Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Sep

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Nitish Katara murder: Convicts Vikas, Vishal Yadav get 25 yrs in jail

One BSF jawan was martyred while another was injured when terrorists on Sunday night targeted a BSF and adjoining Army camps in Baramulla, barely four days after the Indian Special Forces smashed seven terror launch pads during a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC).
2016-10-03 05:47:51 Read More

India, Pak NSAs agree to reduce tensions on LoC

2016-10-03 05:02:27 Read More

After POK raid, PM refrains from rubbing it in

2016-10-02 23:53:13 Read More

After POK raid, PM refrains from rubbing it in

2016-10-02 23:53:13 Read More

Terror strikes J&K army base again, 1 jawan killed

Avoiding triumphalism or even a direct comment on the cross-LoC strikes on terror camps, PM Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India had never attacked any country nor coveted anyoneâ€™s territory, while it contributed immensely during the two world wars.
2016-10-02 19:57:17 Read More

Baramulla updates: Injured jawan out of danger

2016-10-02 17:39:27 Read More

Stones hurled from Pak side at Wagah

2016-10-02 15:03:38 Read More

Gandhi seal on climate deal: India joins Paris Climate Agreement

India formally joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement by submitting its instrument of ratification at UN headquarters in New York on Sunday - the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The instrument of ratification was deposited by India's permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin.
2016-10-02 14:41:56 Read More

Stampede in Ethiopia, opposition says 50 dead

Police in Ethiopia's Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede that the opposition party said killed at least 50 people.
2016-10-02 13:32:33 Read More

India is not hungry for any territory: PM Modi

India has never attacked any country, nor has it ever coveted anyone's territory, PM Modi said. "But in the two World Wars, 1.5 lakh Indian soldiers had laid down their lives fighting for others," the Prime Minister said at the inaugural ceremony of the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi.
2016-10-02 12:49:20 Read More

Wait and watch: Rajnath on surgical strike footage

Responding to a query on doubts raised by Pakistan over the surgical strike alleging that India has not released the footage of the operation, the Home Minister Rajanth Singh said, "Just wait and watch". Army had trashed media reports in Pakistan about Indian casualties during the operation.
2016-10-02 12:24:20 Read More

Pak goes all out to 'prove' no surgical strikes

All of this to desperately prove to the world that no "signature of any surgical strike" could be found and that India's claims were "white lies", as Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa, a spokesman for the Pakistani army, told the journalists, according to Dawn and The News International.
2016-10-02 08:17:57 Read More

Pak's 'wrong policies' reason for global isolation, Musharraf says

Yesterday, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan blamed Sharif's "great love of money" for Pakistan being in the state it is currently. And Musharraf, too, alleged corruption in high places for the sorry state of underdevelopment in his country.
2016-10-02 07:33:55 Read More

Brain drain can be converted into brain gain: Modi

"Brain drain worries can be converted into brain gain if we see the Indian diaspora as a strength rather than counting them just as numbers," Modi said after inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, a state-of-the-art complex dedicated to overseas Indians.
2016-10-02 07:03:29 Read More

In defence boost, Rafales may be here before 3 yrs

The country's armed forces - that are combating an increasingly aggressive Pakistan - have some cause for cheer, as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today that India may start getting its Rafale fighter aircraft from France earlier than the agreed-upon 36 months, ANI reported. "As per the terms of the deal, it is 36 months but it may come earlier slightly," the minister said, about the deal with France that was signed on Friday.
2016-10-02 04:52:02 Read More

PoK residents protest against Pak army atrocities

The protesters demand an independent investigation into the murder of Arif Shahid, a major Kashmiri nationalist leader, chairman of the All Parties National Alliance (APNA), and president of the Jammu Kashmir National Liberation Conference (JKNLC).
2016-10-02 04:42:26 Read More

Be prepared for any eventuality: Army to forces

Briefing reporters on the scheme, which was available from June 1 till the midnight of September 30, the finance minister said the tax authorities were still tabulating the declarations, both in physical and electronic form.
2016-10-01 17:31:15 Read More

Twitter, sex tape and marital issues: White House race hits new low

Much of America is still in shock after Trump came unhinged in a series of 3am tweets casting aspersions on a former Miss Universe who he had dissed as Miss Piggy (because she was overweight), including urging them to "check out sex tape and her past."
2016-10-01 16:20:05 Read More

China again saves Masood Azhar at UN

In his first remarks after the cross Line of Control (LoC) anti-terror strike, defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday compared Pakistan's condition to an "anesthetized patient" after a surgery and said like Hanuman, Indian Army has recognized its prowess.
2016-10-01 14:49:17 Read More

Pak still in anaesthesia after surgery: Parrikar

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh visited J&K to assess the military preparedness, a meeting was held on the situation at the LoC. During the meeting, the Army urged forces to maintain "very high level of alert".
2016-10-01 12:22:17 Read More

Black money worth Rs 65,250 crore disclosed: Arun Jaitley

Pak bans broadcast of all Indian TV channels

China has blocked a tributary of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet as part of the construction of its "most expensive" hydro project, which could cause concern in India as it may impact water flows into the lower riparian countries.
2016-10-01 09:26:09 Read More

Democracy not tailored for Pak: Musharraf

2016-10-01 06:16:12 Read More

China blocks tributary of Brahmaputra for dam

Despite losing over two hours of the final session to rain and wet outfield, India were able to retain advantage courtesy Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who picked up his second five-wicket-haul in three Tests and the fourth of his career.
2016-10-01 05:47:34 Read More

Uri attack probe: Brigade commander shifted out

As many as 19 soldiers were killed when terrorists infiltrated the Line of Control (LoC) and opened fire on the brigade premises on September 18.
2016-10-01 05:21:59 Read More

Retiring Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif may seek bloody hurrah

India is keeping its guard up because of the assessment that Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif may unleash "some cross-border action-plan" in the run-up to his retirement scheduled for November-end.
2016-10-01 02:52:55 Read More

Hillary worries about Jihadi coup, Pak bombers

Pakistanâ€™s nuclear adventurism and domestic vulnerability are never far from the mind of the American leadership. In comments at a fundraiser in Virginia, Clinton is heard worrying about Pakistan "running full speed to develop tactical nukes in their continuing hostility with India."
2016-10-01 01:08:22 Read More

Surgical strike robs Pak of anti-India war options

2016-09-30 23:02:11 Read More

At Ambala Cantt, an elite force ready to respond

Sources also confirmed to TOI that the 2 Corps is also closely coordinating with the Indian Air Force, as it launches its operation supported by the air strike support.
2016-09-30 20:50:55 Read More

Delhi on high alert over possible Pak revenge strike

Anticipating a strike by Pakistan-based terror outfits in the country, particularly the metros, in the aftermath of Armyâ€™s surgical strikes in PoK, the home ministry on Friday issued an alert seeking stepped up vigil at strategic installations, industrial complexes, crowded places, airports, historical monuments and government buildings across the country.
2016-09-30 20:46:33 Read More

Joblessness at 5-year high, reveals survey

Joblessness in India is running at a five-year high of 5% of the 15-plus-years work force. Over a third of working people are employed for less than a year and 68% of households are earning up to only Rs 10,000 per month, according to a new employment-unemployment (EU) survey report conducted by the Labour Bureau.
2016-09-30 20:11:41 Read More

'Pak kept Indian official out of Lahore event'

India alleged on Friday that Pakistan denied it participation in the recently held Asian Trade Promotion Forum CEO meeting by not allowing the Indian representative to travel to the venue in Lahore.
2016-09-30 19:51:27 Read More

Isolation complete, Pakistan forced to put off Saarc meet

The Saarc summit scheduled for November in Islamabad formally folded up with Pakistan blaming India for derailing the meeting but failing to mention that Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan â€” joined by Sri Lanka on Friday â€” had pulled out citing concerns over terrorism.
2016-09-30 19:26:27 Read More

Sachin used to hit 100 and then shop: Sourav

"Tendulkar would only bat and shop. He would get a Test hundred and the next day you would see him shopping in an Armani or Versace and you will see them hanging in his wardrobe," Sourav Ganguly remembered.
2016-09-30 12:33:04 Read More

Kolkata Test: Bhuvneshwar five sinks New Zealand

The army has often played a prominent role in the governance of Pakistan as democracy has not been tailored to its environment, former president Pervez Musharraf said. "I think the war hysteria that is being created in India, I repeat, India, not in Pakistan, is an issue," he said.
2016-09-30 11:10:00 Read More

Pakistani artistes not terrorists: Salman Khan

In a recently held press conference, Salman said that the action taken towards terrorists is justified, however, Pakistani artists are not terrorists. "They (Pakistani actors) are artists, not terrorists. Itâ€™s the government who gives them permits and visas," said Salman Khan.
2016-09-30 10:21:01 Read More

Sri Lanka pulls out of Saarc summit in Islamabad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, in a statement, said that the Saarc Charter requires that decisions at all levels are taken on the basis of unanimity, and this applies to the convening of meetings of Heads of State or Government of SAARC Member States as well.
2016-09-30 10:07:53 Read More

SC slams K'taka, asks it to give 6000 cusecs of water to TN for 6 days

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Karnataka for defying the apex court's order and asked it to release 6,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu from October 1 to October 6. The court also asked the Centre to set up Cauvery Management Board by October 4.
2016-09-30 09:34:48 Read More

Uri martyr's widow to PM Modi: Kill Hafiz Saeed

Uri terror attack martyr Hawaldar Ashok Kumar Singh's widow Sangita Devi said on Thursday that Indian soldiers should enter Pakistan and kill Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in the same way as the US forces shot 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in May 2011.
2016-09-30 08:27:42 Read More

Supporters will reply to Nitish in poll: Shahabuddin

2016-09-30 07:38:17 Read More

The man behind India's policy shift: NSA Ajit Doval

Doval had then bluntly told the BSF brass that they were free to â€œfire at willâ€œ on Pakistan Rangers and systematically destroy their infrastructure until ceasefire violations from the other side stopped. â€œFor one bullet fired by them, you respond with two,â€œ Doval said, a source privy to the developments told TOI.
2016-09-30 03:21:16 Read More

In a first, Army uses Isro's satellite images

In whatâ€™s being described as the first major use of the Cartosat family of satellites, the last one (2c) launched in June this year, sources in Isro said that the armed forces were aided by high-resolution images for the surgical strikes conducted across the line of control in the small hours of Thursday.
2016-09-30 02:28:27 Read More

How Delhi built its case with Islamabad's friends

The government laid out the ground in the preceding days, briefing key countries about the spike in infiltration and mounting evidence gathered by India including captured terrorists. These included the P-5 countries and key nations such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE, all Pakistan allies.
2016-09-30 01:34:56 Read More

PM Modi dares to go where ex-PM Atal didn't

PM Narendra Modi was upbeat when a senior minister met him on Thursday morning. Reports that Army units had returned safely after hitting terror launch-pads in PoK clearly buoyed the PM, who was under attack for not delivering on his tough talk.
2016-09-30 00:24:45 Read More

PM Modi dares to go where ex-PM Atal didn't

PM Modi dares to go where Vajpayee didn't

Pakistan crossed the line, India crosses LoC

In a stunning reprisal for the Uri terror attack that breached decades of self-imposed restraint, India conducted â€œsurgical strikesâ€œ on seven terrorist â€œlaunch padsâ€œ across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday.
2016-09-30 00:08:40 Read More

With strike across LoC, India calls Pakâ€™s N-bluff

Pakistan defence minister Mohammad Khwaja's threat to use "tactical" nuclear weapons is not just a case of political hyperbole.
2016-09-29 21:09:30 Read More

Post strikes, IAF techies ready with packed bags

HAL's brass met its staff across units - Sukhoi, MiG, Mirage, Jaguar and other helicopter platforms - for 40 minutes on Thursday."This followed the midnight meeings in Delhi.
2016-09-29 21:03:38 Read More

Surgical strikes: US slams Pak for cross-border terror, urges restraint

The Obama administration on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to continue discussions on the military confrontation between the two sides to avoid escalation, while publicly slamming Pakistan and reiterating its support to India on the terrorism issue.
2016-09-29 19:20:25 Read More

DATE 2

An IIM-Ahmedabad graduate, a RAW agent and a stalker?

Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stalking a woman executive working at a reputed firm. The complainant claimed that the man not only sent her obscene messages on phone, but also threatened to wreck her marriage.
2016-09-29 18:49:00 Read More>>

Punjab border villages on high alert

2016-09-29 09:08:52 Read More

Army's surgical strikes at LoC: How it happened

Pakistan Prime Minister on Thursday condemned the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army on terrorist launchpads at the Line of Control (LoC), ANI quoted Pakistan media as saying.
2016-09-29 08:00:05 Read More

Don't take our peaceful intent for weakness: Sharif

2016-09-29 07:46:23 Read More

Live: All party meeting at MHA underway

Villages along Punjab's border with Pakistan were put on high alert on Thursday after the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on the LoC, official sources have said. Schools in the border belt were ordered closed following the escalation of tension along the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir.
2016-09-29 07:46:06 Read More

Live: Rajnath chairs high-level security meet

2016-09-29 07:46:06 Read More

Army's midnight op: 4 hours, 7 terror camps hit, 35-40 terrorists killed

Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads at the LoC on Wednesday night, the DGMO said on Thursday in a press briefing. Surgical strikes were based on specific intelligence input of terror groups ready to infiltrate into India and carry out terror attacks.
2016-09-29 06:49:41 Read More

'Our nuclear devices not just showpieces', Pak threatens India

Islamabad is open to using tactical devices â€” a reference to tactical nuclear weapons that Pakistan is believed to possess â€” against India if it feels its safety is threatened, Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said in an interview to Pakistani TV channel SAMAA.
2016-09-28 23:27:05 Read More

DNA sole clue to Uri terror attackersâ€™ identity

The guides who helped the four Uri fidayeen infiltrate the LoC could identify only one of them as the faces of the rest were reportedly burnt beyond recognition in the operation to neutralise them.
2016-09-28 20:56:03 Read More

'India a responsible N-state, Pak an unstable one'

US defence secretary Ashton Carter has termed India â€œa responsible nuclear stateâ€, saying Pakistanâ€™s â€œhistory of nuclear weapons is entangled in tensionsâ€ and that the US was working with Islamabad to ensure stability.
2016-09-28 20:42:00 Read More

Shahabuddin bail: Bihar government admits failure

Faced with tough questioning by the Supreme Court over its failure to oppose the release of criminal-turned politician Mohammad Shahabuddin from jail, the Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday admitted a â€œshortfallâ€ in dealing with the bail pleas of the RJD politician as well as that it was â€œhamstrungâ€.
2016-09-28 20:26:02 Read More

How operational gaps are handicapping military

The cabinet committee on security (CCS) has cleared the acquisition of two more regiments of the indigenous Pinaka multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) for the Army, which will help the force boost its medium-range, high-volume firepower.
2016-09-28 20:14:33 Read More

Defiant Pak says it will go ahead with Saarc summit

Acknowledging the supreme sacrifice made by Indian soldiers at the borders, national hockey captain PR Sreejesh vowed that his team will give its all to beat Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy in Malaysia next month.
2016-09-28 14:05:11 Read More

Introspect relation with Saarc nations: India to Pak

Unfazed by India and three other Saarc nations deciding to pull out from the summit here, Pakistan on Wednesday said it will still hold the meet in November as scheduled. Pakistan's move flies in the face of the Saarc charter.
2016-09-28 13:56:50 Read More

MH17 was shot down by Russian missile: Probe

India on Wednesday said it is time for Pakistan to introspect the kind of relationship it wants with the Saarc countries. "Three countries have joined India in conveying the same message as India," said Vikas Swarup, external affairs ministry spokesperson.
2016-09-28 12:40:25 Read More

CBI abused me, tortured my family, says BK Bansal's suicide note

Ex-director general, Corporate Affairs, BK Bansal who allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday along with his son has accused some CBI officers of torturing him and his family. Shocking details have emerged from the suicide note written by Bansal and his son Yogesh.
2016-09-28 11:59:09 Read More

Will beat Pak for sake of our soldiers: Sreejesh

2016-09-28 10:33:58 Read More

Pakistan can't take Modi's restraint granted for long: US media

"Modi is practicing restraint for now, but Islamabad can't rely on that continuing. Modi's offer of cooperation, if rejected, will become part of a case for making Pakistan even more of a pariah nation than it already is," The Wall Street Journal said in an opinion piece yesterday.
2016-09-28 04:08:41 Read More

K'taka to discuss pros & cons of Cauvery order

The two siblings had parted ways a decade ago by carving up Reliance, which their father had built, in what was probably India Inc's most high profile family split. There has been a rapprochement between the brothers since then, though their businesses remain independent.
2016-09-28 01:51:31 Read More

SC frowns on Azam Khan's absence from court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday frowned on UP minister Azam Khan's non-appearance through his advocate in the Bulandshahr gang rape case despite the court seeking him to explain legality of his statement terming the brutal sexual assault as a 'political conspiracy'.
2016-09-28 01:25:07 Read More

Good morning, Gurugram. The name's official

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Tuesday the Union government has accepted its proposal for the Mahabharata-inspired name change on Tuesday.
2016-09-28 00:54:21 Read More

RCom and Jio have virtually merged: Anil Ambani

2016-09-28 00:24:25 Read More

Revocation of Indus treaty an act of war: Pak

There's no provision of suspension in the treaty while the World Bank is its guarantor, Aziz said, adding if India annuls it unilaterally, Islamabad could go to the International court of Justice. He said Pak was also considering to brief the UNSC about the dangers posed to the treaty by India.
2016-09-27 20:24:15 Read More

Away from the border, tears and cheers greet train from Pakistan

The bi-weekly train originates from Lahore, enters India via Punjab, and terminates at Delhi.There were 184 people on-board on Tuesday - 84 Pakistanis, and the rest Indians.
2016-09-27 20:12:59 Read More

MFN status to be another small cut to bleed Pak

Sources said the government may not consider withdrawal of MFN status and instead move the WTO over Pakistan not granting similar status to India.
2016-09-27 19:57:16 Read More

Army starts global hunt for 65,000 assault rifles

The project is going to be a mega one, with the Army looking to induct 65,000 rifles in the first go, with another 1,20,000 to be manufactured in India. This, of course, would be just the beginning for the 12-lakh strong Army, with the overall programme cost slated to ultimately cross the $1 billion-mark.
2016-09-27 19:44:44 Read More

PM Modi won't attend SAARC meet in Islamabad

Cross border terrorism and interference in the internal affairs of member-states had forced India to rule out participating in the Saarc summit, an official statement said.
2016-09-27 18:49:41 Read More

India, China hold high-level talks to combat terror

2016-09-27 07:49:24 Read More

Pak bars low-flying aircraft over Karachi airspace

Pakistan on Monday night issued a notice to airmen (Notam) that some segments of international air traffic services "routes within Karachi flight information region (FIR) will not be available from surface to 33,000 feet (flight level) due operational reasons".
2016-09-27 06:43:33 Read More

India to review Most Favoured Nation status given to Pak, PM to hold meet

The MFN status was accorded in 1996 under WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Both India and Pakistan are signatories to this which means they have to treat each other and rest of WTO member countries as favoured trading partners.
2016-09-27 06:25:17 Read More

India: Pak must clarify on thriving terror havens

The message that Kashmir is an integral part of India should be "loud and clear", India on Tuesday told Pakistan, calling the country a "dysfunctional state" that commits atrocities on its own people and preaches about tolerance, democracy and human rights.
2016-09-27 04:38:00 Read More

First US presidential debate: Key highlights

2016-09-27 01:56:45 Read More

US Presidential debate live: Trump takes swipe at Clinton over email row

The government has given in-principle approval to the recommendations of a committee that stressed the need of technology, among other measures, to strengthen security along Indiaâ€™s 3,323km border with Pakistan.
2016-09-27 00:22:36 Read More

PM Modi gets tough on Indus Water Treaty

2016-09-26 22:09:31 Read More

Centre OKs smart fence to stop Pak terror export

Calling for global isolation of Pakistan, Sushma Swaraj said that "countries that nurture, peddle and export terror should have no place in the comity of nations." Swaraj said PM Modi had extended the hand of friendship to Pakistan, but in return they gave India Pathankot and Uri.
2016-09-26 19:54:48 Read More

Abandon Kashmir â€˜dreamâ€™, Sushma tells Pakistan

Taking the offensive right into the heart of Pakistan, India decided on Monday to suspend the meeting of the Indus Water Commission and explore ways to use its share of water of rivers flowing into Pakistan, besides hinting that it could revive construction of the Tulbul project in Jammu & Kashmir.
2016-09-26 16:54:16 Read More

India seeks adoption of global treaty on terror

2016-09-26 15:02:24 Read More

Sushma names and shames Pak at UN, calls for its global isolation

Abandon J&K dream, Sushma warns Pak: Top quotes

India on Monday asked the global community to urgently adopt a long-pending global treaty on terrorism as well as implement the UN Security Council reform, saying the world today needs a more contemporary approach to combating terrorism and a Council that is less outdated.
2016-09-26 14:24:10 Read More

Sushma raises Pak's atrocities in Balochistan

Apart from deciding to exploit to the maximum the capacity of three of the rivers that are under Pakistan's control - Indus, Chenab and Jhelum â€” in the areas of hydro power, irrigation and storage, the meeting also agreed to review the "unilateral suspension" of 1987 Tulbul navigation project .
2016-09-26 13:24:15 Read More

PM Modi ups ante on Indus Water Treaty

2016-09-26 13:18:09 Read More

First US Prez debate to draw record 100m viewers

2016-09-26 00:27:52 Read More

PSLV to launch dream of 250 Bengaluru students

More than 100 million viewers are expected to tune into the first US Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday night despite the low approval ratings of the two candidates.
2016-09-26 00:14:12 Read More

Indus Waters Treaty rethink: PM Modi to get official briefing today

PM Narendra Modi will be briefed on the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty by senior officials on Monday, a discussion seen as significant in the light of India-Pakistan tensions following the death of 18 soldiers in a terrorist strike at an Army camp in Uri last week.
2016-09-25 22:54:24 Read More

At 10, Burhan wanted to join Army, father says

2016-09-25 20:46:27 Read More

China uses Pakistan to blunt India's NSG bid

According to Chinese authorities, Beijing shared with Pakistan its views on recent developments and also its principled position over the issue of participation of non-NPT countries in the NSG.
2016-09-25 19:06:54 Read More

India will ratify Paris climate deal on Oct 2: PM

India will ratify decisions reached at Conference of Parties (CoP) in Paris, PM Modi said. India accounts for around 4.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said this month that 60 countries accounting for around 48% of emissions had already joined the agreement.
2016-09-25 11:23:35 Read More

PM Modi's address at BJP meet: Key highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed Bharatiya Janata Party cadre in Kozhikode on the occasion of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's centenary celebrations. Here are five highlights from his speech.
2016-09-25 10:58:35 Read More

Ravichandran Ashwin fastest Indian in Test history to 200 wickets

R Ashwin on Sunday became the fastest Indian bowler to claim 200 wickets in Test history.
2016-09-25 10:42:57 Read More

Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court

A gunman shot dead Jordanian Christian writer Nahed Hattar on Sunday as he was about to go to court to stand trial on charges of contempt of religion after sharing on social media a caricature that was seen as insulting God and Islam.
2016-09-25 08:03:17 Read More

DATE 3

Pak accuses PM Modi of 'vilification campaign'

Pakistan on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that it was exporting terror, saying the remarks were part of a "well thought out vilification campaign" to distract attention from Kashmir.
2016-09-25 07:50:34 Read More>>

Uri terror attack: PM Modi likens anger to 1965, reposes faith in Army

PM Modi also sent out a message to the people of Kashmir, which has been witnessing unrest for over two months, saying that "peace, unity and harmony" are the ways to resolve problems and expressed confidence that all issues can be addressed through discussions.
2016-09-25 07:40:27 Read More

'Hardly any India-Pak trade; nation with Modi'

"India-Pakistan trade relations are abysmally low accounting for less than half a per cent of India's total global trade involving both exports and imports," the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said in a release here.
2016-09-25 07:12:55 Read More

New Zealand reeling as India close in on big win

New Zealand found themselves pushed to the brink with the score at 93 for four with one whole day of the Test match left and India sniffing at victory in an historic Test match.
2016-09-25 06:18:30 Read More

Uri aftermath? Service chiefs meet PM Modi

2016-09-24 23:33:31 Read More

Japanese wireless sets expose Pakistan link to Uri

2016-09-24 20:22:03 Read More

Japanese wireless sets expose Pakistan link to Uri

The four Uri terrorists had brought with them two sets of Japan-made wireless sets that stand testimony to the attackers' Pakistan link. Sources told TOI that the NIA, which is investigating the terror attack, has procured the details of the sets' sale from the manufacturer ICOM.
2016-09-24 20:22:03 Read More

Will Russia-Pakistan joint drill alter Moscow-Delhi ties?

Russia remains Indiaâ€™s top defence supplier, but Indian officials confirmed they have asked Moscow to make a choice between Pakistan and India. Itâ€™s a red line that Moscow has breached and things may never be the same again.
2016-09-24 19:47:33 Read More

Modi: Ready to accept 1,000-yr war challenge

The four Uri terrorists had brought with them two sets of Japan-made wireless sets that stand testimony to the attackersâ€™ Pakistan link. Sources told TOI that the NIA, which is investigating the terror attack, has procured the details of the setsâ€™ sale from the manufacturer ICOM.
2016-09-24 19:22:09 Read More

India, US to upgrade military combat exercises

2016-09-24 17:10:11 Read More

India won't forget Uri attack, says PM Modi

2016-09-24 15:01:27 Read More

PM Modi's blistering attack on Pak: Top quotes

India and the US are planning to go in for a major upgrade of their bilateral combat exercises. On the land combat front, the plan is to â€œevolveâ€ the Yudh Abhyas exercise into â€œa more complex, combined arms, divisional-level exercise.â€ 12th edition of Yudh Abhyas is currently underway in Uttarakhand
2016-09-24 14:11:48 Read More

Here's what PM Modi said to people of Pakistan

2016-09-24 14:01:17 Read More

India exports software, Pak exports terror: PM's strong response to Uri

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauched a blistering attack on Pakistan his first public address after the Uri terror attack. He was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party rally in Kozhikode, where he'd attended the party's National Council meet.
2016-09-24 13:37:02 Read More

Uri attack: PM meets with defence top brass

Apart from the top defence brass, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval was also present for the meeting at the Prime Minister's residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. Besides discussing the prevailing security situation in the country, discussions were also held on India's response to the Uri attack, in which New Delhi has held Islamabad responsible.
2016-09-24 07:50:47 Read More

Pakistan isolated on Kashmir at UN: India

Pakistan's months-long efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue at the UN have not found any resonance with nations at the world body that are focuser on combating the growing scourge of terrorism, a top Indian diplomat has said.
2016-09-24 06:21:33 Read More

Uri attack could be 'reaction' to situation in Kashmir: Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed that the Uri terror attack could be the result of a "reaction" of the people to the situation in Kashmir as he criticized India for blaming Pakistan "without any evidence".
2016-09-24 05:59:34 Read More

Today, PM to give first speech since Uri attack

BJP assured that the Modi government will not stop at what it has done in the last few days when it countered Pakistan at the UNGA and launched a harsh counter-offensive against Islamabad's terror links.
2016-09-24 04:12:09 Read More

Rafale to give Indian Air Force combat edge over Pakistan's F-16s

Rafale will certainly be a potent force-multiplier for the IAF, capable as it is of also delivering nuclear weapons. They will come with much better weapons and maintenance support packages. India will get the first Rafale in three years.
2016-09-23 23:55:39 Read More

Russia joins Pakistan in â€˜anti-terror drillâ€™

2016-09-23 22:34:32 Read More

Punish Pak by diluting Indus Water Treaty: Experts

Experts have argued that short of the â€œextremeâ€ step of abrogation, India has other options like use of water of western rivers of the Indus system or suspension of the meetings of Indus Water Commission to put pressure on Pakistan.
2016-09-23 19:57:09 Read More

'India, France in strategic ties for next 40 yrsâ€™

Expressing solidarity with the people of Balochistan against Pakistan's atrocities, European Parliament vice president Ryszard Czarnecki has said the European Union may impose economic and political sanctions on Islamabad, if the Asian nation fails to stop human rights violation in the region.
2016-09-23 19:02:56 Read More

Uran alert: Search on for 2nd day; Navy ends ops

A day after a high alert was sounded in Mumbai coast and adjoining areas after a group of men was spotted moving suspiciously near a Naval base at Uran near here, the multi-agency search for them continued for the second day today, although the Navy called off its operation.
2016-09-23 16:30:32 Read More

No question of playing cricket with Pak: BCCI

BCCI president and BJP MP Anurag Thakur ruled out any cricketing ties with Pakistan at a time when India is trying to act tough against the neighbouring state in the backdrop of the Uri attack. There is no Indo-Pak match scheduled this year, he said.
2016-09-23 16:05:54 Read More

Hyderabad rains: IT cos asked for work from home

The Telangana government on Friday asked IT companies to allow their employees in the city to work from home so as to avoid venturing out in view of incessant rains here for past two days, even as help has been sought from the Army for rescue operation in some areas.
2016-09-23 14:13:17 Read More

Stop Baloch atrocities or face sanctions: EU to Pakistan

Pak warns India against giving asylum to Bugti

Pakistan's Defence Minister's remarks came after it emerged that Bugti's application seeking political asylum in India was on Thursday received by the Home Ministry which is examining it. Bugti approached the Indian Embassy in Geneva seeking asylum and exuded confidence of a positive response.
2016-09-23 13:22:32 Read More

ODI rankings: Kohli 2nd among batsmen, India 3rd

With 813 points in his kitty, Virat Kohli was only behind South African AB de Villiers and a place ahead of another experienced Protea Hashim Amla in the latest ICC ODI rankings released on Friday. Whereas, India were positioned third with 110 points behind Australia (124) and New Zealand (113).
2016-09-23 13:16:32 Read More

Samsung Note 2 catches fire on flight to Chennai

"The crew noticed smoke from the bin and found the device was emitting smoke after possibly catching fire. They used fire extinguishers on it," said a DGCA spokesman.
2016-09-23 10:53:32 Read More

'Will release water only for B'luru & Cauvery basin'

The Karnataka legislature on Friday passed an unanimous resolution to not release Cauvery water for any other purpose than for the basic requriements of Bengaluru city and the towns and villages which come under the Cauvery basin.
2016-09-23 10:00:25 Read More

Sahara apologizes to SC for counsel's remark

The Supreme Court agreed to reconsider Sahara's plea for continuance of bail to Subrata Roy and two other directors after Sahara apologized unconditionally for the intemperate language used by its counsel Rajeev Dhavan.
2016-09-23 08:46:02 Read More

IAF gets Rafale edge: India, France sign deal for 36 fighter jets

India and France on Friday signed the Euro 7.87-billion deal for Rafale fighter jets, equipped with latest missiles and weapon system besides multiple India- specific modifications that will give the IAF cutting edge capability over arch rival Pakistan.
2016-09-23 07:29:06 Read More

Indian targets selected, reply will be strong: Pak

Pakistan's armed forces have reportedly selected targets in India in case later decides to move first with strikes against the country. In a Geo TV report, it is stated that an operational plan has been prepared by military establishment to retaliate against any possible offensive from across border.
2016-09-23 07:14:37 Read More

Scribe murder case: SC issues notice to Lalu's son

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over alleged politician-criminal nexus in Bihar and sought a response from the Nitish Kumar government in the murder of a senior journalist with a national daily, by criminals with political connections.
2016-09-23 06:51:56 Read More

MNS-affiliate gives Pak artists 48-hrs to leave India

2016-09-23 05:46:25 Read More

Live updates: Hyd flooded, Army help sought

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday jumped on the opportunity provided by the uptick in tensions with Islamabad, and asked actors and artistes from Pakistan, such as Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan, to leave India.
2016-09-23 04:23:27 Read More

Delhi pulls no punches in hitting back at Nawaz

2016-09-22 20:26:32 Read More

Scan database, identify Uri attackers: India to Pak

India said on Thursday that Pakistan should scan its national database to identify and verify the terrorists who attacked the Army camp at Uri by testing the â€œirrefutable evidenceâ€ it was willing to provide Islamabad by way of fingerprints and DNA samples.
2016-09-22 20:00:39 Read More

Cauvery row: Defiant Karnataka heads for constitutional crisis

A constitutional crisis is brewing with Karnataka preparing to defy the latest Supreme Court order directing it to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27.The special legislature session on Friday is expected to adopt a resolution that the SC order cannot be implemented as itâ€™s contrary to public interest.
2016-09-22 19:23:49 Read More

"F-16s flying over Islamabad," Pak journo tweets

2016-09-22 18:46:41 Read More

Army upgrades operational readiness along LoC, fine-tunes contingency plans

The Army continues to steadily upgrade its â€œoperational readinessâ€ all along the 778-km Line of Control, with redeployment of troops and some â€œforward movementâ€ of ammunition and fuel dumps, even as it â€œrefinesâ€ a variety of contingency plans in conjunction with the IAF.
2016-09-22 16:55:19 Read More

Uran terror alert: NSG teams deployed in Mumbai

Teams of elite anti-terror commando force, the National Security Guard, have been deployed in three locations in Mumbai and another team has been kept ready in Delhi to be flown if required after two school children in Maharashtra's Uran claimed they saw suspicious looking men near a naval base.
2016-09-22 15:32:32 Read More

Can't be one-sided affair: India on 56 -yr-old Indus Water Treaty with Pak

The 56-year-old Indus Water Treaty on Thursday cropped up in the current hostile India-Pak discourse with India making it clear that "mutual trust and cooperation" was important for such a treaty to work.
2016-09-22 14:45:28 Read More

Uri attack probe points to many procedural lapses

The probe also pointed towards the possibility of the four terrorists involved in the attack having sneaked in from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK) through Haji Peer Pass on the intervening night of September 16/17 and stayed put at village Sukhdar, overlooking the Brigade headquarters.
2016-09-22 13:41:30 Read More

Will Rafale deal give India an edge over China?

India may have just spent billions of dollars on hi-tech French fighter jets, but experts say it needs to do a lot more if it is going to face up to an increasingly assertive China. The world's top defence importer India has been slow to replace its dwindling fleet of Russian MiG-21s.
2016-09-22 13:21:00 Read More

China denies reports of backing Pak on J&K issue

China on Thursday distanced itself from Pakistani media reports which claimed that Premier Li Keqiang had conveyed China's backing to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue during his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
2016-09-22 12:48:31 Read More

Chinese premier Li Keqiang: Our friendship with Pak is unbreakable

References to Kashmir and tensions arising out of Uri terror attack were conspicuously absent in Chinese official media coverage of the meeting between China Premier Li Keqiang and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
2016-09-22 08:02:40 Read More

India slays Pak at UN: Land of Taxila now 'Ivy League of terrorism'

Pakistan is a â€˜terrorist stateâ€™, a country with a â€˜democracy deficitâ€™ that 'practices terrorism on its own people' and a country that indulges in a â€˜war crimeâ€™. This parsed sentence was the essence of Indiaâ€™s brutal smackdown of Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly .
2016-09-22 05:17:38 Read More

Petrol war: A4 vs XE vs BMW 320i vs Volvo S60

Luxury carmakers are trying their best to woo Indian customers with strong petrol offerings in the luxury sedan segment.
2016-09-22 03:44:47 Read More

Would've dropped Tendulkar, says Sandeep Patil

Sachin Tendulkar would have been dropped from the Indian ODI team in 2012 had the cricketing icon not announced his retirement, former chief selector Sandeep Patil said in an interview to Marathi channel 'ABP Majha' on Wednesday.
2016-09-22 03:31:12 Read More

DATE 4

Cauvery row: Brand Bengaluru vs brand Chennai

There's a new twist to the Cauvery water-sharing 'debate' that has left two prominent states of peninsular India in bitter turmoil. Tamil Nadu is now objecting to the whole of Bengaluru getting its drinking water from Cauvery when nearly 75 per cent of the city is not part of the river's basin.
2016-09-22 03:13:41 Read More>>

'PM's vow to avenge Uri won't remain just words'

Indicating a hardening of resolve within the government, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday that PM Narendra Modi's promise to punish those behind the Uri attack would not remain words. "Sometimes I can have a knee jerk reaction too. But we are a responsible nation," he said.
2016-09-22 02:27:03 Read More

Cauvery row: K'taka not to release water till Friday

2016-09-22 00:20:34 Read More

At UN, Sharif talks of `Intifada' in Kashmir

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech, he raked up the Kashmir issue and said peace between India and Pakistan would be impossible without resolution of the Kashmir dispute. Here are ten key points from his speech.
2016-09-22 00:20:07 Read More

Army was alerted of LeT plan to strike Uri base 3 days before attack

On September 15, the intelligence agencies had alerted the Army about the presence of a group of eight Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists across the LoC in Pakistan, waiting for an opportunity to infiltrate into Uri with specific plans to hit the Army base.
2016-09-21 23:34:15 Read More

India slams Wani's reference in Sharif's speech

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday decided to convene a one-day legislature session on Friday to seek the opinion of elected representatives on the Supreme Court's order to release 6,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu. He has deferred implementation of the order until such time.
2016-09-21 18:40:03 Read More

Pakistan PM's UN speech: 10 key points

After Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raked up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), External Affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup on Wednesday responded sharply to some of the remarks he made. He also criticized Sharif for to his failure to discuss the recent terror attack in Uri.
2016-09-21 18:20:15 Read More

In Uri's wake, Pakistan nukes under scrutiny

Pakistanâ€™s nuclear weapons program is coming under renewed scrutiny and pressure from the United States, Japan, and other aid givers this week even as the countryâ€™s nervous leaders are rattling their atomic arsenal, fearing retribution from India for the Uri terrorist attack.
2016-09-21 16:58:09 Read More

Uri terrorists cut fence at two places: Probe

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif ahead of his speech at the United Nations in which he is expected to raise the Kashmir issue, amid signs he may tone down his rhetoric to reduce tensions with India.
2016-09-21 14:16:30 Read More

Uri terror attack: Parrikar says 'something may have gone wrong'

Manohar Parrikar has for the first time admitted that there might have been an error on our part in the Uri attack. Addressing an event in Delhi, Parrikar gave a calculated response when asked to comment on the Uri attack, stating that he could not divulge all the information at this stage
2016-09-21 13:27:22 Read More

PM has a new address: 7 Lok Kalyan Marg

2016-09-21 11:51:06 Read More

Pak PM consults army chief ahead of UN address

Delhi's Race Course Road, on which Prime Minister's residence is located, has been renamed to Lok Kalyan Marg. The announcement was made at a press conference attended by NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar, CM Arvind Kejriwal and Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP MP who represents New Delhi constituency in Parliament.
2016-09-21 09:42:57 Read More

No separate railway budget from next year

Even as India considers its military options to deal with cross-border terror after Sunday's Uri attack, a comment from Pakistan today - especially its timing - should give pause to anyone in New Delhi considering ill-thought-out plans of retaliation. "Pakistan's nuclear program cannot be restricted," said Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, earlier today in a New York press conference, Pakistani media reported.
2016-09-21 07:29:37 Read More

US tells Pak to 'limit its nukes', Pak says 'no'

Two American lawmakers have introduced legislation in the US Congress to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, in a humiliating setback to Islamabad ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's speech before the UN General Assembly.
2016-09-21 05:20:21 Read More

Live updates: Pak envoy summoned by MEA

In an indication that the terrorists were well-versed of the layout of the army base close to the Line of Control (LoC), the assailants locked the cooking room and store from outside to prevent the soldiers from leaving before setting them afire, sources privy to the probe said on Wednesday.
2016-09-21 04:37:22 Read More

Cauvery live updates: No BJP, JD(S) at all-party meet in Karnataka

A final decision will be taken at a cabinet meeting convened by CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday. Briefing reporters after the court's order Siddaramaiah said the meeting will discuss the situation and consider the possibility of not implementing the directive.
2016-09-21 04:13:52 Read More

US lawmakers move bill to designate Pakistan as a terrorist state

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon refrained from taking up Pakistanâ€™s repeated requests to intervene in Jammu & Kashmir. In his opening statement, he dwelt on areas of concern in the world like Syria and West Asia. But there was no mention of India-Pakistan or J&K.
2016-09-21 00:49:41 Read More

Cauvery: Karnataka unlikely to implement SC order

There will be no separate railway budget from the next financial year. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to merger the railway budget with the general budget from next year, putting an end to a practice that started in 1924.
2016-09-21 00:41:01 Read More

ED: PoK men in Italy fund unrest via separatists

Ten terrorists were killed on Tuesday in an encounter with our security forces in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, another encounter is underway between security personnel and terrorists in Handwara district of Kashmir and one jawan has been injured in the operation.
2016-09-20 20:28:57 Read More

Ban ki Moon keeps Kashmir out of UNGA speech

A chargesheet filed by ED says an Italian remittance firm, Madina Trading, at Corso Garibaldi in Brescia, Italy, has been used by two Hurriyat separatists to accept money from some PoK-based men now living in Italy.
2016-09-20 20:05:00 Read More

J&K youths defy Geelani call, line up for police jobs

2016-09-20 19:37:08 Read More

US to Pak: Take steps to deal with terror groups

A mere two days after a terror attack in Uri, Kashmir, Pakistani troops on Tuesday afternoon again opened fire at Indian posts along the Line of Control. The Pak troops targeted the Indian army positions with small firearms.
2016-09-20 12:47:49 Read More

2 encounters, 10 terrorists killed: Army takes on infiltrators in J&K

Army kills 10 infiltrators in J&K, blocks 2 bids

2016-09-20 11:23:27 Read More

Pakistani troops open fire along LoC in Uri

2016-09-20 10:22:19 Read More

Police surround Saudia flight at Manila airport

2016-09-20 09:14:07 Read More

Uri attack: NIA to send GPS sets to US to trace terrorists' route

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday registered a case to probe the terror attack at the Army installation in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 soldiers were killed and dozens others injured after four Pakistani militants stormed the base.
2016-09-20 09:07:33 Read More

MiG-21 overshoots runway at Srinagar

2016-09-20 08:14:53 Read More

NY bombings suspect 'changed after Pak visits'

2016-09-20 03:46:15 Read More

What pressure cooker bombs on NY streets tell us

Kanpur's Green Park Stadium will host the 500th Test match played by an Indian cricket team, when Virat Kohli's side faces New Zealand from September 22. Ahead of India's 500th Test match in Kanpur, here's a look at 10 of their most memorable Test wins at home.
2016-09-20 02:54:59 Read More

India's 500th Test: 10 unforgettable home wins

Ahmad Khan Rahami, suspected of bombings in New York and New Jersey, reportedly travelled multiple times to Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent years, including a year-long stay in Pakistan until March 2014.
2016-09-20 02:49:53 Read More

Cauvery: People cross K'taka-TN border on foot

2016-09-20 01:37:26 Read More

After tough talk, Modiâ€™s moment of reckoning

In view of his campaign pitch and image, it was expected that PM Narendra Modi will take a harder, less accepting look, at Pakistanâ€™s use of nuclear sabre rattling. Now, the PM faces a stiff political test as two attacks on military bases this year have left his engagement with Pakistan in pieces.
2016-09-19 22:32:00 Read More

Uri terrorists were in 20s, had Made-in-Pak energy bars, GPS set

Three of the four fidayeen who attacked the 12th Brigade headquarters at Uri were clean-shaven and wore close cropped hair to help their disguise as Army personnel. They were in their 20s. Twenty-six wrappers of high protein chocolate bars, six Red Bull cans, empty packets of ORS were recovered from the site.
2016-09-19 19:58:49 Read More

Active support for terrorists like Hafiz Saeed new normal in Pak: India

India on Monday said it firmly believes that a policy of "zero tolerance" against terrorism is as much an international obligation as it is a commitment to its own people, a day after terrorists killed 18 soldiers in Kashmir's Uri in one of the deadliest attacks on its military.
2016-09-19 16:17:35 Read More

Uri attack: Hit back at Pak, says TOI online poll

India is angry over the terror attack on an Army camp in Uri and wants Pakistan be give a 'befitting reply'. As the nation paid tribute to those martyred by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar vowed, "The supreme sacrifice of brave soldiers will not go in vain."
2016-09-19 14:51:08 Read More

No 'knee-jerk' reaction to Uri attack: Govt sources

The government does not want to take any "knee-jerk" reaction in the wake of terror attack in Uri allegedly by terror groups based in Pakistan while it was considering various options, top sources said.
2016-09-19 14:34:33 Read More

China skirts reference to Pak, JeM in Uri attack

Skirting direct reference to Pakistan and JeM, China on Monday voiced concern over "escalation" of tensions and "rising temperatures" in Kashmir after the Uri terror attack and called on India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through dialogue.
2016-09-19 14:20:46 Read More

Will respond at time, place of our choosing: Army

"We have the desired capability to respond to such blatant acts of aggression and violence as deemed appropriate by us," the Army said adding that recoveries from Uri attackers 'had markings of Pakistan'.
2016-09-19 13:08:21 Read More

In pics: India pays tribute to Uri bravehearts

2016-09-19 07:40:52 Read More

Uri terror attack: Demands rise for befitting reply to Pakistan

On the day after the Uri terror attack that killed 17 soldiers, it appears that shock has given way to rage among citizens, politicians and the armed forces. "Decisive action needed against Pak" and "Give Pak befitting reply'' seem to be the words on everyone's lips.
2016-09-19 07:33:49 Read More

Pak media's bizarre conclusions about Uri attack

2016-09-19 06:14:58 Read More

Poll: How should India respond to Uri attack

2016-09-19 04:39:47 Read More

Why it's still difficult to foil fidayeen attacks

Based on intelligence supplied by the Pakistan army-ISI combine and reconnaissance by local sympathisers, the terrorists seem to have mastered the technique of launching strikes during the turnover of battalions, when their guard is slightly down with the incoming unit yet to get "acclimatised".
2016-09-18 23:35:42 Read More

Two-point breach helped terrorists enter Uri camp

The security establishment is probing a two-point breach, first at the Line of Control (LoC) near Uri and the second at the perimeter of the Army base where the fencing wire was cut. The possibility that those on sentry duty were not sufficiently alert is learnt to have figured at the review meeting.
2016-09-18 23:04:49 Read More

How Uri attack was planned: Map annotated in Pashto reveals

The suicide squad that attacked the Army camp at 12 Brigade headquarters in Uri carried along with their arms and ammunition a mission plan which was annotated in Pashto, highly placed sources said. The map retrieved from the terrorists revealed that they were to kill unarmed troops
2016-09-18 20:53:11 Read More

With blood on hands, Pak to talk Kashmir at UN

With plenty of blood on its hands, not just in terrorist attacks on India, but also in the US, Pakistan is all set to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations. Pakistanâ€™s PM Nawaz Sharif arrived in New York on Sunday where he is scheduled to address the general assembly on Wednesday.
2016-09-18 19:50:17 Read More

Army asks govt to consider cross-border strikes

The Army is going to turn the heat on Pakistan along the LoC with concentrated artillery barrages, sniping and other operations, even as a section of the Indian security establishment wants the government to also consider â€œlimited but punitive cross-border strikesâ€ in wake of terrorist strike at Uri.
2016-09-18 19:18:02 Read More

Uri attack: Keep military option open, former Army generals tell govt

Former Army generals on Sunday sought urgent action against Pakistan, including keeping the "military option open" to deal with terror from its soil. "The reason is that till the time it does not hurt Pakistan physically, they would not respect our decency," Lt Gen BS Jaswal (Retd) said.
2016-09-18 13:57:31 Read More

Chennai techie murder accused commits suicide

2016-09-18 13:15:09 Read More

DATE 5

Terrorists had items with Pak markings: Army

Some of the equipment carried by the terrorists who attacked Uri Army camp had Pakistani markings on them, said Ranbir Singh, the Director General of Military Operations. DGMO also said that initial reports of probe suggest that all the terrorists were foreign, and belonged to terror outfit JeM.
2016-09-18 11:45:26 Read More>>

Those behind attack won't go unpunished: PM

P Ramkumar, the lone accused in the murder of Infosys techie S Swathi, allegedly committed suicide in the Puzhal Central Prison here on Sunday. Ramkumar committed suicide by biting a livewire used in a junction box inside the prison, sources said.
2016-09-18 08:42:43 Read More

Ganesh idols take shape of chalk in Kolhapur

2016-09-18 07:04:08 Read More

Uri terror attack: 17 soldiers killed, 19 hurt

An explosion rocked New York's neighbourhood of Chelsea on Saturday wounding 29 people but with no apparent terror connection at this point, officials said. Police said the specific cause of the explosion, which occurred on the street at around 8.30pm (0030 GMT), was not clear.
2016-09-18 06:36:22 Read More

New York blast injures 29, no terror link

Comparing Akhilesh Yadav unfavourably with his brother Shivpal, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said making Akhilesh CM despite Shivpal's opposition had cost MSY PM-ship. "Only five members from the family won. If I had listened to Shivpal, we would have won 30-35 seats and I would have been the PM,â€ Mulayam said.
2016-09-18 04:08:21 Read More

New York blast injures 29, no terror link

A Jet Airways pilot has been grounded for allegedly operating a Delhi-Bengaluru-Delhi flight without a valid flying licence and erasing the flight records afterwards, in an attempt to cover it up. The unprecedented case of ghost pilot has baffled the aviation circles and a probe has been ordered.
2016-09-18 04:08:21 Read More

Live updates: 4 militants killed in Uri attack, Army spokesperson says

An explosion rocked New York's neighborhood of Chelsea on Saturday wounding 29 people but with no apparent terror connection at this point, officials said. Police said the specific cause of the explosion, which occurred on the street at around 8:30pm (0030 GMT) was not clear.
2016-09-18 02:41:54 Read More

War within Yadav clan spills on to UP streets

Most medical tests avoidable, finds study

2016-09-17 22:32:27 Read More

Akhilesh earns dadâ€™s wrath, but has the last laugh

Akhilesh Yadav, though publicly snubbed by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday, has the last laugh in the family deal. While he gets the final say in the distribution of poll tickets, he has not restored the PWD department to uncle Shivpal.
2016-09-17 20:30:43 Read More

'Ghost' pilot on flights baffles aviation circles

Though it would seem prudent to rush for an annual health check-up in a country where every third adult has hypertension, an assessment of 25 health packages offered by eight clinics and hospitals in Mumbai showed that most tests don't really have a bearing on the overall health of an individual.
2016-09-17 20:04:52 Read More

Mulayam tears into Akhilesh, says his son had cost him PM-ship

Modi will become PM, said 'prophetic' Dhirubhai in early 1990s

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Saturday was just one of many prominent public figures who wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. But Ambani's message was special. For in it, he revealed something his father - legendary industrial Dhirubhai Ambani - had once said about the PM.
2016-09-17 16:16:31 Read More

Samajwadi Party is a 'punctured cycle': Rahul

"We are united, there is no rift in Samajwadi party," UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said after meeting his uncle Shivpal in the state capital on Saturday. "I had tea with my 'chacha' and not party's state chief," Akhilesh further added to end all speculations of an between the two.
2016-09-17 15:43:39 Read More

Some political party's hand in violence: K'taka CM

2016-09-17 13:53:24 Read More

Muslims are most disliked group in US: Study

The report found that anti-Muslim violence spiked after the attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001, as did attacks on Sikh Americans, who are often confused with Muslim Americans. The study also found that almost half of those surveyed would not want their child to marry a Muslim.
2016-09-17 13:37:07 Read More

Israel has '200 nukes aimed at Iran', ex-US official in leaked email says

In a private email exchange last year leaked this week by hackers, former secretary of state Colin Powell discussed Israel's nuclear weapons capability with a friend, saying the country has 200 warheads.
2016-09-17 13:20:25 Read More

Navy's most advanced warship launched

The second indigenous warship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers â€” Mormugao â€” of the Indian Navy was launched at the Mazagon Dock Ship Builders Limited (MDL) on Saturday. INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers that was launched on April 20, 2015.
2016-09-17 12:47:53 Read More

India's Iran oil imports in Aug highest in 15 yrs

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said that the recent protests that marred normal life in state capital Bengaluru was the foul play of a political party. "We have information that there is some political party's hand in the violence. We are enquiring the issue," he told news agency ANI.
2016-09-17 11:37:05 Read More

We're united, no rift in Samajwadi party: Akhilesh

'Pakistan is very scared since PM Modi's comments on Balochistan'

Personnel in Rahul Gandhiâ€™s security detail recently demanded to check licences of the pilots of a commercial airliner that was scheduled to fly the Congress vice president from Delhi to Varanasi. They also sought a quality test of the jetâ€™s fuel, sources said.
2016-09-17 04:29:58 Read More

India loses solar case against US at WTO

India and Nepal pressed the reset button on bilateral relations as PM Modi committed to go the extra mile to fulfil Kathmanduâ€™s development priorities. Both the countries committed that they will "not allow" their territory to be used against each other.
2016-09-17 02:27:33 Read More

Everyone will benefit from SP feud: Sheila Dikshit

India denied on Friday that there was any move to give asylum to exiled and wanted Baloch activist Brahumdagh Bugti amid speculative reports in the Pakistani media that he had applied for an Indian passport. â€œWe have no such intentions at present,â€ a senior government source said.
2016-09-16 23:07:40 Read More

Rahul's SPG guards ask for licences of pilots

Speaking for the first time on the prevailing crisis in the Yadav clan, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said, "Galti hui humse (I committed a mistake). But no one can overrule me..so where is the problem? Everything has been sorted out," he said.
2016-09-16 20:34:44 Read More

This housing society won't let Muslims in

2016-09-16 20:18:17 Read More

No move to give shelter to Baloch activist: Centre

India and Nepal pressed the reset button on bilateral relations as Modi committed to go the extra mile to fulfil Kathmanduâ€™s development priorities. Both the countries committed that they will "not allow" their territory to be used against each other.
2016-09-16 20:01:43 Read More

I made a mistake...won't let SP to break as long as I am alive: MSY

Speaking for the first time on the prevailing crisis in the Yadav clan, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said, "Galti hui humse (I committed a mistake)." "But no one can overrule me..so where is the problem? Everything has been sorted out," he said.
2016-09-16 19:34:08 Read More

I won't let SP split till I am alive: Mulayam

India lost its appeal at the World Trade Organization in a dispute over solar power on Friday, failing to overturn a US complaint that New Delhi had discriminated against importers in the Indian solar power sector.
2016-09-16 19:34:08 Read More

India rests Nepal ties with aid package

Eleven residents of a Vasai housing society with 16 flats have objected to the sale of one of the flats to a Muslim family. At a meeting on September 4, the residents also passed a resolution to keep Muslims out of the building inhabited mostly by Gujarati-speaking residents.
2016-09-16 19:11:52 Read More

Govt plans to introduce quota for faculty at IIMs

2016-09-16 15:53:06 Read More

Greet PM Modi through app on his b'day tomorrow

Union HRD Ministry has proposed to introduce reservation in teaching positions at Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and will also review the existing reservation system for faculty posts in other premier educational institutes like IITs and NITs.
2016-09-16 15:40:01 Read More

Akhilesh restores Shivpal's portfolios

All the portfolios withdrawn from senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav earlier this week were given back to him on Friday evening, after days of a bitter power struggle between him and his nephew and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
2016-09-16 15:29:39 Read More

China invites Pak scientists to watch first manned space flight launch

China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the EU to watch the launch of its next month's manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab which has been put into orbit, a media report said on Friday.
2016-09-16 14:29:48 Read More

When media hounded Dhoni like a 'terrorist'

MS Dhoni, India's ODI and T20I captain, has likened the reaction from a section of India's media in the aftermath of the Indian team's exit from the 2007 ICC World Cup to that accorded to a "murderer or terrorist".
2016-09-16 12:22:48 Read More

Netaji and I have decided to keep 'outsiders' away: Akhilesh Yadav

Sending out a stern signal to Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday that he and his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, have decided to not allow the interference of outsiders in party and government.
2016-09-16 08:07:21 Read More

Congress again loses govt in Arunachal Pradesh

The Congress party has again lost its government in Arunachal Pradesh, after almost all of its lawmakers in the state, including chief minister Pema Khandu, have joined the local People's Party of Arunachal. Only 1 of 45 Congress lawmakers remains in the party.
2016-09-16 08:03:23 Read More

Bengaluru exposes urban India's growing pains

Two days of violence, in which protesters torched buses and clashed with riot police after a court ordered Karnataka to share water from the Cauvery river with Tamil Nadu, have exposed the growing pains of the dynamic technology hub's chaotic boom.
2016-09-16 04:56:54 Read More

B'luru protests expose urban India's growing pains

With dad's backing, Akhilesh wins Round 1 against uncle Shivpal

From what has transpired so far, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is backing his son Akhilesh in this battle, while marginalizing his 'ambitious' brother Shivpal Yadav. In one stroke when Akhilesh stripped his uncle of key portfolios, it was his way of showing that he was the man in control just before the party faces the big electoral battle.
2016-09-16 04:20:04 Read More

'Exiled Baloch leader to get Indian citizenship'

2016-09-16 04:17:55 Read More

MSY backs one brother, Akhilesh supports other

Samajwadi Party boss Mulayam Singh Yadavâ€™s two brothers, Ram Gopal and Shivpal, standing on opposite sides in the family Mahabharat, are a study in contrast. While Ram Gopal is part of the partyâ€™s brains trust, Shivpal has sweated it out with the SP chief at the grassroots to build the party.
2016-09-15 22:08:01 Read More

World's worst terror-affected countries: India ranks 4th, Pak 3rd

The world witnessed 11,774 terror attacks in 2015, in which 28,328 people were killed and 35,320 injured. India was the fourth worst-affected country after Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, with 43% of 791 attacks in the country carried out by Naxalites. A total of 289 Indians died in terror strikes.
2016-09-15 20:35:52 Read More

After resigning from Cabinet, will Shivpal quit SP?

Shivpalâ€™s decision to resign from UP Cabinet means all efforts by SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to enforce a truce came unstuck. Now it remains to be seen whether he takes the decision to quit the party and form a new outfit or withdraw his resignation, which has not yet been accepted
2016-09-15 20:18:29 Read More

Fat vs fatigue: Health issues bog down US polls

2016-09-15 19:22:52 Read More

Petrol up by 58 paisa; diesel cut by 31 paisa

Petrol price was on Thursday hiked by 58 paisa a litre while diesel rate was cut by 31 paisa per litre in line with international trends. Petrol will cost Rs 64.05 a litre from midnight as against Rs 63.47. Similarly, diesel will cost Rs 52.63 a litre as compared to Rs 52.94 a litre.
2016-09-15 18:37:25 Read More

Trump in 'excellent physical health', doctor says

Donald Trump released lab results on Thursday from a recent medical examination, with his personal physician stating that the Republican presidential candidate "is in excellent physical health." The doctor wrote in a one-page letter that also lists Trump's cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar and blood pressure results.
2016-09-15 15:01:14 Read More

26/11 trial: India suggests ways to expedite trial

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Thursday wrote to Islamabad, suggesting ways in which Pakistan could expedite the trial in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks case. He suggested cooperation through legal channels as one way of ensuring that the perpetraqtors of the attack ae brought to justice.
2016-09-15 13:24:27 Read More

Saudi Arabia warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry

Mecca province governor Prince Khaled al-Faisal, in remarks likely to be seen as a reference to Iran, added that the orderly conduct of the pilgrimage this year "is a response to all the lies and slanders made against the kingdom".
2016-09-15 10:38:17 Read More

Debris found in Tanzania is from MH370: Malaysia

A search of more than two years has turned up few traces of the Boeing 777 aircraft that disappeared in March 2014, with 239 passengers and crew on board, soon after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, bound for Beijing.
2016-09-15 10:26:51 Read More

'Trump's India investments to impact US policy'

Donald Trump's investments in real estate overseas, including in Indian cities of Pune and Gurgaon, could have implications on America's foreign policy if the Republican presidential nominee wins the elections and occupies the White House next January, a major US weekly said.
2016-09-15 10:13:35 Read More

DATE 6

Mulayam calls SP parliamentary board meeting to end crisis

The raging feud within UP's ruling Samajwadi Party remained unresolved 48 hours after it erupted with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's sacking of two ministers, with senior minister Shivpal Yadav, stripped of four key portfolios.
2016-09-14 22:20:30 Read More>>

Government set to oppose triple talaq

The Centre is likely to bat against the practice of triple talaq and in favour of women's rights in response to the Supreme Court notice on the issue. The government is also likely to argue that many Islamic nations, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iraq, have either banned or restricted these practices.
2016-09-14 21:58:27 Read More

Lalu's son spotted with murder accused

A picture of one of the accused wanted in Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case with RJD chief Lalu Prasadâ€™s elder son Tej Pratap went viral on Wednesday, prompting the opposition in Bihar to sharpen its attack on the ruling grand alliance, which is already facing flak after the release of former Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Shahabuddin from Bhagalpur jail.
2016-09-14 20:27:37 Read More

Stop terrorism, India & Afghanistan tell Pak

Signalling its commitment to Afghanistan, India promised $ 1 billion development assistance and upped defence and security ties even as both countries called for an end to state-sponsored terrorism in what was seen as a clear message to Pakistan.
2016-09-14 19:27:55 Read More

India raises Balochistan issue at UNHRC

India on Wednesday launched a scathing counterattack against Pakistan by raising human rights violations it perpetrates in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Pakistanâ€™s response however steered clear of even mentioning either Balochistan or PoK.
2016-09-14 15:40:27 Read More

Can't use term 'separatist' in court, SC says

With IT companies in Bengaluru facing the brunt of the recent unrest, Hyderabadâ€™s IT sector once again rose to the occasion, with techies working between 12 to 36 hours at a stretch to keep critical services and servers there running.
2016-09-14 08:40:09 Read More

Is Amar Singh stoking feud between Shivpal and Akhilesh?

Normalcy returned to the violence-hit Bengaluru on Wednesday after a day of uneasy calm following large-scale violence over the raging Cauvery water sharing row with neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Transport vehicles were back in service and shops and establishments functioned normally, senior police officials said.
2016-09-14 07:44:59 Read More

Curfew lifted, normalcy returns to Bengaluru

The former New Zealand and India coach has expressed immense satisfaction at the involvement of legendary Indian players from the team he supervised shortly after the turn of the century.
2016-09-14 07:10:20 Read More

Kumble, Dravid as coaches huge for India: Wright

2016-09-14 06:58:29 Read More

Hyderabad comes to Bengaluru's rescue as Cauvery war hits IT firms

Shivpal to meet Mulayam on feud with Akhilesh

Devendra won gold in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres, becoming only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for India, and improved upon it with an attempt of 63.97 metres.
2016-09-14 04:23:40 Read More

Government plans 27,000km economic corridors

2016-09-13 23:59:23 Read More

Rio Paralympics: Devendra wins javelin gold

Most IT companies, including Infosys, Wipro and IBM, said they are working on Wednesday.They were either shut or were working from home on Tuesday after Monday's large-scale violence.
2016-09-13 22:53:35 Read More

Cauvery row: 2 dead, but calm returns to Bengaluru

The 44 highways stretching 27,000 km, which the government is planning to develop as 'economic corridors', will ensure seamless movement of cargo vehicles, cut delays, deepen economic activities and create jobs.
2016-09-13 21:45:38 Read More

Another Wani from Valley protects India, joins BSF

After over two months of continuing unrest in the Kashmir Valley due to the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani by the security forces, another Wani, also from the Valley and a recruitment exam topper, has joined the Border Security Force (BSF).
2016-09-11 22:37:14 Read More

Dawood henchman steals Rs 40 crore from don

Dawood Ibrahimâ€™s fearsome reputation as a â€œglobal terroristâ€ and the architect of the biggest global narco-terror syndicate does not seem to have deterred one of his henchmen, Khalique Ahmad, from stealing as much as Rs 40 crore from the don himself.
2016-09-11 20:21:44 Read More

15K Pakistanis guarding 7K Chinese working on Economic Corridor

There are two Pakistani security personnel for every Chinese national working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), indicating the high threat perception to the project despite China's billing as Pakistan's "all weather ally".
2016-09-11 19:47:40 Read More

Government bridging gap with West Asia

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday directed the security forces to go after those instigating youths to indulge in violence Jammu and Kashmir and try to bring back normalcy in the state within a week.
2016-09-11 19:22:19 Read More

Catch instigators of J&K unrest: Rajnath to forces

2016-09-11 16:08:15 Read More

Obama's speech on 9/11: 10 highlights

US President Barack Obama on Sunday paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 at the Pentagon in Washington. He called on Americans to protect the ideals that made their country the diverse nation that it is, and said America would never give in to fear. Here are ten highlights from his speech.
2016-09-11 14:33:14 Read More

'America will never give in to fear': Obama marks 9/11 anniversary

It has been 15 years since the most brutal terrorist attack on American soil. In the commemoration ceremony held today at Pentagon, US President Barack Obama remembered the lives taken in the 9/11 attack. â€œWe will never forget the nearly 3,000 beautiful lives taken from us so cruelly,â€ Obama said.
2016-09-11 14:17:54 Read More

Good response to flexi-fare system: Railways

Amid criticism over introduction of dynamic surge fare in premier trains, the railways has claimed that the response is quite good and the flexi-fare is still lower than airfare. The railways has introduced the flex-fare system in Rajdhani, Shatadbi and Duronto trains from September 9.
2016-09-11 13:45:52 Read More

Now, pay 20% more for new 'Humsafar' trains

Close on the heels of surge pricing in premier trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi express, 'Humsafar' trains are set to be launched next month with fares that would be about 20 per cent higher than the normal Mail and Express services.
2016-09-11 11:31:37 Read More

Rajnath to visit US, Russia; focus on Pak terror

Rajnath Singh will visit Russia for five days beginning September 18 where he will have bilateral talks with Russian Minister for Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev and discuss issues related to Indo-Russia joint anti-terror cooperation.
2016-09-11 10:34:02 Read More

AAP rejects MLA Amanatullah Khan's resignation

Aam Aadmi Party has refused to accept the resignation of Waqf Board chief Amanatullah Khan. Khan, the AAP MLA from Okhla, had resigned from all posts on Saturday, saying that while he was trying to work, him and his family were being dragged into unnecessary controversies.
2016-09-11 09:18:14 Read More

'Somebody's going to pay' â€” notes reveal Bushâ€™s reaction to 9/11 attacks

Handwritten notes providing the only complete verbatim record of how George W Bush reacted as he received the news of the September 11 attacks have been made public for the first time.
2016-09-11 08:52:23 Read More

Cricketer Praveen Kumar joins Samajwadi Party

"I have met CM and decided to join the party. I will do whatever is possible for the party," cricketer Praveen Kumar told reporters after meeting the CM, who is also state president of SP.
2016-09-11 08:01:25 Read More

Pakistan is now a failed state: J&K deputy CM

2016-09-11 07:24:09 Read More

Captain, not coach, is the boss: Anil Kumble

In an interview with Times Sport, Anil Kumble, the coach of the Indian cricket team, who is just back from the West Indies - his maiden tour as India coach - spoke at length about the challenges the role brings.
2016-09-11 02:49:02 Read More

Japan may cut price to ink aircraft deal with India

Japan is negotiating the sale of Shinmaywa US-2 search and rescue aircraft with New Delhi not for any economic gain, but because it considers India a friendly country, Tokyo has said amid reports that the deal had collapsed over pricing and technology transfer issues.
2016-09-11 00:27:54 Read More

ABVP retains DU, Left sweeps JNU

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be key to BJP's campaign for the high-stakes electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh, slated for early next year, for which the party will highlight central schemes in place for the farmers, poor and the downtrodden.
2016-09-10 22:40:28 Read More

Let Afghanistan trade with India or lose transit route: Ghani warns Pak

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned to shut Pakistan's transit route to Central Asian countries if it does not allow Afghan traders to use Wagah border for trade with India, local media reported on Saturday.
2016-09-10 21:51:00 Read More

Modi will be BJP mascot for UP electoral battle

2016-09-10 20:50:57 Read More

Another sleaze scandal hits AAP in Delhi

Another sleaze scandal has rocked Delhi's ruling AAP, with a case of sexual harassment registered against its MLA Amanatullah Khan on a complaint by his sister-in-law, forcing him to quit as city's Waqf Board chairman.
2016-09-10 16:37:43 Read More

As India seeks info on bribes, Embraer sets aside $200m for fines

Even as the defence ministry in India sought information from Brazil's Embraer aerospace company over alleged payment of bribes in a three-aircraft deal, the company is said to have set aside $200 million to pay for any fine following investigation by US authorities.
2016-09-10 14:44:20 Read More

Zakir Naik: Why am I being called 'Dr terror'?

Controversial Salafist preacher Zakir Naik, in an open letter to Indians, has claimed that he was being targetted for being a popular figure among Muslims and that demonising him was part of a larger 'conspiracy' to attack the community.
2016-09-10 12:57:55 Read More

BMC points at more violations by Kapil Sharma

"We received two complaints from separate people about illegal construction being done in Sharma's both premises, one in Versova and another in Goregaon," a BMC official said.
2016-09-10 11:32:19 Read More

'ICC chief working against Indian cricket'

BCCI president Anurag Thakur has lashed out at International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar for deserting a "sinking ship" when he was the board president and also accused him of working against the interest of the Indian cricket board.
2016-09-10 11:12:33 Read More

Mariyappan's gold: A journey defying all odds

Mariyappan Thangavelu's journey from the day that left him permanently disabled to becoming only the third Indian paralympian to win a gold medal, after swimmer Murlikant Petkar and javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, has been nothing less than inspiring.
2016-09-10 09:29:49 Read More

Pak forces targeting civilians in crackdowns: Balochistan party rep

Pakistani forces have launched a fresh wave of military operations across the restive Balochistan province. An activist for a prominent Baloch political outfit has said even civilians have been attacked and abducted in the ongoing operations.
2016-09-10 08:32:32 Read More

'Nothing in his head': Katju attacks Kejriwal

It was double jubilation for India early on Saturday morning when Mariyappan Thangavelu soared to a gold medal and compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze medal in the men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics.
2016-09-10 04:03:33 Read More

Liar Kapil Sharma destroying mangroves: MNS

MNS general secretary Shalini Thackeray on Friday accused comedian Kapil Sharma of adding illegal storeys to his Andheri bungalow and destroying mangroves. A local activist also came out with charges that Sharma had harmed mangroves.
2016-09-10 02:59:43 Read More

Army back in Kashmir's crisis zone after 2yrs

For the first time since 2014, the Army on Friday took up positions in rural areas of the four trouble-tossed South Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag, which witnessed the bulk of violence in the last two months, accounting for more than 50 of the 70 deaths.
2016-09-10 02:10:39 Read More

Rio Paralympics: India win gold in high jump

Islamic Research Foundation, the NGO run by Salafist preacher Zakir Naik who is under the scanner for allegedly inspiring terrorists, confirmed on Friday it had made a Rs 50 lakh donation to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in 2011.
2016-09-10 01:09:14 Read More

Brazil, US probe graft in UPA's $208 million Embraer jet deal

Jaish threatens pro-India Kashmiris in new video

2016-09-09 22:47:02 Read More

IS claims twin blasts in Baghdad that killed 12

2016-09-09 21:54:10 Read More

Naik's NGO gave 50L to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has released a video issuing threats against mainstream politicians and Kashmiri "informers" working for the security forces in the valley.
2016-09-09 19:43:40 Read More

What Muslims do on haj, and why

2016-09-09 14:07:19 Read More

US senate panel humiliates Pak, virtually calls it terrorist state

Pakistan was humiliated in an open US senate hearing on Thursday with lawmakers and witnesses confirming its terrorism-sponsoring credentials and seeking to further curtail aid to the country if it did not modify its behaviour.
2016-09-09 13:06:54 Read More

DATE 7

Cauvery water row cripples Karnataka: 10 facts

A state-wide bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits was observed in Karnataka on Friday, just days after the Supreme Court directed the state's government to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.Here are ten key facts about todayâ€™s bandh - the second one Kartnataka has observed in the space of a week.
2016-09-09 12:58:11 Read More>>

India bans use of Galaxy Note 7 on flights

The government has banned flyers from carrying Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in check-in bags. They will only be allowed to carry these devices in hand bags and keep them switched off during the entire duration of flights, said Directorate General of Civil Aviation chief B S Bhullar.
2016-09-09 12:54:35 Read More

Bengaluru will have no water to drink: CM to Modi

In a letter addressed to PM Modi, seeking his intervention in the Cauvery river crisis, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has painted a grim picture of the state. If the daily release is continued, there will be no drinking water in Bengaluru, he wrote. He is seeking a meeting with Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalitha
2016-09-09 10:53:40 Read More

Chinese media lash out at US Asia policy

India continued to keep up the pressure on Pakistan over its support for terrorism on Friday. Speaking at a conference organized by a US government-funded organization, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar shot down Islamabadâ€™s usual 'non-state actor' defence for terror attacks carried out from its soil.
2016-09-09 10:31:36 Read More

Cable car horror: 45 spend night trapped in cable cars in French Alps

A local police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media, said that "late afternoon'' 110 people got trapped in the panoramic Vallee Blanche Cable Car, that rises to an altitude of 3,778 meters (12,395 feet).
2016-09-09 08:30:10 Read More

Pak action on terror can't be segmented: India

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

Rahul visits temple 1km away from Babri site

North Korea announced on Friday it had conducted its fifth nuclear test, hours after seismic monitors detected a blast near the secretive country's nuclear test site.
2016-09-09 06:21:35 Read More

Boss rapes woman in front of her son

2016-09-09 06:00:46 Read More

N Korea says it has conducted 5th nuclear test

2016-09-09 04:53:47 Read More

Cauvery row: Several stranded at B'luru airport

Kapil Sharma is one person in television industry who has always abided by the laws and went ahead by paying his taxes every year. Yet, a law abiding citizen like him has a complaint for the Prime Minister of India.
2016-09-09 04:32:56 Read More

Kapil Sharma tweets to PM: 'Is this achche din'?

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi became the first member of his political family to visit Ayodhya since the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. Rahul is presently on a 'kisan yatra' as part of his campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
2016-09-09 03:28:41 Read More

Government to act tough, not allow 'Wahabi theocracy' in J&K

The Centre has decided to toughen its posture on the Kashmir protests and not blink in the face of violence by those who want to "throw out a democratically elected government to install a Wahabi theocracy".
2016-09-08 23:41:50 Read More

Foul air killed 1.4 mn Indians in a year: Study

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has dropped charges against an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case citing a lack of evidence.
2016-09-08 22:36:22 Read More

Pakistan drops charges against 26/11 accused

2016-09-08 21:59:44 Read More

Must target terrorists' support ecosystem: Modi

Three days after he had singled out Pakistan at the G 20 meeting for spreading terror across the world, PM Narendra Modi again used a multilateral forum to slam Islamabad as an instigator and global exporter of terror.
2016-09-08 20:34:39 Read More

Worry for India? Chinese army gets advanced, new combat helicopters

China's military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move which could have implications for India.
2016-09-08 15:37:42 Read More

Surge pricing is an experiment, says Railways

INSAT-3DR, an advanced weather satellite, onboard GSLV-F05 was placed in orbit around 17 minutes after it took off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 4.50pm.
2016-09-08 14:35:37 Read More

US strongly supports India's NSG bid: Obama

The US "strongly supports" India's NSG membership bid, President Barack Obama on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they discussed the immediate priorities in the strategic partnership, including deepening the civil nuclear cooperation and combating climate change.
2016-09-08 14:00:10 Read More

GSLV-F05 successfully puts satellite in orbit

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally announced his new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab' in Chandigarh on Thursday. The former Rajya Sabha member had on September 2 floated the new political front. It will contest the Punjab assembly elections, slated for early next year.
2016-09-08 11:38:01 Read More

Apple discontinues iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus in India

2016-09-08 10:48:27 Read More

The trailblazing partnership of Dipa and her coach

This also means that Indian users now have only three iPhone ranges to choose from. The series is led by the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, followed by the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, and finally the iPhone SE.
2016-09-08 10:40:26 Read More

Kejriwal only wants 'yes men': Navjot Sidhu

One may almost call Agartala the Karmakar city now. Ever since the locals were made aware of Dipa Karmakar's stellar performance at Rio Olympics, she and her coach Bisheswar Nandi cannot move around the city without being mobbed.
2016-09-08 09:56:09 Read More

CCTV captures BMW zipping past Mumbai-Pune e-way at 174 km/hr

It's more than double the speed limit of 80 km/hr prescribed for the Pune-Mumbai Expressway; two-day experiment with single camera on ground fares hundred times better at detecting overspeeders than drones
2016-09-08 04:58:35 Read More

iPhone 7 India launch in Oct, starting at Rs 60k

In a massive reorganization, Infosys is splitting itself into 12-15 smaller business units, each with revenue of $500-$700 million, its own sales heads and P&L (profit & loss) responsibilities.
2016-09-08 04:36:08 Read More

In pictures: All-new Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus

2016-09-08 03:14:45 Read More

You cannot break the law beyond few weeks: Mukesh Ambani to telcos

Days after acknowledging that Jio's customers had "suffered over five crore call failures to other networks because of insufficient interconnect capacity" in one week alone, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani told TOI that he expected the problem to be solved in a few weeks.
2016-09-08 03:08:39 Read More

Hyd: Parents lock 3-yr-old in car, go to eat at hotel

2016-09-08 02:55:46 Read More

I wish I were 30 years old today: Mukesh Ambani tells TOI

iPhone 7 Specifications: Besides featuring stereo speakers with a high dynamic range the new handsets, as rumored before, have ditched the 3.5mm headphone jack and replaced it with the Lightning port-based connectors.
2016-09-08 00:00:00 Read More

Report from valley points to J&K govt's failure

2016-09-07 20:55:57 Read More

Now, AAP Punjab neta in alleged sex tape

2016-09-07 20:17:45 Read More

Apple iPhone 7 to come to India on October 7

In more trouble for the Aam Aadmi Party leadership in Punjab, a group of AAP volunteers have produced an audio clip to allege that a party observer had sexually exploited a housemaid. Volunteers alleged that money was paid to bury the matter.
2016-09-07 19:29:20 Read More

Infosys reshapes, to split into 12-15 smaller units

2016-09-07 19:10:50 Read More

Bad luck, worse manners tarnish Obama's asia trip

The India-US pact facilitates the provision of logistical support, supplies and services between the US and Indian militaries on a reimbursable basis, and provides a framework to govern them. And the US has agreed to elevate defence trade and technology sharing with India.
2016-09-07 17:03:25 Read More

Air China's racist warning about Indians

2016-09-07 16:34:52 Read More

Modi to meet Barack Obama in Laos tomorrow

US President Barack Obama's Asis trip brought progress, but it was marred by a chaotic arrival ceremony in China and an ugly personal outburst from Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Obama pulled the plug after hearing that Duterte had unleashed a profane diatribe against him.
2016-09-07 16:05:34 Read More

India-US pact is anti-Muslim, Hafiz Saeed says

Sharif described Kashmir as Pakistan's "lifeline". The true solution of the Kashmir issue, he said, lies not in "raining bullets" upon people in the Valley. He said Pakistan will " continue our diplomatic and moral support to the freedom movement at all levels," Raheel said, referring to Kashmir.
2016-09-07 15:30:33 Read More

Is Pak saying it will remove its army from PoK?

2016-09-07 14:39:20 Read More

Apple's iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus launch: Live updates

This would be the eighth meeting between Modi and Obama in two years. They met for the first time at the White House in September 2014 when Modi travelled to Washington DC at the invitation of Obama. The two leaders are expected to make brief remarks at the top of the meeting.
2016-09-07 12:42:07 Read More

Iran vessel 'harasses' US Navy ship in Gulf

A US Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came within 100 yards (91 meters) of it in the central Gulf on Sunday, US defense department officials said on Tuesday.
2016-09-07 12:19:05 Read More

Iran leaders not Muslims: Top Saudi cleric

Saudi Arabia's top religious authority accused Iran's leaders of not being Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage.
2016-09-07 11:12:16 Read More

Snub to Indian high commissioner: India summons Pak envoy Basit

In a snub, Karachi Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday cancelled an event of Indian high commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale, at the last minute apparently over his remarks on Pakistan's interference in Kashmir. The organisers did not give a reason immediately for the cancellation.
2016-09-07 10:08:16 Read More

Talk to all stakeholders in J&K: All-party delegation

The members of the delegation, who met in new Delhi to discuss the way forward, agreed that the situation in J&K has to be resolved by consensus. They also denounced violence and said and said there can be no compromise on the issue of national sovereignty.
2016-09-07 09:39:49 Read More

Rs 83,000 for Mumbai-Pune trip; Ola says sorry

The bill was a clear case of software error and rectified by the app-based fleet operator. The senior citizen said he was finally given a bill of Rs 4,088 for the trip. While the aggregator apologised for the mistake, it waived off the entire bill later.
2016-09-07 07:57:45 Read More

US likely to sell Guardian drones to India for maritime surveillance

The move comes after India was designated a 'major defence partner' of the US in June. According to sources, the US administration believes that an approval of such a major military sale would help in "sealing India-US defence relationship".
2016-09-07 07:27:03 Read More

S China Sea: Beijing 'bullying' others, says report

2016-09-07 04:36:40 Read More

US asks Pak for 'accountability and justice' in Mumbai attacks

The US has said it is not planning any sanctions against Pakistan for not taking actions against terrorist groups. This comes after a recent statement by an American diplomat, that US now needs to seriously consider imposing sanctions against Pakistan.
2016-09-07 03:01:20 Read More

US to Pak: Want to see justice in 26/11 attacks case

Karnataka releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

Amid protests in several parts, Karnataka has started releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu to abide by the Supreme court directive. The Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to abide by the Supreme court directive to release 15,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 10 days.
2016-09-07 02:40:05 Read More

How separatists gave govt the upper hand in J&K

The refusal by separatists to meet a section of the all-party delegation and their 'misbehaviour' as they slammed the doors on them is being considered as a major strategic gain by the Centre as it tries to restore normalcy in Kashmir.
2016-09-07 01:08:23 Read More

Now, India turns to Russia for mega defence deals

The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that people who have invested their hard-earned money for booking flats could not be allowed to suffer because of the bad financial condition of a builder and directed realtor Supertech to refund money to homebuyers.
2016-09-07 00:18:26 Read More

DATE 8

Now, India turns to Russia for mega defence deals

Increasingly assertive action by China's coast guard ships in the South China Sea risks destabilizing the region, according to the authors of new research tracking maritime law enforcement incidents across the vital trade route.
2016-09-07 00:18:26 Read More>>

Sink or die, you must refund homebuyers: SC to builders

India will have 7 mega cities by 2030

Delhi Will Be World's 2nd Most Populous City Till 2030
2016-09-06 22:21:19 Read More

Naik NGO case: 15 Joint secys seek 'justice'

All 15 home ministry joint secretaries met Rajnath Singh and appealed for "justice" for their suspended colleague, joint secretary G K Dwivedi. The official is facing action over the renewal of the Islamic Research Foundation's licence to receive foreign funds.
2016-09-06 19:43:46 Read More

SC bars Essar's Ruia from going abroad

The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday not to take any chances with Essar group promoter Ravikant Ruia and declined him permission to go abroad during the pendency of trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
2016-09-06 19:21:56 Read More

Separatists using kids as human shields: J&K CM

Taking separatist leaders head-on, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused them of instigating the children in the Valley to engage in violence while making sure their own studied abroad or outside the state.
2016-09-06 17:09:20 Read More

Amid Cauvery protests, K'taka will give water to TN with 'heavy heart'

The Karnataka government announced on Tuesday night that it will abide by the Supreme Court order and release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. "With heavy heart we have to release water to Tamil Nadu", Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday evening after chairing an all-party meeting on the issue.
2016-09-06 16:17:58 Read More

1st T20I: Australia hit world record 263 vs SL

Australia hit a world record 263 against Sri Lanka in Tuesday's Twenty20 international in Pallekele, with Glenn Maxwell hitting an unbeaten 145.
2016-09-06 15:29:07 Read More

Indian envoy's Karachi event cancelled last minute

2016-09-06 13:56:47 Read More

No talks with 'Pak zindabad' shouters: Clerics

Terrorists and insurgents are getting "public support" in some parts of the country and unless this is stopped, India will continue to get hit by acts of terrorism, a report prepared by the elite counter-terror force NSG has said.
2016-09-06 13:12:13 Read More

Amid tension, PM to visit Pak for SAARC summit?

Agitated farmers & activists belonging to pro-Kannada outfits on Tuesday blocked Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway as protests intensified in the wake of the Supreme Court directive to the state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Protestors ransacked government offices in Mandya forcing their shut down.
2016-09-06 11:20:20 Read More

Terrorists getting 'public support': NSG report

2016-09-06 11:14:49 Read More

After talks snub, govt may cut perks, security for Kashmiri separatists

The Centre is considering curtailing facilities like foreign trips, security and medical treatment, among other things, for separatists in Kashmir, in whatâ€™s being seen as hardening of the governmentâ€™s stance against militants, according to Union home ministry sources.
2016-09-06 10:59:46 Read More

Cauvery row: Bengaluru-Mysuru highway blocked, protests intensify

Agitated farmers and activists belonging to pro-Kannada outfits on Tuesday blocked Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway as protests intensified in the wake of the Supreme Court directive to the state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
2016-09-06 08:51:33 Read More

UP polls: Rahul Gandhi begins 'Kisan Yatra'

China is looking to dust off the controversies that struck the recently-concluded G20 Summit in Hangzhou and give itself a pat on the back for hosting a major global event. The attempt at controlling the narrative on the summit came through in the Chinese govet-run Global Times newspaper on Tuesday.
2016-09-06 08:12:39 Read More

Live updates: Protest in K'taka over Cauvery order

My hope with Kejriwal is over: Anna Hazare

2016-09-06 06:44:29 Read More

My hope with Kejriwal is over: Anna Hazare

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi kick-started his partyâ€™s campaign for the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He began a â€˜Kisan Yatraâ€™ from Deoria on Tuesday and launched an attack against the Centre and the UP government, accusing them of â€™having forgottenâ€™ about farmers and labourers.
2016-09-06 06:44:29 Read More

â€˜We did well,â€™ China tells itself after G20 Summit

Anna Hazare has said he is "very saddened to see" that some of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's colleagues have gone to jail, while some others are "indulging in fraud" "... The hope with which I was looking at him (Kejriwal) is over," he said.
2016-09-06 05:28:43 Read More

Philippine prez expresses regret over abusive Obama comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday for a tirade against Barack Obama in which he called the US leader a "son of a w****". US President Obama had earlier cancelled a meeting with foul-mouthed Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday at a regional summit.
2016-09-06 04:54:24 Read More

Foreign funding to Naik's NGO to need prior nod

The HC collegium had recommended at least 44 names in April, about 30 of them practising lawyers and the rest from the state judicial service, for appointment as judges of the country's largest high court.
2016-09-06 01:50:31 Read More

Simultaneous polls get presidential push

A couple returning home after a holy dip in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district were allegedly attacked on Sunday by a group of men, who dragged the woman into a field and killed her. The husband was stabbed and is in Aligarh Medical College Hospital.
2016-09-05 23:54:40 Read More

SC collegium rejects 11 UP judge aspirants

2016-09-05 21:52:36 Read More

Sedition charges can't be slapped for criticising govt: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court clarified on Monday that sedition charges cannot be brought against a person merely for raising a voice against the government or its policies, in view of the controversy generated after sedition charges were recently slapped in a number of cases
2016-09-05 20:40:26 Read More

Highway horror: Woman killed, husband stabbed

Controversial Salafist preacher Zakir Naik's NGO Islamic Research Foundation is set to be put on prior permission category, necessitating all its foreign contributions to be approved by the Union home ministry.
2016-09-05 19:59:52 Read More

Modi to Theresa May: UK's visa policy may negatively impact Indians

Britain's new visa policy could have a "negative impact" on Indian working professionals' short term business visits to the UK, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told his British counterpart Theresa May during their first meeting after she became Premier.
2016-09-05 15:46:29 Read More

What Ricky Ponting thinks about Virat Kohli

Brett Lee recently said Kohli is best in the business currently, ignoring the likes of Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson. Ponting, however, feels it is still not time to settle the "best batsman" debate.
2016-09-05 14:22:30 Read More

Why Eid will be different for Saudis this year

The annual Eid al-Adha holiday period is traditionally a time for ordinary Saudis to splurge on new clothes, accessories and travel. But this year's Eid holidays, which fall on September 12-15, are set to be the most austere in well over a decade.
2016-09-05 14:19:55 Read More

Obama cancels Philippine prez talks after insult

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a "son of a whore" on Monday as he vowed not to be lectured by the US leader on human rights when they meet in Laos. His bilateral talks with Obama - scheduled for Tuesday - may not take place.
2016-09-05 13:12:07 Read More

Raghuram Rajan has a warning for world leaders

As Rahuram Rajan stepped down on Sunday as the RBI governor, he offered a new warning: Low interest rates globally could distort markets and would be difficult to abandon. Low interest rates should not be a substitute for "other instruments of policy" and "various kinds of reforms" that are needed to encourage growth, Rajan said
2016-09-05 12:26:48 Read More

One nation in South Asia spreading terrorism: PM Modi at G20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kept up his attack on the sponsors of terrorism on the second and last day of the G20 Summit in Chinaâ€™s Hangzhou. Without taking names, he categorically said terrorism was being spread by a single South Asian country.
2016-09-05 10:02:14 Read More

PM Modi discusses NSG bid with Turkey President

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed India's NSG membership with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and also raised the issue of the confidential data leak of the Indian Scorpene Class submarines with French President Francois Holland on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
2016-09-05 08:55:51 Read More

Stop flexing muscles over SChina Sea: US to China

A rising China, which has been worrying its neighbours with its aggressive behaviour on economic policies and in the disputed South China Sea, needs to restrain itself and behave responsibly at the world stage, US President Barack Obama has said.
2016-09-05 06:33:07 Read More

'Not humanity': Rajnath hits out at separatists

Rajnath Singh expressed displeasure over the decision of Kashmiri separatists to refuse talks with members of all-party delegation. He said the â€œdoors are wide openâ€ for talks with anyone interested in peace and normalcy. He reiterated that J&K is an integral part of India and would remain that way.
2016-09-05 06:29:03 Read More

As Rajan departs, RBI mulls opening doors to Islamic finance

RBI has proposed working with the government to introduce interest-free banking to tackle financial exclusion for religious reasons, potentially opening Islamic finance. RBI made the proposal in its annual report last week, as departing governor Raghuram Rajan hands over the reins to Urjit Patel.
2016-09-05 04:49:59 Read More

Modi raises blackmoney, tax evasion at G20

In his intervention on the second day of the G20 Summit in this east Chinese city, PM Narendra Modi said fighting corruption, blackmoney and tax-evasion were central to effective financial governance. He called for further strengthening of the global financial safety net.
2016-09-05 04:38:57 Read More

World economy at risk, avoid â€˜empty talk': Xi

The global economy is being threatened by rising protectionism and risks from highly leveraged financial markets, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on the first day of a summit of leaders from G20 nations.
2016-09-04 23:47:53 Read More

Need India in NSG to promote non-proliferation, says Japan

As China refuses to let go of its opposition to India's Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership bid, Japan has reiterated support for India saying its presence in NSG will help promote non-proliferation.
2016-09-04 23:35:58 Read More

Pak reveals defence agreement with China

Pakistanâ€™s cabinet has approved a long-term defence agreement with China, a local newspaper reported on Sunday. The Express Tribune reported that the approval was given after PM Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting in Lahore on July 15 upon his return from London.
2016-09-04 22:45:28 Read More

Modi raises Chinaâ€™s PoK eco corridor with Xi

PM Modi aired concerns over Xi Jinpingâ€™s signature project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, during a meeting with the Chinese president on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Sunday while also flagging the dangers of terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
2016-09-04 22:23:21 Read More

Separatists snub visiting MPs in Kashmir

Kashmiri separatists shut the door on members of the all-party delegation on Sunday, literally in some instances, as they went to meet them as part of efforts to end the two-month-long unrest in the Valley following Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Waniâ€™s killing.
2016-09-04 21:07:12 Read More

Abhinav Bindra officially bids adieu to shooting

Abhinav Bindra, India's lone individual Olympic gold medallist, on Sunday officially announced his retirement from shooting, saying 'it is time to move on and hand over the baton to the younger generation.'
2016-09-04 13:28:31 Read More

Isolate supporters and sponsors of terror: PM Modi

India on Sunday called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded "coordinated actions" by the grouping to "isolate supporters and sponsors of terror".
2016-09-04 13:23:45 Read More

4 oppn MPs of all-party delegation in Kashmir reach out to separatists

Four opposition MPs of the all-party delegation to Kashmir on Sunday broke away from the group and decided to reach out to separatists by meeting them separately.
2016-09-04 12:16:12 Read More

Mother Teresa elevated to sainthood by Pope Francis

Mother Teresa, the celebrated nun whose work with the poor of Kolkata made her an instantly recognisable global figure, was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis at a ceremony in Vatican City on Sunday.
2016-09-04 08:58:55 Read More

Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis

Mother Teresa, the celebrated nun whose work with the poor of Kolkata made her an instantly recognizable global figure, was proclaimed Saint Teresa of Calcutta by Pope Francis at a ceremony in Vatican City on Sunday.
2016-09-04 08:58:55 Read More

Airport tiff shows US-China value gap: Obama

A tarmac tiff between US and Chinese officials over media access highlighted the gap between views on human rights and press freedom, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday after the incident soured the start of a global summit.
2016-09-04 07:39:07 Read More

Obama: Airport tiff shows US-China value gap

Modi to Xi: Must respect each other's concerns

India and China should be sensitive to each otherâ€™s aspirations and needs, PM Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Huangzhou on Sunday. The conciliatory note comes amid rising tensions in India-China ties over a number of issues.
2016-09-04 06:21:07 Read More

PM Modi meets Xi Jinping on G20 summit lines

China is willing to work with India to maintain their "hard-won sound" ties and further boost bilateral cooperation, President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday as the two leaders held talks amid differences over a raft of issues.
2016-09-04 04:35:36 Read More

DATE 9

ICC trying to cut the hand that is feeding them: BCCI

"The BCCI is responsible for 80% of ICC's revenue and it does not get a representation in these committees. It clearly looks like the ICC is trying to cut the hand that is feeding them," a top BCCI official said.
2016-09-04 03:34:44 Read More>>

Will Flood Kashmir With Suicide Bombers: Hizb

Kashmirâ€™s most-wanted terrorist and the man who keeps the Valley on the boil, Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, vowed on Saturday to block any peaceful political resolution to the Kashmir conflict. He threatened to train more Kashmiri suicide bombers, who would turn the Valley into â€œa graveyard for Indian forcesâ€, and to take his struggle outside Kashmir.
2016-09-03 23:04:26 Read More

Pressure on India as US and China ratify Paris deal

In a significant step towards bringing the Paris climate deal into force before the end of this year, US and China â€” the worldâ€™s top two emitters of greenhouse gases â€” on Saturday ratified the agreement which was approved by 195 countries, including India, in December last year.
2016-09-03 21:49:26 Read More

Mehbooba invites separatists for talks

Reaching out formally to the separatists through a letter, Mehbooba asked JKLF, the three Hurriyat factions, National Front and Jamaat-e-Islami to engage with the 30 member all-party delegation, who she said represented both the government and the people of India.
2016-09-03 21:10:41 Read More

Sacked AAP ex-minister held after woman in sex CD says he raped her

In a dramatic development, the woman who featured in the sex CD of former AAP minister Sandeep Kumar turned up at the Sultanpuri police station in outer Delhi on Saturday and accused him of raping her. Police registered an FIR against the MLA after which he was arrested late in the evening.
2016-09-03 20:53:27 Read More

3 ex-CJIs echo judgeâ€™s claim on SC collegium

Transparency and consensus are needed in the Supreme Court collegium proceedings for selecting judges, three former CJIs have said in support of Justice J Chelameswarâ€™s unprecedented decision to stay away from collegium meetings.
2016-09-03 20:24:59 Read More

'Hello Hangzhou': PM lands in China for G20 summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flew into this Chinese city for the crucial G20 summit and talks with top world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping on irritants in bilateral ties like India's NSG bid and the CPEC, which runs through PoK.
2016-09-03 14:43:57 Read More

Collegium's functioning: CJI hopes to 'sort out' issues raised by SC judge

Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Saturday expressed hope that the controversy arising out of the refusal of Justice J Chelameswar to take part in Collegium meetings would be sorted out. Justice Chelameswar had said that Collegium is functioning in an "opaque" and "non-transparent" manner.
2016-09-03 13:45:34 Read More

'This is our country': Chinese official shouts as Obama lands for G20 meet

When US President Barack Obama arrived in China's Hangzhou on Saturday on his final trip to Asia as commander in chief for the G20 summit, the ceremonial niceties were marred by an undiplomatic shouting incident on the tarmac by a Chinese official.
2016-09-03 11:43:13 Read More

Govt approves use of PAVA shells for mob control

Union home minister Rajnath Singh has approved the use of chilli-based PAVA shells for crowd controlling in Jammu and Kashmir, news agency PTI reported. The PAVA shells are non-lethal munition which temporarily incapacitate the targets and render them immobile for several minutes.
2016-09-03 11:10:50 Read More

Protect RBI's ability to say 'no' to govt: Rajan

Russia's President Vladimir Putin Putin also urged Pyongyang to adhere to agreements backed by the United Nations, but he added: "I think that any actions that would provoke further escalation (of tensions) are counter-productive."
2016-09-03 10:27:26 Read More

Ex-AAP minister surrenders, booked for rape

Ousted AAP minister, Sandeep Kumar, who has been mired in a sex scandal controversy, surrendered before the DCP office on Saturday evening. Woman seen in the video had lodged a complaint against him and Kumar was booked under rape charges. Earlier in the day, AAP had suspended Kumar from party.
2016-09-03 10:17:39 Read More

ED goes after Vijay Mallya, attaches Rs 6,630 cr of his properties

G20 summit: China's Hangzhou turns ghost town

Media reports on Friday stated Yogeshwar's silver could be upgraded to a gold medal because now the sample of Toghrul Asgarov, who won the gold in London, had tested positive. But rules suggest Yogi could settle for silver and Coleman Scott could get gold.
2016-09-03 07:21:27 Read More

India shelves plan to expand Scorpene order

Details of the Scorpene submarine were published in the Australian newspaper last month, triggering concerns that it had become vulnerable even before it was ready to enter service.
2016-09-03 05:46:08 Read More

World mustn't heighten tension with N Korea: Putin

The Chinese city of Hangzhou felt like a ghost town on Saturday ahead of the arrival of leaders from the world's 20 biggest economies, after the government encouraged residents to clear out and cranked up security for the summit.
2016-09-03 05:42:00 Read More

India gives Vietnam $500m credit line for defence

2016-09-03 05:18:43 Read More

Jams cost Bengaluru Rs 3,700 crore per year

2016-09-03 04:16:49 Read More

London Olympics gold for Yogeshwar Dutt? Maybe not

Delhi spells out Indian Ocean policy amid SCS row

India supports freedom of navigation and overflight, and unimpeded commerce, based on the United Nationsâ€™ law of the sea, foreign secretary S Jaishankar said on Friday. Addressing the first Indian Ocean Conference by the Ram Madhav-led India Foundation in Singapore, the foreign secretary spoke about development initiatives, regional diplomacy, naval cooperation, blue economy and international law to spell out Indiaâ€™s integrated strategy for the region.
2016-09-02 22:26:31 Read More

Varun praises Nehru, recalls his sacrifices

â€œPeople think that Nehru became the first prime minister and lived a lavish life like a king, full of comfort and luxury. What they do not know is Nehru spent 15 and half years in jail to achieve that,â€™â€™ he said.
2016-09-02 21:08:57 Read More

SC Judge rips into CJI-headed collegium, shuns selection meetings

The Supreme Courtâ€™s fifth-most senior judge, Justice J Chelameswar, told TOI that he has stopped attending collegium meetings headed by the Chief Justice of India as he finds its procedure â€œmost opaqueâ€, and the â€œmajority gangs upâ€ to shoot down genuine objections against undesirable candidates.
2016-09-02 20:50:37 Read More

'Men more judicious, so can use triple talaq'

Sharia has granted the triple talaq mode of oral divorce to husbands because men are better at controlling emotions and, therefore, unlikely to take impulsive decisions, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said.
2016-09-02 19:52:14 Read More

'Ban on polygamy encourages illicit sex'

Sidhu floats party with Pargat and 2 MLAs

As a batsman, Navjot Singh Sidhu loved hitting out against spinners. On Friday, however, the 53-year-old bowled a sharply-turning googly by floating a political outfit â€” Awaaz-e-Punjab â€” with three sitting MLAs, ending speculation about him joining Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab next year.
2016-09-02 19:33:59 Read More

Srinagar police officer ties knot with PoK girl

Owais Geelani, a sub-inspector with Jammu & Kashmir Police, married Faiza Geelani, a resident of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK), at a function here where only the groom's close relatives and friends were in attendance due to the ongoing unrest.
2016-09-02 12:09:31 Read More

Setback for AAP? Navjot Sidhu floats new front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'

Ahead of next year's assembly polls in Punjab, former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sindhu has floated a new front called "Awaaz-e-Punjab". The front, formed by Sidhu, Pargat Singh and Bains brothers, will be formally launched next week, reports said. Earlier, there were reports that Sidhu may join AAP.
2016-09-02 10:08:54 Read More

'Pak koi doodh ka dhula nahi hai': Baloch leader

2016-09-02 09:16:00 Read More

Courts can't change personal laws: Muslim body

Personal laws can't be challenged as that would be a violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution, said All India Muslim Personal Law Board on the issue of triple talaq. Board also said personal laws, which are based on customs, can't be rewritten in the name of social reform.
2016-09-02 08:45:36 Read More

Indian Army fights 'Battle of the Bulge'

â€œThe issue has serious ramifications, not only affecting combat readiness but also leading to avoidable ailments resulting in reduced life span in addition to public embarrassment due to slovenly appearance in uniform,â€ the instruction, sent to all commands on August 8 read.
2016-09-02 08:11:49 Read More

Where's Zika going next? Maybe India or China

Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and Africa could be at risk of infection. Some of the most vulnerable countries include India, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
2016-09-02 05:24:43 Read More

Terror attack in Peshawar Christian area, 5 killed

A group of militants attacked a Christian colony near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar early Friday, triggering a shootout in which four attackers and one civilian died, police and the military said. Three security officials and two civilian guards were wounded in the attack.
2016-09-02 04:04:46 Read More

7.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand

A strong magnitude-7.1 earthquake rattled the coast of New Zealand's North Island on Friday morning, triggering a small tsunami and shaking items from shelves but not causing any major damage or injuries.
2016-09-02 00:44:18 Read More

Bharat Bandh: Why trade unions are on strike today

Essential services such as banking and public transport are likely to be hit on Friday as trade unions go on a nationwide strike to protest the governmentâ€™s alleged "indifference" to their demand for better wages and "anti-worker" changes in labour laws. Railway services will not be affected.
2016-09-02 00:11:04 Read More

Will talk to China, want to make India NSG member by year end: Kerry

US secretary of state John Kerry tells TOI that the US is pushing Pak PM Nawaz Sharif & his army chief Raheel Sharif to take on terror groups. Mumbai attackers must be punished, LeT & Jaish crushed, he says
2016-09-01 22:52:26 Read More

CBI seeks info on D-companyâ€™s gutka biz from 3 countries

Probing the infamous decade-old Gutka scandal involving underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and paan masala makers of the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation has recently approached Pakistan, UAE and the UK seeking evidence against the D-company boss. The judicial requests (letter rogatories) have been sent to three countries to get information on Dawood and his illegal gutka business.
2016-09-01 21:25:51 Read More

Zakir NGO cleared for foreign funds, 4 arrested

Four home ministry officials, including joint secretary of the foreigners division G K Dwivedi, have been suspended for the renewal of the foreign funding licence of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naikâ€™s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF).
2016-09-01 20:47:59 Read More

Air India pilot puts lives of 200 in peril

A senior Air India executive commander prone to sudden, psychotic mood swings carried out an extremely unsafe manoeuvre onboard a Delhi-Paris flight on April 28 putting the Boeing 787 and the lives of over 200 passengers and crew at risk.
2016-09-01 20:28:18 Read More

Unstable Air India pilot puts 200 lives in peril

Rafale deal closer to decision, goes for final review

The multi-billion Euro deal for 36 Rafales moved a step closer to a decision as the file on the fighter jets has been sent to the Prime Minister's Office for final review and clearance. Defence sources said on Thursday the final report has been cleared by the defence ministry.
2016-09-01 13:53:18 Read More

Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during rocket test firing

NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred on Thursday morning. The test, considered routine, was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
2016-09-01 13:39:44 Read More

16 states ratify GST, decks cleared for Prez nod

Decks have been cleared for seeking presidential assent to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill after Odisha Assembly ratified it on Thursday. With this, the historic tax reform Bill can now be sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his approval.
2016-09-01 13:21:27 Read More

PoK a 'thorn in our flesh', says IAF chief

Air Force chief Arup Raha on Thursday rued that air power had not been fully utilised by the Indian government till the 1971 war and indicated that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK) would have been India's had the country gone for a military solution rather than taking a "moral high ground".
2016-09-01 11:20:28 Read More

Ambani's 45-min talk cost Airtel, Idea Rs 13,800cr

Reliance Jio 4G Tariffs Plans: As widely expected, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani sounded the bugle for the company's 4G services at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday.
2016-09-01 09:19:55 Read More

Rahul won't retract 'RSS men killed Gandhi' comment, will face trial

At the company's 42nd annual general meeting for shareholders, Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani unleashed disruption in the country's telecom industry.
2016-09-01 09:18:29 Read More

Reliance Jio: 9 things it offers to customers

In what could be the worst nightmare for Bharti Airtel, Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Jio would offer free voice services to its active users.
2016-09-01 08:45:51 Read More

EU's $14.5 bn tax on Apple is 'political crap': Cook

2016-09-01 08:04:59 Read More

Reliance Jio 4G services announced: Highlights

The Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked yesterday over a sex tape controversy, said on Wednesday that he's not on the tape and is being targeted because he's dalit.
2016-09-01 06:13:03 Read More

Ambani unleashes Jio's 'datagiri': Free voice calls, zero roaming cost

As widely expected, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani raised the bugle for the company's 4G services at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday.
2016-09-01 06:10:41 Read More

Sacked Delhi minister: I'm targeted as I'm dalit

Nearly 24 years after the Babri Masjid was demolished, resulting in communal strife across India, a 300-year-old dilapidated mosque would be rebuilt on the land belonging to Hanumangarhi temple, which is far away from the disputed site in Ayodhya.
2016-09-01 05:50:06 Read More

DATE 10

Did China just admit it's cornered by India-US?

2016-09-01 04:52:03 Read More>>

70% of IIT-B students skip daily bath: Survey

Six of 10 residents at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) showered once every two or three days, finding the â€œtaskâ€ taxing. A small 10% that took a bath just once a week and just about 30% took a bath everyday.
2016-09-01 01:52:01 Read More

UP temple to build mosque on its land

An editorial today in a Chinese government-run news outlet seems to indicate strongly that Beijing is indeed feeling threatened. The editorial also says that this means that "China has just become a real major power."
2016-08-31 21:43:20 Read More

Diplomacy duel: India outdoes China, regains Asian foothold

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

Here, pay Rs 500 and go to jail for a day

Tourists visiting a colonial-era jail here in Medak district of Telangana can now get a first-hand experience of prison life by paying a fee of Rs 500 for a dayâ€™s stay.
2016-08-31 20:54:08 Read More

As soldiers watch, homemaker saves jawanâ€™s life

A jawan of a group of Assam Rifles men, who had lost his footing and plunged into a 50-foot-deep roadside ditch while trying to escape a pack of stray dogs, was saved by the 42-year-old Veena Sharma. She lost no time in trying to revive him by performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
2016-08-31 20:36:46 Read More

India crosses 6,000MW mark in nuclear energy

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

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