are bailing on the party. Most of these companies are also taking a pass on donating to the 2016 Democratic convention.
2016-07-09 09:14:54 Read More

Violence in Kashmir, BJP office attacked

11 persons including three policemen have been injured during the clashes. Several groups of youth pelted stones at police posts and police stations at Bandipora, Qazigund and Larnoo in Anantnag district, an official said.
2016-07-09 08:30:26 Read More

Kashmir tense after Hizbul leader's killing

Protesters blocked main roads following a strike call by top separatists who were put under house arrest as a precautionary measure after the killing of Hizbul leader Burhan Wani. Public address systems were used to relay Wani's audio messages, who had emerged as the poster boy of militancy.
2016-07-09 07:25:34 Read More

Among victims: A newlywed, a veteran, parents

The stories of those killed or wounded in a sniper attack in Dallas during a protest over recent police shootings of black men emerged on Friday as their identities became known. Five officers were killed and 7 others wounded in the deadliest day for US law enforcement since 9/11 terrorist attacks.
2016-07-09 05:21:13 Read More

US introduces bill to prevent Indian cos from hiring professionals on H-1B visas

A bipartisan group of two US lawmakers has introduced in the House of Representatives a legislation, which if passed by the Congress would prevent Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L1 work visas.
2016-07-09 05:15:21 Read More

US bill to block H-1B hiring will hit Indian cos

2016-07-09 05:15:21 Read More

'Bomb Robot' kills Dallas gunman, but raises enforcement questions

Technology warfare experts said the use of a robot to kill someone had major technological and legal implications for 21st century policing. "Itâ€™s a first by police," said Peter Singer, author of "Wired for War," a book on the use of robots in conflict zones.
2016-07-09 05:09:45 Read More

Dallas: Man became suspect then innocent

While the United States was reeling under the shock of Dallas shootings, an innocent protester was named as a main suspect in the case in which five cops lost their lives. Later, it was found that it had all been a mistake. The cops released him minutes after he turned himself in.
2016-07-09 04:49:20 Read More

Rataul mango: Another India-Pak flashpoint

Among the scores of unresolved issues between neighbours - India and Pakistan - lies the conflict over a mango variety.To this day, origin of the delicious Rataul mango is disputed between the two countries.
2016-07-08 20:18:12 Read More

Dallas attack: Sniper identified

2016-07-08 19:28:07 Read More

DATE 9

S Africa transformed Mohandas into Mahatma: PM Modi in Johannesburg

The killing of Burhan, son of a headmaster and a school dropout, was described by Director General of J&K Police K Rajendra as a major success for the security forces because he was allegedly instrumental in brainwashing many local boys to take up the gun.
2016-07-08 19:02:00 Read More>>

How was Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani killed

Canadian Milos Raonic recovered to upset seven-time champion Roger Federer 6-3 6-7(3) 4-6 7-5 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach his first grand slam final on Friday. The win takes Raonic to his first grand slam final.
2016-07-08 17:28:01 Read More

Raonic upsets Federer to reach Wimbledon final

A sniper later identified as a black nationalist militant who had served in the US military shot dead five Dallas cops and wounded seven others during a #BlackLivesMatter demonstration on Thursday night.
2016-07-08 15:52:44 Read More

Dallas attack: Snipers kill 5 police officers

2016-07-08 12:52:02 Read More

Army can't use excessive force in Manipur: SC

2016-07-08 07:45:00 Read More

Snipers kill 5 cops in Dallas; armed suspect warns of 'bombs all over'

Three people are in custody after snipers opened fire on police officers during protests in Dallas and a fourth person is exchanging gunfire with authorities, Police Chief David Brown said early on Friday morning.
2016-07-08 07:26:54 Read More

Govt examining CDs of Zakir's speeches: Rajnath

The Supreme Court on Friday said the Army and paramilitary forces cannot use "excessive and retaliatory force" in Manipur and such instances must be probed. The SC said it was open to the Army to conduct its own inquiries into the allegations of fake encounters in Manipur.
2016-07-08 07:05:30 Read More

11 ministers take oath in Maha, Uddhav absent

2016-07-08 06:25:53 Read More

Live updates: Obama briefed on Dallas shooting

Amidst allegations that Islamist preacher Zakir Naik was involved in making hate speeches, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said CDs of his speeches are being examined for necessary action and asserted that the government will not compromise on the issue of terrorism.
2016-07-08 06:09:34 Read More

11 ministers takes oath in Maha; Uddhav absent

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expanded his council of ministers, inducting 11 ministers, including 10 new faces, in the exercise which left Shiv Sena unhappy as it was denied a Cabinet berth. Ram Shinde was elevated to the Cabinet rank.
2016-07-08 05:07:39 Read More

Saudis arrest 12 Pakistanis over terror attacks

Nineteen people, including 12 Pakistani nationals, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia following suicide attacks on Monday, including one near Islam's second-holiest site in the city of Medina, the kingdom's interior ministry said on Thursday.
2016-07-08 05:06:49 Read More

4 cops killed, 7 injured by snipers during protests in Dallas

Four Dallas police officers were killed by snipers on Thursday as protests were being held in the downtown area over the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, the police chief said.
2016-07-08 04:48:38 Read More

Centre tells SC canâ€™t grant AMU minority tag

2016-07-07 21:40:30 Read More

Euro 2016: Griezmann helps France reach final

Two goals from Antoine Griezmann helped hosts France overcome world champions Germany 2-0 to reach the final of Euro 2016, a first competitive victory over their old rivals in 58 years. France will face Portugal in final.
2016-07-07 21:09:15 Read More

Raids on entry operators reveal new list of possible tax evaders

The income tax department has prepared an integrated databank of suspected black money holders across the country who have taken the help of â€˜entry operatorsâ€™ to launder large amounts of unaccounted cash through banking channels over the past few years.
2016-07-07 20:42:00 Read More

UP clerics unite to seek Zakir Naikâ€™s arrest

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Aligarh Muslim University cannot be categorised as a religious â€˜minorityâ€™ institution because it was established by an Act of Parliament and was not set up by Muslims.
2016-07-07 19:54:08 Read More

UP clerics unite to seek Zakir Naikâ€™s arrest

In an unprecedented solidarity of views, prominent clerics from across Uttar Pradesh urged strong action against Zakir Naik and Peace TV, the channel on which his speeches, often rantings, are broadcast. Bareilly city qazi, demanded a ban on Naik for his 'hate' speeches and called them anti-Islam.
2016-07-07 19:54:08 Read More

Zakir Naik's speeches 'objectionable', says Centre

India's NSG team to travel to Dhaka for probe

2016-07-07 11:20:42 Read More

Terror gravest threat to world today, says PM Modi

Police have been deployed outside the city office of a foundation run by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, whose 'hate speech' is reported to have inspired one of the five Bangladeshi militants involved in the recent Dhaka carnage.
2016-07-07 11:18:51 Read More

Cops deployed at Mumbai office of Zakir Naik

Two Bangladeshi policeman were killed and nine other officers were wounded on Thursday in a grenade attack on a security checkpoint in a town hosting Bangladesh's biggest congregation on Eid, officials said.
2016-07-07 09:54:19 Read More

When Digvijaya Singh called Zakir Naik a 'peace messenger'

Against the backdrop of a spurt in terror attacks in various countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said terrorism is the "gravest threat" to the world and spoke about bolstering security and defence ties between India and Mozambique, which are connected by the Indian Ocean.
2016-07-07 09:01:41 Read More

India's NSG team to travel to Dhaka for probe

A special team of â€‹National Security Guard (NSG) officers will be travelling to Bangladesh to "analyse and study" the bombings at an Eid prayer gathering on Thursday and the recent terror siege at a high-end restaurant in the neighbouring country.
2016-07-07 08:08:39 Read More

Terror strikes Bangladesh on Eid; 4 dead

Watch: Elephant trying to wake up its dead mother

"Akdom chup! Toke kidnap kore rape kore debo (Shut up! I will kidnap and rape you)." The 27-year-old woman, who was the target of this gruesome threat felt a cold shiver run down her spine. She had booked the app cab believing it was safe, but here she was, facing her worst nightmare.
2016-07-07 07:01:36 Read More

PM Modi readies vikas card for 2017 UP exam

2016-07-07 04:41:22 Read More

Terror strikes Bangladesh again: 2 killed in blast near Eid prayers

Currently in Mecca, the 50-year-old Zakir Naik is under media glare after it came to light that two of the killers of the Dhaka massacre â€” Rohan Imtiaz and Nibras Islam â€” were allegedly inspired by three preachers, including him.
2016-07-07 04:35:40 Read More

'Foreign media causes China-India tension'

2016-07-07 04:23:34 Read More

Shut up, or I'll rape you: App-cabby to passenger

2016-07-07 01:15:34 Read More

NIA will speak to Naik on his return

Bangladesh said it had received several â€œseriousâ€œ complaints against Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir Naik whose sermons inspired two of the killers in the Dhaka terrorist attack last week. The sentiment was echoed in Delhi as well, with MoS for home Kiren Rijiju saying Naik's speech was a â€œmatter of concern for usâ€œ and Indian agencies were looking into it.
2016-07-06 23:17:49 Read More

Decision to overhaul Cabinet had been brewing for a while

A gradual accretion of frictions, an inability or refusal of some ministers to read hints about their functioning clearly and a careful assessment of ministerial outcomes that spanned several weeks led to the major reshuffle of the Modi government on Tuesday.
2016-07-06 22:52:47 Read More

Ronaldo, Nani send Portugal into Euro 2016 final

Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani struck in quick succession early in the second half to fire Portugal to a 2-0 win over Wales in the first Euro 2016 semi-final on Wednesday.With this win, Portugal won a game inside 90 minutes for the first time at Euro 2016.
2016-07-06 21:10:23 Read More

BJP snatched away Anupriya, says mother

Ministries have been asked for a list of plans that will make a discernible impact on the ground in the politically crucial state by December, senior officials said. With polls likely to be held in early 2017, anything beyond that runs the risk of violating the code of conduct that will be in place before voting starts.
2016-07-06 20:51:24 Read More

How Zakir Naik left MBBS to become preacher

2016-07-06 20:34:34 Read More

No licence to air in India, but no stopping Peace TV

Islamic preacher Zakir Naikâ€™s sermons through his channel Peace TV has brought into focus the loopholes in the countryâ€™s broadcast regulatory framework. Though the channel does not have a licence to broadcast in India, it continues to be beamed unhindered via cable operators.
2016-07-06 19:52:08 Read More

Federer survives scare to reach Wimbledon semis

Roger Federer put his global army of "Fed-Head" fans through the wringer for four nerve-shredding sets before he kept alive his pursuit of a record eighth Wimbledon title with a 6-7(4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(9), 6-3 win over Marin Cilic.
2016-07-06 15:41:45 Read More

Dhaka attack exposes chinks in security apparatus

Following the Dhaka terror attack, the Sheikh Hasina government was at the receiving end of some home truths. Most important is a concern by some countries that if foreignersâ€™ security cannot be guaranteed. The way the attack unfolded showed the distance the Bangladesh security system still has to travel.
2016-07-06 15:26:07 Read More

UK feared India-Pakistan nuclear war in 2001: Iraq war inquiry

The UK feared an India-Pakistan nuclear war in the wake of the terror attack on Parliament in 2001 and tried to "persuade and cajole" the two countries to pull back from a military confrontation, according to evidence presented to an inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war made public on Wednesday.
2016-07-06 15:22:23 Read More

'Kuchh toh log kahenge ... ', says Smriti IraniÂ

Barcelona and Argentina soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday.
2016-07-06 12:25:52 Read More

Blair led UK into Iraq war on â€˜flawed intelligenceâ€™

The long-awaited inquiry report by John Chilcot also said Britain had joined the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 without exhausting peaceful options, that the legal basis for military action was not satisfactory, and that the planning was wholly inadequate. Blair has always denied he acted dishonestlyK
2016-07-06 11:20:29 Read More

Spanish court sentences Messi to 21 months in jail for tax fraud

US, India conspiring against Pak, says Hafiz Saeed

JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Wednesday led Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Lahore where he sought to whip up hysteria, saying the US and India are signing agreements against Pakistan and there are preparations for a "big war".
2016-07-06 10:31:53 Read More

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in jail for murder of girlfriend

Pistorius was found guilty of murdering Steenkamp by an appeals court last December. He had initially received a five-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction in 2014, a ruling derided by women's groups as too lenient.
2016-07-06 08:38:19 Read More

Will take forward Irani's initiatives:Â Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar, who has replaced Smriti Irani as the Union HRD minister, met his predecessor on Wednesday and said that he would consult her before coming out with a roadmap for the education sector.
2016-07-06 07:18:07 Read More

On cam: Lalu's son Tej Pratap threatens journo

2016-07-06 05:31:20 Read More

Here's why 5 Ministers of State were dropped

2016-07-06 04:49:11 Read More

ISIS sells 'virgin, beautiful' girls on WhatsApp

2016-07-06 04:39:21 Read More

Six major messages from the Cabinet reshuffle

In a fusion of ancient barbaric practices and modern technology, the ISIS sells the women like chattel on smart phone apps and shares databases that contain their photographs and the names of their "owners" to prevent their escape through IS checkpoints.
2016-07-06 03:27:29 Read More

Modi Cabinet: Smriti Irani's stunning rise and a sudden demotion

In the last few months, the HRD ministry and Niti Aayog were locked in a bitter battle about issues like accreditation and other issues. Smriti Irani saw it as interference and made it clear to senior Aayog officials.
2016-07-06 02:34:32 Read More

Feel free to contact me: PM to ministers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted the Maharashtra governmentâ€™s appeal challenging actor Salman Khanâ€™s acquittal in the 2002 hit-and-run case but refused to fasttrack hearing of the case. The court said the case could not be given priority just because a high-profile personality was involved.
2016-07-05 23:54:28 Read More

DATE 10

Venkaiah loses parliamentary affairs, but gets I&B ministry

PM Modi today inducted 19 news ministers in his Cabinet and carried out a reshuffle of the portfolios of his ministers.
2016-07-05 23:03:49 Read More>>

Salman hit-and-run case may not be heard in 3 yrs

2016-07-05 22:34:02 Read More

Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik under NIA scanner

The agencies have begun examining the speeches and activities of Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik after investigations into the Dhaka attack revealed that two of the killers, Nibras Islam and Rohan Imtiaz, were inspired by him.
2016-07-05 19:29:33 Read More

Top controversies during Smriti Irani's tenure

2016-07-05 17:26:26 Read More

Full list: PM Modi's new-look Cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday promised accessibility to newly-appointed ministers of state, even as he emphasised the need for them to quickly familiarise themselves with their new assignments.
2016-07-05 17:08:52 Read More

Ready for any role in UP, says Sheila Dikshit

Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday they are investigating whether security forces accidentally shot dead an innocent kitchen worker when they stormed a Dhaka cafe where Islamist attackers were holding people hostage.
2016-07-05 11:58:12 Read More

Cops may have killed innocent Dhaka cafe worker

2016-07-05 11:19:16 Read More

Lawyers, doctor, PhD holder in PM Modi's Council of Ministers

A former banker, Javadekar (65) was a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students wing of RSS. During his earlier days, Javadekar organised a Satyagraha against Emergency rule and was also imprisoned for 16 months.
2016-07-05 11:02:37 Read More

Javadekar promoted for climate-change work

2016-07-05 07:09:54 Read More

Expertise, new energy in Modi Cabinet: 10 facts

The prime minister agrees that â€˜corruption in higher places has been curbedâ€™ and his government is â€˜working hard to reduce corruption at all levels, not just at the topâ€™.
2016-07-05 06:51:28 Read More

19 new Union ministers sworn in for being 'doers and performers'

Prakash Javadekar was included in the Council of Ministers even when he was not an MP and was given the charge of three key departments - Independent charge of Environment Ministry and Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs.
2016-07-05 06:22:55 Read More

Live: 5 ministers dropped from Modi govt

2016-07-05 04:52:59 Read More

PM: No party will commit suicide by opposing GST

2016-07-05 02:46:27 Read More

SC: Divorce decrees by church courts invalid

The Supreme Court said on Monday divorce decrees granted by ecclesiastical tribunals, popularly known among Christians as church courts, had no legal sanctity and anyone remarrying after such a divorce decree would be committing an offence.
2016-07-04 23:31:05 Read More

Cabinet may get 19 new ministers today; 6 MoSs likely to be dropped

The expansion of the Union Cabinet, with the induction of 19 ministers of state, is expected to reflect PM Narendra Modi 's economic and development priorities outlined in the Budget as well as political goals such as reaching out to Dalits ahead of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh due early next year.
2016-07-04 23:23:35 Read More

Dhaka killers followed Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik

Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is in the spotlight after revelations that two of the mass killers in Dhaka - Nibras Islam and Rohan Imtiaz - were inspired by him and Bengaluru-based Islamic State propagandist Mehdi Masroor Biswas, currently in prison.
2016-07-04 23:08:42 Read More

Was pizza chef one of the 6 Dhaka attackers?

As Bangladesh tries to come to grips with the massacre at a hip cafe in Dhaka and fears rise of more attacks in the coming weeks and months, confusion about the identity of the sixth terrorist - the seventh is injured and in custody - has deepened.
2016-07-04 22:59:03 Read More

Democrats' manifesto calls India a 'Pacific' power

A draft Democratic Party "platform" â€“ American for manifesto â€“ has described India as an "important Pacific power," while pledging that it will continue to invest in a long-term strategic partnership with New Delhi if Hillary Clinton wins the White House.
2016-07-04 21:31:03 Read More

PM Modi to induct 19 'doers and performers' in his Cabinet tomorrow

PM Modi is set to expand his Cabinet. The announcement is expected at 11 am on Tuesday, sources have said. The changes to the Union Cabinet are set to "bring in doers and performers" and be a break from political appointments based on caste, religion and other such considerations, sources said.
2016-07-04 16:46:39 Read More

Tarishi made a frantic last call for help: Uncle

Shortly before she was hacked to death at a Dhaka restaurant, Tarishi Jain, the Indian girl killed in the terror attack there, hid in a toilet from where she made a frantic phone call to her uncle for help.
2016-07-04 16:18:39 Read More

Centre paralysing governance in Delhi: Sisodia

Questioning the timing of arrest of Rajendra Kumar, Sisodia said never has any central government "stooped to such a low level". Kumar was arrested by CBI for allegedly abusing his official position and favouring a private company in securing government contracts worth over Rs 50 crore.
2016-07-04 16:09:57 Read More

Rio-bound athletes hail Modi's send-off gesture

Athletes bound for Rio Olympics, including India's opening ceremony flag-bearer Abhinav Bindra and wrestling ace Yogeshwar Dutt, hailed the send-off given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who interacted individually with each of them.
2016-07-04 15:21:02 Read More

Kejriwal's principal secy held by CBI in graft case

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar and four others were arrested by the CBI on Monday evening in a corruption case to the tune of Rs 50 crore. CBI had raided office of principal secretary Rajendra Kumar on December 15, 2015.
2016-07-04 12:29:06 Read More

Union Cabinet reshuffle to have UP tilt, 9 new faces likely

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to reshuffle and expand his council of ministers on Tuesday and may induct nine new faces in what will be the first such major exercise since he assumed office in May 2014, party sources said.
2016-07-04 09:56:05 Read More

Will never curb Virat Kohli's aggression: Kumble

He will be the "last person to curb" skipper Virat Kohli's on-field aggression but newly appointed chief coach Anil Kumble made it clear that as "ambassadors of India" the players should also be aware that there exists a "thin line" which needs to be respected.
2016-07-04 09:53:45 Read More

In Pak, 'honour killings' rising, getting gruesome

Last year, three people a day were killed in "honour" crimes in Pakistan: a total of 1,096 women and 88 men, according to the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. However, those who kill for "honour" are almost never punished in Pakistan.
2016-07-04 08:18:23 Read More

'India shouldn't defame, misinterpret China'

China's state-run media is still smarting from its country being blamed for blocking India's membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), and it has again resorted to pulling up India which it says shouldn't "misinterpret and defame China."
2016-07-04 05:10:37 Read More

Cabinet reshuffle scheduled for 11 am Tuesday

The much-awaited reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers will take place at 11am on Tuesday. The reshuffle exercise could reflect the BJP's political priorities in UP where elections are due early next year. The changes are expected to be primarily at the minister of state level.
2016-07-04 03:19:14 Read More

Suicide attack near US diplomatic site in Saudi

2016-07-04 01:55:12 Read More

Dhaka attack: Ruling party leader's son among the 3 killers

A day after the deadly terrorist attack in Dhaka in which 20 people were killed, al-Qaida on Sunday asked Indian Muslims to carry out lone-wolf attacks in the country on the lines of the strikes in Europe.
2016-07-03 22:55:31 Read More

Qaida asks Indians to launch lone-wolf ops

2016-07-03 21:52:24 Read More

Udta Haryana: Even 14-year-olds on a high

2016-07-03 19:16:08 Read More

Infy techie abused me for my looks, accused says

Swathi case accused P Ramkumar, who was admitted at Tirunelveli government medical college hospital, has made a preliminary confessional statement to the police that the victim had verbally abused him about his physical appearance which enraged him.
2016-07-03 18:32:22 Read More

Dhaka: 'Jihadis asked him to leave but he stayed'

On an average, 20 persons - most aged below 35 - arrive at state-run drug de-addiction centres in Haryana every day for treatment. At present, there are eight such centres in general hospitals at Ambala, Hissar, Gurgaon, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Narnaul and Kaithal.
2016-07-03 16:30:15 Read More

Baghdad bomb blast: Death toll mounts to 119

New coach Anil Kumble has brought a refreshing change in preparations of the Indian cricket team as the members had a unique team bonding session with acclaimed actor-musician Vasundhara Das's group 'Drumjam'.
2016-07-03 15:46:49 Read More

Under Anil Kumble, Team India bonds over music

Security agencies have identified the driver of the car which ferried the terrorists who ambushed a CRPF bus killing eight personnel. The driver, whose identity has been withheld, had driven the four militants four days before the deadly attack on June 25 and kept them in a safe house in Pulwama.
2016-07-03 15:40:09 Read More

Video: UP cops' brutality caught on tape

2016-07-03 14:45:09 Read More

Dhaka terror attack: How an Italian chef survived restaurant massacre

Security officials searched on Sunday for evidence and the possible masterminds of the weekend hostage-taking in an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh's capital. The government has denied the Islamic State group's claim of responsibility for the attack that left 28 dead, including six attackers and 20 of the hostages.
2016-07-03 14:31:49 Read More

How 4 terrorists plotted Pampore attack on CRPF bus

2016-07-03 11:49:15 Read More

Swamy finally mentions PM's Times Now interview

19-year-old Tarishi Jainâ€‹ was a recipient of an internship with a Bangladesh bank through the Institute for South Asia Studies at her university in California.
2016-07-03 05:23:00 Read More

Dhaka terror: 'Hostage-takers were from Jamaat'

2016-07-03 04:45:42 Read More

Army junks DRDO's Excalibur, wants more lethal gun

The preparation for the ar rest of Swathi's alleged killer P Ramkumar started by Friday noon itself when Chennai city police alerted Tirunelveli range DIG R Dhinakaran about his house address in Meenakshipuram village near Sengottai. But the actual operation to nab him did not last even three minutes when it was carried out in the night.
2016-07-03 01:47:17 Read More

'Hiding in a toilet. I think we will be killed'

19-year-old Tarishi Jainâ€‹ was a recipient of an internship with a Bangladesh bank through the Institute for South Asia Studies at her university in California.
2016-07-03 01:21:20 Read More

Swathi's killer nabbed in 3-minute operation

Eat poor to live rich. As the health-conscious Indian moves away from fat friendly western snacks, including consumption of pizzas and burgers, herbs and spices traditionally used by Dalits is all set to find its way into more mainstream cuisine, thanks to its wellness enhancing abilities.
2016-07-03 00:39:48 Read More

Now, eat poor to live rich & healthy

2016-07-02 22:50:44 Read More

Intel sleuths fear strikes by JMB cadres in Assam, Bengal soon

Indian agencies fear attacks by JMB in Assam and West Bengal in the coming days. IS Bangladesh chief Shaykh Abu Ibrahim Al Hanif declared ISâ€™s intention to use fighters from Pakistan and Bangladesh to mount â€œguerilla attacks inside Indiaâ€ by partnering local mujahideen.
2016-07-02 22:14:27 Read More

Who writes PM Modi's speeches?

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the hostages and two police officers during an 11-hour siege that ended on Saturday but the government has consistently denied that international jihadist groups are operating in Bangladesh.
2016-07-02 18:47:00 Read More

Savage attack on oasis of calm in Dhaka shakes expat community

With the Holey Artisan Bakery downstairs and the O'Kitchen Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka eatery with large windows looking out at a lush lawn suggested an oasis in an increasingly dangerous city.
2016-07-02 14:34:49 Read More

The mystery behind 28 pages of 9/11 probe report

17 people have been killed in Uttarakhand and 15 others are missing after the cloudbursts on Friday morning in Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts. About ten rivers including Mandakini and Nandakini are overflowing across the state and traffic has been disrupted on several routes due to landslides.
2016-07-02 14:11:56 Read More

Not all attack victims foreigners: B'desh army

Bangladeshi authorities now believe that not all of the 20 victims killed in an attack on a cafe in Dhaka were foreigners, army spokesman Colonel Rashidul Hasan said. The army had said earlier that all 20 people killed in the attack were foreign nationals but now believes some were locals.
2016-07-02 12:31:13 Read More

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Indian girl among 20 killed in Dhaka attack

An Indian girl is among the 20 people killed in Bangladesh's worst terror attack on Friday. "I am extremely pained to share that the terrorists have killed Tarishi, an Indian girl who was taken hostage in the terror attack in Dhaka," external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Saturday.
2016-07-02 10:51:06 Read More

Bangladesh security forces ended a siege on Saturday after storming a cafe in Dhaka where dozens of diners had been held captive through the night and shot dead six of the hostage-takers. The Islamic State organisation claimed responsibility for the attack.
2016-07-02 06:33:21 Read More

Dhaka hostage crisis ends: What we know so far

The Flying Daggers, the first squadron of the Tejas indigenous light combat aircraft, which currently comprises two jets, will touch its full strength of 20 by 2018.
2016-07-02 06:18:52 Read More

IAF likely to get fully-loaded Tejas by 2020

2016-07-02 02:06:45 Read More

Bangladesh police plan move to end crisis, Indians among hostages

Bangladesh security forces were preparing to free around 20 hostages, including several foreigners, from a restaurant in an upmarket area of the capital Dhaka early on Saturday, after gunmen stormed the building killing at least two policemen.
2016-07-02 00:43:43 Read More

IIT-Kgp to set up lab for happiness, positivity

2016-07-01 23:31:05 Read More

Owaisi offers legal aid to Hyderabad IS suspects

The India-US strategic clinch continues to get tighter. Soon after the two finalised the bilateral military logistics pact, the US has bagged yet another mega arms deal to reassert its status as Indiaâ€™s largest weapons supplier in recent years.
2016-07-01 21:43:13 Read More

PM oks $1bn deal with US for 4 Poseidons

â€‹â€‹Through its seat of excellence â€” â€˜Rekhi Centre for Science of Happinessâ€™, named after its alumnus Satinder Singh Rekhi â€” it aims to promote â€œhappiness and positive psychologyâ€ among its students to begin with. And yes, you can do a certificate course here and take your CV a happy notch higher.
2016-07-01 20:20:57 Read More

Live updates: Attack in Dhaka's diplomatic zone

"While Rs 21,000 crore have been found from department's searches, the balance of Rs 22,000 crore have been disclosed from various surveys," Union revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia said. He did not specify whether the money belonged to individuals or corporates.
2016-07-01 18:05:57 Read More

Shooting in Dhaka's diplomatic zone; several foreigners 'taken hostage'

There has been a shooting incident near a restaurant in Bangladesh's Gulshan diplomatic zone, the police has said. Several foreigners are believed to have been taken hostage inside the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant, the police has said.
2016-07-01 17:06:05 Read More

Ozone hole over Antarctic now of Â 'India's size'

2016-07-01 17:03:19 Read More

Rs 43k cr undisclosed income unearthed in 2 years

Flying the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) after its induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) was like being on top of the world, said Group Captain Madhav Rangachari here on Friday.
2016-07-01 15:54:33 Read More

India using excuses to delay dialogue: Sartaj Aziz

Taking the war of words further, Pakistan's foreign advisor Sartaj Aziz has now said that India uses 'one or the other excuse to delay talks with Pakistan'. Earlier in the day, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup had stated that India 'has never ever shied away from an engagement with Pakistan'. "
2016-07-01 14:40:39 Read More

Flying Tejas felt like being on top of the world: Pilot after solo sortie

'India has never shied away from talks with Pak'

On Wednesday, Pakistan foreign advisor Sartaj Aziz had commented on PM Modi's stand on India-Pakistan dialogue process during an exclusive interview with Times Now saying PM's logic is 'beyond perception'.
2016-07-01 11:51:05 Read More

Grieved by loss of lives in Uttarakhand: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his grief at the loss of lives due to torrential rains and landslides in Uttarakhand and offered his condolences. "My prayers are with those injured. I hope normalcy returns to the rain-affected areas at the earliest," the PM tweeted.
2016-07-01 11:45:54 Read More

Uttarakhand torrential rains kill 30, several missing

The Centre on Friday rushed rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force to Uttarakhand, which has been hit by torrential rains and landslides, and assured the hill state of all necessary help. Union home minister Rajnath Singh spoke to chief minister Harish Rawat on phone and took stock of the situation.
2016-07-01 11:01:20 Read More

ED issues fresh notice to Vadra linked-firm

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday the plea of AAP government in Delhi seeking a direction that the high court be restrained from delivering its judgement on issues including the scope of powers of the city government to exercise its authority in performing public functions.
2016-07-01 09:00:35 Read More

'I helped Indrani as she strangled Sheena,' confesses driver

In a 12-page statement, accused-turned-approver in the Sheena Bora murder case, driver Shyamvar Rai, has claimed that Indrani Mukerjea, the main accused in the case, had strangled Sheena inside a car on April 24,2012. The statement has no word on Peter Mukerjea, Indrani's husband.
2016-07-01 08:28:41 Read More

Delhi-Centre tussle: AAP govt moves SC

2016-07-01 07:34:26 Read More

Ex-PM Vajpayee named LCA as Tejas: 10 facts

The Enforcement Directorate(ED) has issued a fresh notice to a firm linked to Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in a land deal in Rajasthan's Bikaner district.
2016-07-01 07:17:33 Read More

Tejas, 'Made-in-India' supersonic fighter jet, inducted into IAF

HAL Tejas, also known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), has been inducted into the Indian Air Force. Two of the single-engine multi-role fighter jets, pegged to be the world's smallest and lightest supersonic fighter, were handed over to the Air Force. They will be stationed in Bengaluru, as part of the first Tejas squadron called â€˜Flying Daggersâ€™.
2016-07-01 04:50:52 Read More

India came out of Brexit quite well: World Bank

World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim said that India came out relatively well after the Brexit vote. "We very worried about the global economy and again and again I find myself saying that India is one of the bright spots," the World Bank chief said.
2016-07-01 03:25:59 Read More

Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh

A Hindu priest, Shaymanonda Das, was hacked to death in front of a temple in Jhinaidah district headquarter, 300km(188 miles) south west from the capital Dhaka. Police said they did not know the motive behind the killing of the Hindu priest and no one had been arrested.
2016-07-01 02:38:14 Read More

Euro 2016: Portugal beats Poland to reach semis

Portugal, beaten on penalties by Spain in the semi-finals four years ago, advance to the last four at the European Championships for the fourth time in five tournaments to face either Belgium or Wales.
2016-06-30 22:51:54 Read More

Cong accuses BJP of bribing Vadra panel judge, seeks dismissal

Former Haryana minister and six-time Congress MLA Captain Ajay Yadav on Thursday accused BJP of â€˜bribingâ€™ Justice S N Dhingra to indict party chief Sonia Gandhiâ€™s son-in-law Robert Vadra in the Gurgaon land deal case.
2016-06-30 22:22:49 Read More

Cong accuses BJP of bribing Vadra panel judge, seeks dismissal

In 1978, US said 'no proof of Netaji crashâ€™

A 1978 American intelligence report that said there was no clear evidence that Netaji Subhash Bose had died in an air crash. Netaji files, made public by the National Archives of India on Wednesday, show that Mukherjee Commission was not given access to these papers.
2016-06-30 20:29:58 Read More

In 1978, US said 'no proof of Netaji crashâ€™

Explosive links Hyderabad to Paris & Brussels

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 19:10:47 Read More

In UP, an Eco prof doesn't know what audit is

In Uttar Pradesh, an associate professor of English who canâ€™t spell 'evaluation', and an economics lecturer who has no idea what â€˜auditâ€™ means or what â€˜IMFâ€™ stands for are in a mess of their own. But it's also a â€‹reflection of the larger problem afflicting the education system in Uttar Pradesh, â€‹some of whose infamous teachers â€‹ don't know who Akhilesh Yadav is â€‹ or when India gained its independenceâ€‹ .
2016-06-29 16:48:49 Read More

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