Current Affairs For The Year 2017 And Month Dec

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Vidarbha beat Delhi to win maiden Ranji title

Vidarbha claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy after beating Delhi by nine wickets in the final of India's premier domestic tournament here on Monday. Chasing a target of 29, Vidarbha completed the task with loss of skipper Faiz Fazal's wicket.
2018-01-01 11:55:32 Read More

Vidarbha beat Delhi to win maiden Ranji title

GDP growth to pick up in 2018, but oil prices, inflation may spoil party

With the effects of demonetisation and the transition hiccups of the GST firmly behind, India's economic growth is likely to pick up in the new year but rising oil prices and a firming inflation may spoil the party.
2018-01-01 11:54:48 Read More

SBI's new year gift: Base rate cut by 30bps

The State Bank of India on Monday reduced the base rate and benchmark prime lending rates (BPLR) by 30 basis points each, which will benefit nearly 80 lakh customers on the old pricing regime.
2018-01-01 11:07:32 Read More

J&K: Pulwama op ends; body of 3rd terrorist found

The counter-operation launched by security forces against the terrorists who attacked a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir ended on Monday following the recovery of the body of another terrorist, the police said.
2018-01-01 10:48:23 Read More

Seaplane crash: Top global catering firm CEO dead

Richard Cousins, 58, chief of the British-based catering and food services giant, died alongside Emma Bowden, 48, Heather Bowden, 11, Edward Cousins, 23, and William Cousins, 25, according to Detective Superintendent Mark Hutchings from the New South Wales Police.
2018-01-01 10:07:12 Read More

Pakistan plans takeover of charities run by Hafiz Saeed

Pakistanâ€™s civilian government detailed its plans in a secret order to various provincial and federal government departments on Dec. 19, three officials who attended one of several high-level meeting discussing the crackdown told Reuters.
2018-01-01 09:41:20 Read More

Govt suspects GST leakage via SME scheme

Massive under-reporting by companies, believe officials
2018-01-01 05:10:31 Read More

South Africa bowling attack is different and certainly lethal: Rohit Sharma

In years to come, those who keep track of cricket's shorter formats will have to keep referring to Rohit Sharma's profile to figure how exactly did he change the patterns of run-making in limited overs cricket.
2018-01-01 03:04:05 Read More

Nuclear button is always on my desk: Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong-Un urged North Korea to mass-produce nuclear warheads and missiles in a defiant New Year message on Monday suggesting he would continue to accelerate a rogue weapons programme that has stoked international tensions.
2018-01-01 02:48:15 Read More

K'taka polls may be pilot for Rajini's political stint

Rajini's ability to pull crowds and convert them into votes is likely to be put to test much earlier, with BJP leaders wooing him to campaign for them in the upcoming Karnataka elections.
2018-01-01 01:36:56 Read More

Blue Whale? BITS Pilani student chokes to death

An engineering student of BITS Pilani-Hyderabad campus committed suicide by suffocating himself using a plastic bag wrap at his house in Gandipet on Saturday. Police suspect the youngster may be a victim of Blue Whale challenge game.
2018-01-01 01:13:04 Read More

1st NRC draft: Assam recognizes 1.9cr of 3.29cr citizens as legal

The much-awaited first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was on Monday published with the names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore total applicants in Assam recognising them as legal citizens of India.
2017-12-31 21:22:53 Read More

'Pakâ€™s truce violations donâ€™t set tone for cricket'

The prospects of a cricket series between India and Pakistan, even at a neutral venue, are dim with the government taking the view that a high incidence of cross-border firing violations by Pakistan do not provide a conducive atmosphere for the sporting exchange.
2017-12-31 20:32:42 Read More

Shah intervenes, Nitin Patel gets back finance

A crisis in the Gujarat BJP government was defused after deputy chief minister Nitin Patel was assigned the finance department along with five other portfolios on Sunday. He took charge at the Sachivalaya on Sunday.
2017-12-31 19:51:48 Read More

In Rajini, BJP may seek ally for TN breakthrough

A section of the BJP brass is keen on an alliance with Rajinikanth, who has announced that he will float his own political party before the 2021 state polls in Tamil Nadu, even as the saffron party weighs its options to make inroads in the southern state.
2017-12-31 18:42:26 Read More

A strong message and a candid admission in Xi's New Year message

Xi said China will resolutely uphold the authority and status of the UN, actively fulfill China's international obligations and duties. He also said that China will remain firmly committed to the pledges to tackle climate change, actively push for the BRI and always be a builder of world peace.
2017-12-31 15:31:43 Read More

Gujarat Dy CM given charge of finance ministry

Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who was unhappy over not getting portfolios of his choice in the new cabinet, took charge on sunday after he was given the finance portfolio, following BJP president Amit Shah's intervention.
2017-12-31 13:41:46 Read More

In pics: New Year celebrations across world

2017-12-31 11:46:14 Read More

5 jawans martyred in attack on CRPF camp in J&K

The Pakistani 'fidayeens' carrying UBGL (under barrel grenade launcher) and other automatic weapons entered the camp in the dead of night, taking the jawans by surprise. They threw grenades and opened fire on the sleeping men, before being challenged and neutralised.
2017-12-31 10:50:19 Read More

Nitin Patel takes charge as Shah placates him

Terming the policy of allowing Muslim women to perform Haj only in the company of a male guardian as "injustice", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government has removed the restriction following which hundreds of women have applied to travel alone for the pilgrimage.
2017-12-31 09:57:36 Read More

Rajini trying to buy time on his political moves?

A reluctant Rajnikanth has finally decided to take the political plunge. However, the actor seems to be trying to buy more time by announcing his intent to contest only in the next assembly polls -- that will be held only in the summer of 2021 -- and also by not revealing the name of the party.
2017-12-31 08:59:50 Read More

IITians urged to build passenger drones for cities

2017-12-31 08:40:55 Read More

4 jawans martyred, 2 terrorists killed in attack on CRPF camp in J&K

Rajinikanth: Speaking on the last day of his fan interaction at Raghavendra Marriage Hall in Kodambakkam here, Rajinikanth said he would contest the next (2021) assembly election and would field candidates in all the 234 â€‹assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
2017-12-31 08:39:11 Read More

Muslim women can now travel for Haj alone: PM

2017-12-31 07:38:53 Read More

Muslim women can now travel for Haj alone: PM

2017-12-31 07:38:53 Read More

Kamal greets â€˜brother Rajiniâ€™ on political entry

After call with Amit Shah, Nitin Patel agrees to take charge of ministries

Rajinikanth to float party, contest TN elections

Rajinikanthâ€™s political entry: Actor Kamal Haasan on Sunday congratulated superstar Rajinikanth who announced his decision to float a political party and contest the next assembly election in Tamil Nadu.
2017-12-31 03:53:26 Read More

J&K: Terrorists attack CRPF training centre, 3 hurt

The Palestine Authority has decided to recall its envoy from Islamabad in the face of Indiaâ€™s strong protest over the presence of the Palestine ambassador to Pakistan in the company of Mumbai attack mastermind and global terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Rawalpindi.
2017-12-30 23:45:51 Read More

BJP brass in no mood to entertain Nitin Patel, Prem Kumar Dhumal

Deputy Gujarat chief minister Nitin Patel's reluctance to join office due to unhappiness over his apparent "downsizing" underlines aftershocks for BJP in the state, close on the heels of reports about veteran Prem Kumar Dhumal refusing to reconcile to the Himachal Pradesh election defeat and opt out of the CM race.
2017-12-30 22:00:28 Read More

Mumbai fire: 314 demolitions; lookout notice for 3

2017-12-30 21:03:52 Read More

Nitin Patel sparks crisis; Hardik says join Cong

â€‹Police have issued lookout notices against three partners of 1Above, the resto-bar where all the deaths took place. Around a dozen restaurant-bars that faced action were in the Kamla Mills Compound itself.
2017-12-30 19:57:03 Read More

Envoy erred by sharing dais with Saeed: Palestine

â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹Deputy chief minister of Gujarat Nitin Patel, who has been sulking after being stripped of key finance and urban development portfolios, triggered a crisis in state BJP on Saturday when he insisted that he would not join office till his â€œhonour is restoredâ€.
2017-12-30 19:07:58 Read More

We are ready for South Africa, says Virat Kohli

2017-12-30 14:16:18 Read More

Mumbai fire: 100 illegal structures demolished, 3 cases registered

Earlier today, it was officially announced that CBFCâ€™s Examining Committee has cleared Sanjay Leela Bhansaliâ€™s 'Padmavati' (or perhaps 'Padmavat', now) with a U/A certificate, with a few modifications. However, that was soon followed by reports that the board has also asked for 26 cuts in the film. We asked CBFC Chairman Prasoon Joshi to set the record straight. Hereâ€™s what he has to say
2017-12-30 13:50:43 Read More

No cuts, only 5 changes: Joshi on 'Padmavati'

"We have the right kind of bowling attack and the right kind of balance to win Test matches in any conditions we play in," captain Virat Kohli said at the Indian team's arrival press conference in Cape Town.
2017-12-30 13:49:42 Read More

'Russian tankers fuelled NKorea via sea transfers'

2017-12-30 12:18:25 Read More

'Russian tankers fuelled NKorea via sea transfers'

2017-12-30 12:18:25 Read More

Palestine recalls envoy who met Hafiz Saeed

Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea, according to two senior Western European security sources, providing an economic lifeline to the secretive Communist state.
2017-12-30 11:24:52 Read More

Censor Board to clear 'Padmavati' after cuts, wants title changed

The decision came after an examining committee meeting by CBFC was held on December 28. It consisted of the regular committee members, along with CBFC officials and a special advisory panel in presence of Chairman Prasoon Joshi.
2017-12-30 09:12:28 Read More

How diplomatic hopes with North Korea plunged

Although North Korea at that time signaled interest in talks with Washington, its uncompromising position made plain the challenges Trump faced as he entered the White House, promising to sort out the North Korean "mess" he inherited. It also underscored how much difficulty the US has experienced gauging the North's thinking.
2017-12-30 07:38:40 Read More

Hardik invites Gujarat Dy CM Patel to join him

Amid political drama in Gujarat, which has begun right after the new government took the charge, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel has invited deputy chief minister Nitin Patel to join him.
2017-12-30 06:25:17 Read More

Frustrated US may deny millions in aid for Pakistan

The Trump administration is strongly considering to withhold $255 million in aid to Pakistan, reflecting dissatisfaction with Islamabad's inaction against terror networks, a media report said.
2017-12-30 06:12:11 Read More

Day after fire, BMC targets illegal structures

2017-12-30 06:03:13 Read More

Day after fire, BMC targets illegal structures

2017-12-30 06:03:13 Read More

Didi changes tack to contain BJP, sets up boards to renovate temples

This possibly explains why Mamata spent around one hour at KapilMuniâ€™s ashram with its chief priest Gyandasji during her Gangasagar visit on December 26, ahead of Makar Sankranti on January 14, when lakhs of pilgrims will be taking a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.
2017-12-30 00:04:47 Read More

Only 400 Delhi eateries have fire safety permit

â€‹Fire officers say restaurateurs get away with gross violations. Eateries with a seating capacity of less than 50 do not require fire clearance. Restaurant owners certify themselves under this norm, but routinely set up additional temporary seats.
2017-12-29 20:44:50 Read More

Crack in new Gujarat cabinet? Denied key portfolios, Dy CM skips office

All is not well in the newly inducted Vijay Rupani government. Signs of discontent were visible as deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who suffered the ignominy of being stripped off three key portfolios - finance, urban development and petroleum - did not assume office in the Sachivalaya in Gandhinagar on Friday even as many ministers took charge.
2017-12-29 20:39:04 Read More

6-hour blaze guts 2 rooftop bars â€” both illegal

BMC assistant municipal commissioner Prashant Sapkale said BMC had sent the two eateries notices for various violations and also illegally using the terrace to serve food and drinks without valid permissions.
2017-12-29 20:33:14 Read More

DATE 2

Was duped by weight-loss pill ad, says Naidu

Asking the government to take steps to end the menace of misleading and fake advertisements, vice president M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday shared his own experience of how he lost Rs 1,230 for weight loss pills.
2017-12-29 20:13:25 Read More>>

E-goods made in India pull ahead of imports

The Centreâ€™s efforts to promote local manufacturing through the â€˜Make in Indiaâ€™ programme seem to be reaping dividends with the domestic production of electronics â€” one of the key reasons behind foreign currency spends after oil â€” moving ahead of imports for the first time in 2016-17.
2017-12-29 19:17:00 Read More

India slams Hafiz meet with Palestinian envoy

The presence of the Palestinian envoy at a JuD rally is a slap on the face for India, just last week India voted for a UNGA resolution against the US decision to move its capital to Jerusalem. India, like 127 other countries voted on the principle that the status of Jerusalem would be decided after a deal between Israel and Palestine
2017-12-29 17:34:55 Read More

Govt moves to tap share of Indus water

In keeping with its decision to review utilisation of Indus waters as part of its signalling that Pakistan cannot expect past voluntary concessions to continue as long as it exports terror to India, the government has moved further on a project to store water in Jammu and Kashmirâ€™s Kathua district.
2017-12-29 14:52:18 Read More

After triple talaq, Muslim women for polygamy ban

2017-12-29 14:52:14 Read More

Mumbai fire: How evening of revelry turned into horror for young victims

They said the new law should have also banned the practice of polygamy among Muslim men which, they said, was "worse than triple talaq." The same opportunity had come in 1985 when the Shah Bano case happened, but was lost by the then Central government, they claimed.
2017-12-29 13:47:08 Read More

Shikhar Dhawan's family stopped at Dubai airport

2017-12-29 13:03:35 Read More

Supporters of wrestlers Sushil, Rana clash

2017-12-29 12:44:13 Read More

Mumbai fire: 'Pub staff ran away without helping'

The opening day of the Commonwealth Games trials, attended by, among others, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brijbhushan Singh Sharan, ended on a stormy note at the KD Jadhav Stadium on Friday.
2017-12-29 10:41:48 Read More

'Avoid getting trapped in such Ponzi schemes': Govt warns against bitcoin

"There is a real and heightened risk of investment bubble of the type seen in Ponzi schemes which can result in sudden and prolonged crash exposing investors, especially retail consumers losing their hard-earned money. Consumers need to be alert and extremely cautious as to avoid getting trapped in such Ponzi schemes," the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
2017-12-29 10:33:04 Read More

Hema Malini blames population for Mumbai fire

While the companies are yet to announce the deal size, it is estimated to be worth around Rs 23,000 crore, a massive relief for Anil's debt-ridden Reliance Communications (RCom) that is saddled with loans of nearly Rs 45,000 crore and was facing possible bankruptcy proceedings.
2017-12-29 09:49:20 Read More

Shah Bano to Triple Talaq: Cong 1986 vs Cong '17

2017-12-29 08:17:10 Read More

Blog: Learn life saving techniques for safety

2017-12-29 07:43:43 Read More

'Why ICJ, Red Cross not involved in Jadhav meet?'

2017-12-29 05:30:58 Read More

14 dead in Mumbai fire: Key points

At least 14 were killed and 19 others injured in a fire that broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of a four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg
2017-12-29 04:43:24 Read More

'Jadhavs spoke comfortably in English', claims Pak

The Congress today took aim at what it believes is the Centreâ€™s mismanagement of the meeting between Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family members in Pakistan, and asked why the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) wasnâ€™t asked to facilitate the visit.
2017-12-29 03:38:45 Read More

Akbar mounts spirited defence of triple talaq bill

2017-12-28 21:48:41 Read More

Akbar mounts spirited defence of triple talaq bill

Akbar said Jawaharlal Nehru had cited the Hindu Code Bill as his biggest achievement but when asked if Muslim women did not deserve reforms, he remarked, "there was no opportune time". Rhetorically asking when that time would come, Akbar himself replied the time had come.
2017-12-28 21:48:41 Read More

'Jaitlie' remark: Privilege motion against Rahul

In a historic but politically contentious move, the Modi government used its big majority in the Lok Sabha to pass a bill criminalising triple talaq among Muslims even as sections of the opposition demanded changes in the proposed law and a small minority rejected the legislation.
2017-12-28 20:30:39 Read More

Live: 14 dead, several injured in fire at Mumbai's Kamala Mills

LS passes triple talaq bill, sterner test in RS

Big brother Mukesh gives Anil Rs 23,000cr relief

The BJP on Thursday moved a privilege motion in Rajya Sabha against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for ridiculing finance minister Arun Jaitley and "twisting'' his name. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said he was examining the motion moved by BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav.
2017-12-28 19:08:55 Read More

Anilâ€™s RCom to sell wireless assets to Mukeshâ€™s Jio

Highlighting the Doklam standoff as its major achievement of international cooperation this year, the Chinese military on Thursday said India should "strictly control" its troops and implement border agreements to maintain peace and stability along the border.
2017-12-28 13:13:55 Read More

India must control border troops: Chinese military

A picture of the political party supremo cycling down a cobbled path, believed to be from her vacation in Goa, has gone viral, all thanks to Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh.
2017-12-28 12:18:02 Read More

Govt withdraws monthly LPG price hike order

2017-12-28 12:13:16 Read More

Govt withdraws monthly LPG price hike order

Jio, which is controlled by his brother and the country's richest man Mukesh Ambani, emerged as the highest bidder in a transparent process conducted under the supervision of "a high-powered committee" comprising experts from banking, telecom and law.
2017-12-28 12:13:16 Read More

As Rahul takes charge, Sonia goes cycling in Goa

2017-12-28 10:37:45 Read More

Govt doesn't want Air India to go Kingfisher Airlines way: Raju

Sushma Swaraj: "Pakistan made Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife and mother appear as widows to him, by forcing them to take off their mangalsutra, bindi and bangles," said Union minister Sushma Swaraj today in her report to the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, about the hostile and humiliating meeting on Christmas day
2017-12-28 08:22:15 Read More

Triple Talaq Bill introduced in LS: Who said what

2017-12-28 07:15:14 Read More

'Pak made Jadhav's wife, mom look like widows'

If the pilot project is a success, then double-humped and single-humped camels will be used by the Indian military organisations in the region and in terrains between the altitude of 12,000 and 15,500 feet.
2017-12-28 05:54:54 Read More

We aren't interfering in Shariat: Law minister

2017-12-28 04:36:02 Read More

Army plans camels for patrolling LAC in Ladakh

2017-12-28 02:39:03 Read More

Government cuts interest on small savings plans

The government on Wednesday trimmed interest rates on small savings schemes such as National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Public Provident Fund (PPF) by 20 basis points but spared senior citizens. One hundred basis points equals one percentage point.
2017-12-27 21:25:23 Read More

Here's how Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother foiled Pak's crooked plan

Avanti's courage may have put a spanner in the works of Pakistanis who had planned, sources here suspect, to use the recording of Jadhav's "confession" to his wife and mother about him being a terrorist, to bolster their narrative against him and India.
2017-12-27 20:59:55 Read More

Shoes of Jadhavâ€™s wife had metal object: Pak

The row over the meeting between Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav and his wife and mothe, Chetna and Avanti, continued to generate heat with Pakistan claiming on Wednesday that Chetnaâ€™s shoes contained a metal object, confirming Indiaâ€™s suspicions that Islamabad was going to come up with a mischievous allegation.
2017-12-27 20:45:57 Read More

Malegaon blast: Court to try Sadhvi, Purohit

The special NIA court decided to frame charges under UAPA against Pragya Thakur despite the NIA giving her a clean chit. Terror charges under UAPA, not MCOCA, against Lt Col Prasad Purohit, six others.
2017-12-27 19:55:08 Read More

BJP, Cong call truce over remarks on PM, Singh

BJP and Congress arrived at a truce in Parliament on Wednesday with the government stating that PM Narendra Modi did not question the commitment of his predecessor Manmohan Singh to the nation and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad dissociating from derogatory comments against Modi.
2017-12-27 19:54:00 Read More

We have nothing to prove to anyone: Virat Kohli on South Africa tour

"We have got rid of all the mental pressures of touring abroad and wanting to prove to people. We are not wanting to prove anything to anyone and our duty is to go out there, give our 100 per cent effort for the country and get the result that we want to," Virat Kohli said.
2017-12-27 15:02:06 Read More

Can't change India's mentality: Chinese media

2017-12-27 13:51:10 Read More

CPEC's extension not directed against India: China

China on Wednesday said that its ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is not directed against India and the project should not be influenced or disturbed by any third country, a day after Beijing offered to extend the $50 billion project to Afghanistan.
2017-12-27 13:00:40 Read More

'Triple talaq bill unacceptable if against Quran'

2017-12-27 11:43:11 Read More

Malegaon case: Purohit, Pragya won't be charged under MCOCA

Jadhav's wife's shoes were kept for inspection, while all other belongings, including jewellery, were returned, Faisal said, adding that she was given an alternative pair of shoes to wear after her shoes were removed.
2017-12-27 11:10:54 Read More

Why declining GST revenue is a matter of concern

2017-12-27 09:48:17 Read More

Pakistan sends shoes of Jadhav's wife for testing

A day ahead of the tabling of the triple talaq bill in Parliament, some Muslim women's organisations said on Wednesday that the proposed legislation would not be acceptable if not in consonance with the Quran or the Constitution.
2017-12-27 09:42:37 Read More

'PM didn't question Manmohan's commitment'

2017-12-27 08:46:02 Read More

For the first time, India set to topple China as biggest LPG importer

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has asked the government not to remove it from VIP duties, saying it was the only â€œsoft postingâ€ for personnel otherwise deployed in difficult postings like Kashmir, left-wing extremism-affected areas and the northeast.
2017-12-27 07:13:23 Read More

Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as new Himachal CM

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as "baseless" India's contentions that Kulbhushan Jadhav's family was harassed and claimed that his wife's shoes were confiscated on security grounds as there was "something" in it.
2017-12-27 06:47:40 Read More

Tear Pak up into 4 parts: Subramanian Swamy

2017-12-27 05:50:56 Read More

'There was something in her shoes,' says Pak

2017-12-27 04:11:20 Read More

Thakur to be sworn-in as Himachal CM today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah, former deputy prime minister L K Advani and several Union ministers and chief ministers are expected at the swearing ceremony of Jai Ram Thakur as Himachal Pradesh chief minister at the historic Ridge Maidan today, officials said.
2017-12-27 01:50:38 Read More

DATE 3

Don't take away our only soft posting: CRPF

BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur today took oath as the new Himachal Pradesh chief minister. Ten ministers also took oath along with the 52-year-old Thakur. The swearing-in ceremony of the 5-time BJP MLA Thakur took place at the historic Ridge Maidan here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2017-12-26 22:04:50 Read More>>

Deputy CM: A post with a long history

â€‹â€‹Nitin Patelâ€™s oath as Gujarat deputy chief minister, a post not mentioned in the Constitution, has revived the old controversy whether the oath was constitutionally valid and whether the post gave him part responsibility as CM.
2017-12-26 21:39:35 Read More

Intel gets wind of Dawood 'plot' to kill Chhota Rajan with Delhi goonâ€™s aid

According to the inputs, the latest D company bid to target Rajan got busted after one of Bawanaâ€™s aides boasted about the plot to another associate during what was described as drunken banter. This was picked up by the agencies which brought it to the notice of all stakeholders involved in Rajanâ€™s security.
2017-12-26 20:33:10 Read More

India slams Pak for insults heaped on Jadhav kin

The Indian government disclosed that Islamabad broke an understanding between the two sides and allowed a hostile pack of Pakistani journalists to get close to Jadhavâ€™s mother, Avanti, and wife Chetna and â€œharass and hector themâ€ by hurling â€œfalse and motivatedâ€ accusations about Jadhav.
2017-12-26 20:09:20 Read More

Virat-Anushka's Mumbai reception: Live updates

2017-12-26 16:09:23 Read More

Rohit is ahead of Kohli in limited overs: Patil

2017-12-26 15:40:58 Read More

Inside story: How Indian Army gave Pak a befitting reply across LoC

Continuing the clampdown on illicit fund flows, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has already struck off more than 2.24 lakh companies that have not been doing business for long and has disqualified over three lakh directors associated with such entities.
2017-12-26 15:12:11 Read More

Non-compliance to be 'very costly': Govt's stern warning to corporates

Jadhav's kin harassed by Pak authorities: India

Pulwama encounter: Indian security forces hit back at Pakistan, hard, overnight Monday, killing three Pakistani soldiers across the LoC in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), and separately, neutralising a wanted Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist in J&K's Pulwama district.
2017-12-26 11:48:31 Read More

Jadhav's kin harassed by Pak authorities: India

All you need to know about Anushka Sharma and Virar Kohli's Mumbai reception
2017-12-26 11:48:31 Read More

New high for markets on Anil Ambaniâ€™s 'new RCom'

2017-12-26 10:29:02 Read More

New high for markets on Anil Ambaniâ€™s 'new RCom'

2017-12-26 10:29:02 Read More

MEA's statement on Jadhav's meeting with family

China has tried to position itself as a helpful party to promote talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both uneasy neighbours ever since Pakistan's independence in 1947.
2017-12-26 10:25:56 Read More

Pak made Jadhav's kin remove bindis, mangalsutra, bangles: MEA

In Pakistan yesterday, Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife and mother were harassed and forced to remove their mangalsutra, the bindis on their foreheads and their bangles, said the ministry of external affairs today.
2017-12-26 09:53:36 Read More

Jadhav's kin meet Swaraj upon return from Pak

2017-12-26 07:58:37 Read More

In 2018, India to overtake UK, France to become 5th largest economy

Indian security forces hit back at Pakistan, hard, overnight Monday, killing three Pakistani soldiers across the LoC in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), and separately, neutralising a wanted Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist in J&K's Pulwama district.
2017-12-26 07:29:17 Read More

China, Pak seek to extend CPEC to Afghanistan

Why the Maldives matters to India: 5 reasons

2017-12-26 06:36:26 Read More

Live: PM attends swearing-in of 6th consecutive BJP govt in Gujarat

Army kills 3 Pak soldiers; Jaish man killed in J&K

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)-manufactured Dornier 228 to be used for civilian flights. The 19-seater aircraft has, till now, been used by defence forces and is the first plane to be made in the country for commercial flights.
2017-12-26 04:11:21 Read More

First Made in India plane cleared for flights

Amid growing concerns in New Delhi over an open display of hostility against India in the Maldives, Male seems to be finally reaching out to the Indian government. It is currently discussing a high-level bilateral visit from India which it hopes will help calm frayed nerves on both sides.
2017-12-25 21:35:19 Read More

First Made in India plane cleared for flights

A day after they met Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan, the Indian national's family members met Union minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence, before leaving for the external affairs ministry (MEA), likely for a complete debrief.
2017-12-25 21:35:19 Read More

Jadhav meets wife & mother, but across glass wall

Twenty-two months after Pakistan claimed to have apprehended Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav for spying, a charge denied by India, Jadhav finally met his wife Chetankul and mother Avanti across a glass wall at the Pakistan foreign office.
2017-12-25 21:25:17 Read More

Himachal: No re-employment for 'tired' officials

Himachal Pradesh chief minister-designate Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said â€œtired and retiredâ€ officials re-employed by the previous Congress regime will be asked to leave immediately after his government is formed.
2017-12-25 20:48:24 Read More

India will seek consular access to Jadhav

Not impressed by what they described as Pakistanâ€™s antics, official sources here said Indiaâ€™s position had been clear all along that Jadhav was delivered a death sentence without being accorded basic legal rights under international law and that Pakistanâ€™s position in the case was farcical.
2017-12-25 20:09:22 Read More

Rupani to take oath today; Shah, PM to be at event

The new Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel will take the oath of secrecy today in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah at the new secretariat.
2017-12-25 19:28:38 Read More

Maldives for high-level meet with India in bid to undo perceived snub

Secret backstory of Lebanon PM Hariri's strange Saudi sojourn

Lebanonâ€™s prime minister, Saad Hariri, was summoned at 8:30am to the Saudi royal offices â€” unseemly early, by the Kingdomâ€™s standards â€” on the second day of a visit that was already far from what he had expected.
2017-12-25 16:48:49 Read More

Kejriwal kept out of Metro launch: 'Insult to Delhi'

Delhiâ€™s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was not invited to the inauguration of the Delhi Metroâ€™s Magenta line as it was feared he might demand reduction in its fares.
2017-12-25 16:36:46 Read More

How Pakistan kept a tight vigil on Jadhav's meeting with wife, mother

In a carefully choreographed event that unfolded in tweets, photos and TV footage, Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying, met his wife and mother on Monday.
2017-12-25 13:17:36 Read More

Pak says Jadhav's meeting with family not last

Shortly after a meeting between jailed Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav and his mother and wife, Pakistan was at pains to clarify that this was not their "last meeting." This was basically an assurance that Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan, will not be executed - atleast not anytime soon.
2017-12-25 12:32:19 Read More

After loss, AIADMK acts against Dhinakaran aides

Stung by the shock defeat of its candidate, E Madhusudhanan at the hands of rebel party leader and independent candidate, TTV Dhinakaran in the RK Nagar bypoll, the ruling AIADMK on Monday removed several supporters of the latter from the party.
2017-12-25 11:57:39 Read More

After loss, AIADMK acts against 9 Dhinakaran men

Stung by the RK Nagar bypoll defeat, the ruling AIADMK on Monday cracked the whip against nine party functionaries, sacking four supporters of rebel leader TTV Dhinakaran from their posts and ousting five others from the party.
2017-12-25 11:11:55 Read More

Steyn would be challenged by India: Harbhajan

2017-12-25 10:28:18 Read More

PM Modi inaugurates Delhi Metro's Magenta Line

Comeback from a career-threatening injury is never easy and that's why South African pace ace Dale Steyn might not turn out to be as big a threat for India in next month's highly-anticipated Test series, feels senior spinner Harbhajan Singh.
2017-12-25 07:53:41 Read More

H-1B visa regime likely to get tougher as US mulls stricter restrictions

In further bad news for Indian professionals looking to work in the US, the Department of Homeland Security is readying a proposal that will make getting an H1-B tougher.
2017-12-25 00:41:31 Read More

Modi to be 1st Indian PM at Davos in 20 years

2017-12-24 20:38:50 Read More

Old, wrong population figures make Indiaâ€™s crime statistics deceptive

The analysis of crime rates for 17 large cities shows that 14 of them reported a drastic fall in their crime rates in 2011 when compared with 2010. Thatâ€™s because for all the years between 2001 and 2010, it used 2001 population data to calculate the crime rate.
2017-12-24 20:04:23 Read More

Dhinakaran win may spark chaos within AIADMK

2017-12-24 20:04:06 Read More

Dhinakaran wins Ammaâ€™s seat, claims her mantle

Modi will be the first Indian PM to attend the meet in over two decades but officials said, it will be the first time that an Indian Prime Minister will be the treated like the chief guest with the country expected to dominate the show, where nearly a hundreâ€‹â€‹d Indian corporate chiefs and policymakers will be present.
2017-12-24 19:54:25 Read More

3rd T20I: India beat Sri Lanka to complete series whitewash

India took time but eventually chased down the modest target of 136 runs in 19.2 overs to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
2017-12-24 16:57:36 Read More

Fearing Dhumal-like fate, BSY mulls K'taka pullout

2017-12-24 16:22:46 Read More

RK Nagar setback: Can EPSâ€“OPS combine keep its flock together?

The results of the R K Nagar byelection have not only shattered the hopes of AIADMK leaders but sowed seeds of uncertainty among the rank and file of the party.
2017-12-24 14:49:09 Read More

Live Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I, Mumbai

Get live cricket score updates, ball by ball commentary and scorecard of 3rd T20I between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-24 12:17:48 Read More

With emphatic win, TTV creates history in TN

The BJP on Sunday announced the name of five-time MLA Jai Ram Thakur as its legislature party leader in Himachal Pradesh, a move that confirms his selection as the state's chief minister. BJP MLAs, led by Thakur, are expected to meet the Governor to stake claim to form the government in the state soon.
2017-12-24 11:28:09 Read More

How Big B lost his bitcoin fortune within days

2017-12-24 11:24:08 Read More

Kohli destined to break all batting records: Waqar

2017-12-24 10:27:42 Read More

Kohli destined to break all batting records: Waqar

2017-12-24 10:27:42 Read More

RK Nagar: Money power has won, DMK leader says

As sidelined AIADMK leader and independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran established a clear lead in the RK Nagar byelection, the DMK on Sunday said democracy has lost in the assembly constituency and money power has won.
2017-12-24 08:49:22 Read More

First Himachal chief minister from Mandi

Finally, Mandi has got its due share in the politics of Himachal Pradesh by giving first chief minister- Jai Ram Thakur of BJP- from the district to Himachal Pradesh.
2017-12-24 08:40:46 Read More

DATE 4

BJP picks Jai Ram Thakur as Himachal Pradesh chief minister

Live: Jairam Thakur is new Himachal Pradesh chief minister

RK Nagar election: Belying early projections that the real battle was between the ruling AIADMK and the main opposition DMK, independent candidate and rebel leader TTV Dhinakaran sprang a surprise on Sunday, racing ahead in one of the most high-profile and expensive byelection ever. He is all set for a dramatic victory in the RK Nagar bypoll.
2017-12-24 08:23:59 Read More

RK Nagar bypoll: Dhinakaran stakes claim for AIADMK mantle

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, who was leading as counting for the RK Nagar by election progressed on Sunday, said the results reflected the mood of the people in Tamil Nadu.
2017-12-24 07:04:27 Read More

Sabang by-poll: Thumping victory for Trinamool

2017-12-24 06:59:55 Read More

EPS govt would fall in 3 months: Dhinakaran

2017-12-24 06:51:43 Read More

RK Nagar bypoll: Scuffle at counting centre

The conviction of RJD president Lalu Prasad on Saturday in the second case of fodder scam that rocked undivided Bihar in mid-1990s may make it difficult for him to come out of jail on bail as legal experts say he will now be counted as a habitual offender.
2017-12-24 05:15:21 Read More

Why RK Nagar bypoll is important in TN politics

Bitter over his second conviction in a fodder scam-related case, RJD boss Lalu Prasad pinned his continuing legal ordeal on Saturday on a conspiracy of â€œcasteist mindsâ€ and likened himself to Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Babasaheb Ambedkar, who had to suffer because of their fight to change the â€œunjust orderâ€.
2017-12-24 03:35:05 Read More

RK Nagar: TTV leads, counting temporarily stopped after scuffle

Will 2G spectrum verdict open the door for BJP-DMK rapprochement?

Though the acquittal of 2G accused is a setback to BJP as the party has made this a major issue against Congress, the verdict may open the door to a rapprochement with old ally DMK in terms of the potentially fluid political situation in Tamil Nadu.
2017-12-23 21:28:53 Read More

2017 new high for Pakistan border assaults

2017-12-23 21:21:27 Read More

Fodder scam: 'Tough for Lalu Prasad to get bail now'

Goolrukh Gupta and her sister Shiraz Patodia have won Parsi women who marry â€˜outsidersâ€™ the right to enter fire temples, but the battle for parity is just beginning.
2017-12-23 20:45:00 Read More

Lalu nailed in fodder scam, jailed for 8th time

Today's verdict by the CBI special court in the fodder scam case, which led to the conviction of RJD leader Lalu Prasad, led to a war of words between the political opponents.
2017-12-23 20:12:48 Read More

Hike in health insurance premium hits elderly

How Parsi sisters waged an 8-yr fight for last rites

2017-12-23 19:30:00 Read More

Fodder scam: BJP calls UPA an 'alliance of graft'

This year saw over 780 ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the 778km Line of Control and 120 along the 198km international border. Over 33 people, including 12 civilians, have been killed in these firings. This marks a new high in recent years.
2017-12-23 17:28:08 Read More

Kedar, Shardul make comeback for SA ODI series

Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav and speedster Shardul Thakur made a comeback into the 17-member Indian ODI squad for the six-match series in South Africa in February.
2017-12-23 15:08:20 Read More

We will win 135 seats in next Gujarat polls: Rahul

Congratulating his party workers for a giving a tough fight to BJP in the recently concluded assembly elections in Gujarat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said that he is confident that the Congress party will form the next government in Gujarat.
2017-12-23 13:20:15 Read More

Major, 2 soldiers martyred in firing by Pak army

A major and two soldiers were martyred in cross-border firing by Pakistan Army at Keri in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday afternoon, even as the two countries continue to exchange heavy fire at different places along the Line of Control (LoC) on a daily basis.
2017-12-23 12:38:24 Read More

J&K: Major, 3 soldiers martyred in firing by Pakistan army along LoC

A major and three soldiers were martyred in cross-border firing by Pakistan Army at Keri in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday afternoon, even as the two countries continue to exchange heavy fire at different places along the Line of Control (LoC) on a daily basis.
2017-12-23 12:38:24 Read More

Fodder scam verdict: Who said what

A CBI special court today found RJD leader Lalu Prasad and 14 others guilty in one of the four pending fodder scam cases. The verdict invited a varied response from various political parties. Here is a look at their reactions following the verdict.
2017-12-23 12:02:21 Read More

Truth will prevail, tweets Lalu after verdict

The agency had earlier attached a Delhi farmhouse in connection with its money laundering probe against Bharti and her husband, Shailesh Kumar. The farmhouse, located at 26, Palam Farms in south Delhi's Bijwasan area was attached provisionally under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
2017-12-23 11:00:17 Read More

ED files chargesheet against Lalu's daughter Misa

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday expressed his "respect" for the country's courts, hours before the verdict in a fodder scam case involving him is expected to be pronounced. Lalu also claimed that BJP governments since the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee had been misusing the CBI for the past 25 years to harass him and his family.
2017-12-23 06:43:12 Read More

Have faith that I will get justice: Lalu Prasad

While the Union ministers were talking to various leaders, supporters of former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Seraj MLA Jai Ram Thakur, believed to be the front-runner for the top post, started to outshout each other at Hotel Peterhoff in Shimla.
2017-12-23 06:07:34 Read More

Lalu Prasad found guilty in fodder scam case, sentencing on Jan 3

In the second blow to the Yadav family on the same day, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was on Saturday found guilty in a fodder scam case.
2017-12-23 05:42:27 Read More

Fodder scam: Verdict on Lalu, others shortly

32 killed as bus falls off bridge in Rajasthan

2017-12-23 04:44:07 Read More

Fodder scam: Fate of Lalu to be decided today

2017-12-23 02:15:46 Read More

Rohitâ€™s joint fastest T20 ton sinks Sri Lanka

Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul feasted on the Sri Lankan bowlers with some breath-taking strokeplay. Rohit blasted a record equalling hundred, while Rahul missed out on his second T20 ton. The duo had a record Indian opening standfourth overallâ€”as India posted 260-5, the joint second highest total.â€‹
2017-12-23 01:01:18 Read More

'Cong should be asked whose votes it was consolidating during Guj polls'

BJP chief Amit Shah said development remains central to the Modi governmentâ€™s narrative but added that he felt it might not be possible to put off the Ramjanmabhoomi issue, which is before the Supreme Court, for much longer.
2017-12-23 00:38:21 Read More

Nerve centre of UIDAI in Bengaluru gets 24x7 commando shield

About 80 commandos of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday took over full security of the all-important and sensitive UIDAI data centre at Bengaluru, the repository of Aadhaar data, to protect it against possible terror strikes or threats.
2017-12-22 21:45:10 Read More

Rift in BJP over Himachal Pradesh CM post

2017-12-22 19:53:56 Read More

Opt for made-in-India goods, PMO tells depts

The PMO has asked all government agencies to prefer domestically manufactured products over imports for public-funded programmes as the steel ministry raised red flags over the railwayâ€™s global tender for purchasing rails as part of its track replacement programme.
2017-12-22 19:46:02 Read More

Drunk drivers causing death may get 7 years in jail

The government is set to increase the prison term for deaths caused by drunk drivers to seven years besides making lifetime third party insurance compulsory for all vehicles at the time of registration.
2017-12-22 19:26:19 Read More

BJP's foundation is based on lies: Rahul Gandhi

Get live cricket score updates, ball by ball commentary and scorecard of 2nd T20I between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-22 13:35:50 Read More

Live score: India v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I

2017-12-22 12:40:48 Read More

Vijay Rupani to continue as Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel to be his deputy

After cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was not able to deliver his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Master Blaster took to social media platform Facebook on Friday with the message of â€˜transforming India from being a sport loving nation to a sport playing nationâ€™.
2017-12-22 11:35:26 Read More

'Banks lost nearly Rs 17k cr to frauds last fiscal'

2017-12-22 11:21:32 Read More

Banks lost nearly Rs 17,000 crore to frauds last fiscal: Government

The minister further said an inter-disciplinary standing committee on cyber security has been constituted by the RBI comprising academia, information security audit, forensic and cybersecurity experts.
2017-12-22 11:21:32 Read More

Not allowed to speak in RS, Sachin turns to FB

The Army, paramilitary forces and Jammu and Kashmir police have been taking actions against militants in Jammu and Kashmir successfully and the action will continue, Rawat added.
2017-12-22 10:12:20 Read More

We'll talk peace with Pak only when it stops supporting terror: Army chief

'India made huge mistake on Jerusalem in UN'

Adarsh scam: Bombay high court on Friday rejected the Maharashtra governor's sanction to prosecute Ashok Chavan, the former Congress chief minister of Maharashtra, in the Adarsh scam case. Chavan had earlier petitioned in the Bombay HC against the governor's sanction.
2017-12-22 08:04:43 Read More

TCS secures record $2.25 bn deal, shares up

2017-12-22 06:32:46 Read More

Another win for Cong as Chavan gets Adarsh relief

2017-12-22 06:15:45 Read More

5 reasons why the 2G case collapsed

A CBI court on Thursday acquitted all the accused, including former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi, of corruption and money laundering charges in the 2G spectrum allocation cases. It was a shock verdict. Here are five reasons the case against the accused may have collapsed:
2017-12-22 03:38:40 Read More

Orator & lawyer, Raja studied 2G case even from CBI point of view

Almost five decades later, his son, who had grown up to be known as A Raja, would undergo a trial by fire to regain the characteristics of his name after being investigated by the CBI for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam while Union communications minister.
2017-12-22 00:59:20 Read More

US isolated by 128 nations on Jerusalem decision

Washington found itself isolated as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the measure. Some of those allies, like Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, are major recipients of US military or economic aid, although the US threat to cut aid did not single out any country.
2017-12-22 00:28:06 Read More

No immediate execution for Jadhav, says Pakistan

â€œPakistan is ready to permit media interaction with the wife and mother of Commander Jadhav. We await Indian decision in this regard,â€ said foreign office spokesman Muhammad Faisal at his weekly media briefing.
2017-12-21 23:33:31 Read More

2G scam verdict: â€˜Top PMO officials misled Singh, gave nod to DoTâ€™

Congressâ€™s celebration over the 2G verdict may be tempered by the CBI special courtâ€™s observation that key officials in the Manmohan Singh PMO â€” secretary Pulok Chatterjee and principal secretary TKA Nair â€” suppressed the relevant and controversial part of A Rajaâ€™s letter to Singh.
2017-12-21 22:36:22 Read More

Ad limits on Chrome: Digital publishers cry foul

2017-12-21 22:30:00 Read More

Ad limits on Chrome: Digital publishers cry foul

2017-12-21 22:30:00 Read More

DATE 5

Meet OP Saini, ex-cop who acquitted 2G accused

In his judgment, special CBI judge O P Saini himself points out that he â€œreligiouslyâ€ sat in an open court for 7 years waiting for someone to produce legally admissible evidence in the 2G scam case but to no avail. The years he mentions indicating the dedication required to read, consider and judge.
2017-12-21 22:13:20 Read More>>

2G spectrum Verdict: No proof of scam, says Court

Holding that the 2G spectrum scam of 2008 was "conjectured" by some people, a CBI court on Thursday acquitted former telecom minister A Raja, DMK chief K Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi, well-known businessmen, bureaucrats and all other accused.
2017-12-21 21:32:11 Read More

'India needs to strengthen RBI's independence'

India needs to strengthen Reserve Bank's independence so as to help it pro-actively supervise banks and deal with issues like removal of government-appointed directors on bank boards, says an IMF report.
2017-12-21 17:41:15 Read More

Raja says entire 2G case was cooked up, Kanimozhi feels justice delivered

"I may also add that for the last about seven years, on all working days, summer vacation included, I religiously sat in the open Court from 10am to 5pm, awaiting for someone with some legally admissible evidence in his possession, but all in vain," Saini said in his 1,552 page verdict.
2017-12-21 13:55:09 Read More

'Jadhav under no threat of immediate execution'

2017-12-21 13:47:37 Read More

CBI judge: For 7 years, I waited for evidence

Pakistan on rejected the insinuations that the mother and wife of Kubhushan Jadhav would be having last meeting with him on Monday, saying the Indian prisoner is under no threat of immediate execution.
2017-12-21 11:54:19 Read More

Guj fallout? Rural focus likely for Budget 2018

2017-12-21 11:32:53 Read More

Not a setback, law officers were not serious: Swamy on 2G verdict

In an unprecedented development, all accused in the three cases related to the 2G spectrum allocation "scam" have been acquitted by a special CBI court on Thursday.
2017-12-21 10:40:39 Read More

When Sachin was not allowed to speak in RS

2017-12-21 09:13:08 Read More

2G case: What the court said in its verdict

2G spectrum case judgement: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, the man who exposed the multi-crore 2G spectrum allocation scam, on Thursday said the government must immediately file an appeal against the acquittal of all accused in the nearly decade-old case.
2017-12-21 08:20:47 Read More

2G verdict not badge of honour, says Jaitley; Cong demands PM's apology

Former PM Manmohan Singh said that the court's verdict has proved that the 2G scam was a "massive propaganda against the UPA", while finance minister Arun Jaitley slammed Congress for treating the 2G verdict as a badge of honour.
2017-12-21 07:04:49 Read More

What Subramanian Swamy said about 2G verdict

The session has so far been marked by frequent disruptions and adjournments. Stay here for live updates.
2017-12-21 06:05:57 Read More

2G scam case: All accused, including A Raja and Kanimozhi, acquitted

In an extraordinary twist, a special CBI court on Thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, in the Rs 30,000 crore 2G spectrum allocation scam cases.
2017-12-21 05:20:47 Read More

Live: Sachin Tendulkar speaks in Rajya Sabha

Reports released by the income tax department on Wednesday show 4.1 crore Indians filed income tax returns in 2014-15. But two crore tax filers declared zero taxable income.
2017-12-21 04:59:42 Read More

Kohli dislodges SRK as most valuable celebrity

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli isn't just the most valuable player going around in world cricket, he's also India's most valuable brand with a celebrity value of $143 million.
2017-12-21 03:53:38 Read More

Only 1 Indian with over Rs 100cr taxable income?

2G accused acquitted: Ex-CBI director 'shocked'

Justice OP Saini on Thursday pronounced verdict in the nearly a decade-old 2G spectrum allocation scam case and acquitted all accused, including DMK's Kanimozhi and former telecom minister A Raja. Stay with us for LIVE updates
2017-12-21 02:32:31 Read More

Rs 30k cr question: Who will 2G verdict nail today?

It will be curtains in the 2G case on Thursday, which involved a wide gamut of probe and audit agencies: the CAG, a joint parliamentary committee, Central Vigilance Commission, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate, besides also necessitating a Presidential reference.
2017-12-21 01:45:22 Read More

Pak army tells govt to better ties with India

Pakistan army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, urged the countryâ€™s lawmakers to try to improve relations with India, assuring them that their efforts would be fully backed by the Army. His address comes in the backdrop of sustained American emphasis to Pakistani leadership on mending ties with India.
2017-12-21 00:39:47 Read More

Ryan murder: Why juvenile will be tried as adult

The courtâ€™s decision was influenced largely by the social investigation and psychological reports on the Class 11 student, which has highlighted his troubled behaviour at school and adverse feedback from some school teachers.
2017-12-20 22:17:35 Read More

Patidar stir may find Lingayat parallel in K'taka

Political insiders claimed that BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa is said to have told his close associates that the party failed to capitalize on the Lingayatsâ€™ demand, and was missing an opportunity to keep its vote bank intact.
2017-12-20 20:26:37 Read More

Indira's Congress ruled 18 states, BJP now in one more: PM Modi

â€œCongress under Indira Gandhi ruled in 18 states but the BJP and its allies have gained power in 19 states in the past three-and-a-half years. Soon, we shall win other state polls too,â€ PM Modi said while addressing party MPs at the BJP parliamentary party meeting.
2017-12-20 19:14:30 Read More

Pak grants visas to Jadhav's mother and wife

Pakistan on Wednesday granted visas to jailed Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife. However, it has not yet responded to New Delhi's request for a sovereign guarantee to ensure their safety and security during their stay.
2017-12-20 12:56:19 Read More

Crash rate: 35 aircraft, 14 pilots lost since 2014-15

If figures from 2011 onwards are taken into account, the IAF, Army and Navy have recorded accidents of around 70 aircraft and helicopters, which have killed over 80 people, reinforcing the unusually high crash rate.
2017-12-20 11:59:14 Read More

Sino-India border talks on Friday, 1st after Doklam

The external affairs ministry said at the invitation of Ajit Doval, the National Security Adviser and the Special Representative on the boundary question, Yang Jiechi, State Councillor and China's Special Representative on the issue will visit India on December 22 to hold the 20th SR-level meeting.
2017-12-20 11:33:05 Read More

Cong to PM: Have courage to allege in Parliament

Ravi Shastri, coach of the Indian cricket team, has expressed immense satisfaction at the way Virat Kohli has matured both on and off the field, critically singling out how the Indian captainâ€™s development as batsman and human being has had a positive impact on the teamâ€™s fortunes.
2017-12-20 10:29:02 Read More

'We may not be alone', head of Pentagon's secret UFO unit says

"My personal belief is that there is very compelling evidence that we may not be alone, whatever that means," said Luis Elizondo, the former head of the Pentagon's secret UFO-hunting bureau.
2017-12-20 10:20:25 Read More

What BJP and Congress can learn from Gujarat in poll-bound Karnataka

According to Election Commission data,there are around 70 urban and 154 rural assembly constituencies in Karnataka. Almost half the urban constituencies (28) are in Bengaluru city and the rest are spread across seven city corporations â€” 43 city municipal councils (CMCs), 65 town municipal councils (TMCs) and 92 town panchayats (TPs).
2017-12-20 09:56:07 Read More

'No one's going to apologise about Cong-Pak remark'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi "should have the courage" to make his earlier allegations about the Congress and Pakistan "colluding" while he is sitting in Parliament, said a Congress spokesman, reported ANI.
2017-12-20 07:58:43 Read More

TTV camp releases video of 'Jaya in hospital'

On the eve of the R K Nagar byelection, the TTV Dhinakaran camp on Wednesday released a video of a woman resembling former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in a hospital bed.
2017-12-20 05:53:58 Read More

How China's cracking down on its Muslim minority

2017-12-20 05:49:26 Read More

Virat is team's boss, I only help out: Shastri

As US snubs high-tech visas, Indians head to Canada

As President Trump moves to crack down on the immigration of high-tech workers to the US, PM Trudeauâ€™s new Global Skills Strategy is taking off. IT professionals from India, China and other countries are heading to Canada now.
2017-12-20 02:15:15 Read More

Guj gets 2m Twitter mentions, Modi figures most

The 2017 Gujarat state elections saw nearly two million mentions on Twitter, the social network says. It measured the activity on the hashtag #GujaratElection2017 between December 1 and 18 and found that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the top mentioned political figure.
2017-12-19 21:15:14 Read More

Govt slammed for sluggish military modernisation

A parliamentary committee has slammed the government for not doing enough to ensure military modernisation despite India being confronted with a clear and present â€œâ€‹collusive threatâ€ from China and Pakistan.
2017-12-19 19:16:48 Read More

Gujarat a â€˜zabardast jhatkaâ€™ for BJP: Rahul Gandhi

A day after the Gujarat result, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the polls had delivered BJP a â€œzabardast jhatka (terrific shock)â€ that exposed PM Narendra Modiâ€™s credibility crisis, prompting BJP to respond that the leader was enjoying â€œdefeat as victoryâ€.
2017-12-19 18:03:53 Read More

IPL auction on January 27, 28 in Bengaluru

"Since most of the capped players will be back in auction, it will be a mega auction that will be held in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28. Since Bengaluru has been hosting all previous auctions, that was the choice of franchises," a senior BCCI official said on Tuesday.
2017-12-19 14:49:17 Read More

Facebook, Microsoft disabled North Korean cyber actions, says US

Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp acted last week to disable a number of North Korean cyber actions, White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said on Tuesday as the United States publicly blamed Pyongyang for a May cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies.
2017-12-19 14:46:23 Read More

Saudi forces intercept missile fired from Yemen

A spokesperson for the Houthi movement said a ballistic missile targeted the royal court at al-Yamama palace, where a meeting of Saudi leaders was under way. There was no official word on this assertion, but a royal family member appeared to confirm the missile was aimed at a royal palace meeting.
2017-12-19 13:23:14 Read More

Delhi Metro train rams into wall during trial run

A driverless Delhi Metro train on Tuesday rammed into a wall during its trial run, after the brakes were not applied in time.
2017-12-19 12:12:17 Read More

Gujarat Assembly Elections in Cartoons

2017-12-19 11:15:59 Read More

Britain's new 3 billion pound warship has a leak

On Monday, Prakash Rana from Gulvan village of Mandi district and a firsttimer in electoral politics, shot into prominence when he defeated former minister Gulab Singh Thakur, a BJP stalwart and father-in-law of BJP MP Anurag Thakur.
2017-12-19 09:53:56 Read More

Britain's new 3 billion pound warship has a leak

The next big battle for Modi and Rahul will be fought in Karnataka

The last big bastion. This is how Karnataka is being viewed by both the Congress and the BJP as they put the results from Gujarat behind them and prepare for a showdown at the hustings in the state with assembly elections scheduled for April-May next year. While the BJP will, no doubt, intensify its efforts to capture Karnataka and accomplish its goal of creating a â€˜Congress mukt Bharatâ€™, the ruling Congress will go fullthrottle to ensure the party keeps its grip on power.
2017-12-19 09:19:36 Read More

Gujarat a huge jolt to BJP, PM Modi has a credibility problem now: Rahul

Describing India as a "leading global power", the US on Tuesday unveiled its new National Security Strategy (NSS) that said it will "deepen" America's strategic partnership with India and support its leadership role in Indian Ocean security and throughout the broader region.
2017-12-19 07:25:53 Read More

Rahul Gandhi's temple run brought seat blessings to Congress in Gujarat

During his multiple campaign tours of Gujarat, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarked on a series of temple runs. The exercise has proved to be a blessing for his party, which has taken its tally from 61 seats from the previous assembly polls to 77.
2017-12-19 05:38:43 Read More

Excl: TCSâ€™s household connect in faraway Norway

Narendra Modi has no doubt delivered Gujarat again to the BJP for its sixth successive term but the 2017 battle is the closest an electoral fight has been in Gujarat in over four decades.
2017-12-19 05:31:56 Read More

Eye on China: Trump for deeper ties with India

Saudi NRI crushes Anurag Thakurâ€™s father-in-law

DATE 6

Gujarat election results: Why BJP got more votes, but fewer seats

â€‹Slice and dice the Gujarat results along rural-urban axes, reserved and unreserved seats or by regions, and the seat tallies would convey the impression that there are sharp differences in the way different parts or sections of the state voted.
2017-12-18 23:27:00 Read More>>

BJP wins battle of nerves, ready for 2019

The win despite 22 years of incumbency puts the spotlight on Modiâ€™s continued dominance which has taken BJP past quota mines and unhappiness over GST. The verdict, despite a reduced margin, may give him the confidence to push his agenda in a bid to retain voter faith at the end of his current term.
2017-12-18 20:55:09 Read More

See-saw day ends with photofinish at Modasa

In the end, it was north Gujaratâ€™s Modasa seat that denied BJP a century in the state. In the final rounds of counting, when just seven results were left to be declared and BJP was batting on 99 (wins and leads), Modasa was witnessing a tense, neck-and-neck battle.
2017-12-18 20:12:13 Read More

Congress puts up its best show since 1985

The outcome marks Congressâ€™s sixth consecutive defeat in Gujarat, but the wafer-thin margin just after the installation of Rahul Gandhi as party chief should revive the partyâ€™s spirits ahead of key state elections in 2018 and consolidate his claim as principal challenger.
2017-12-18 19:40:04 Read More

Analysis: BJP 3.0 & Cong 2.0 set template for '19

2017-12-18 16:34:13 Read More

Analysis: BJP 3.0 & Cong 2.0 set template for '19

2017-12-18 16:34:13 Read More

BJP retains Gujarat, ousts Cong from Himachal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the results of the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as indicative of â€œstrong support for politics of good governance and development.â€ He also assured the people of the two states that his party would leave â€œno stone unturnedâ€ in serving them and â€œfurthering the development journey.â€
2017-12-18 13:19:09 Read More

BJP's CM candidate Dhumal loses in Himachal

2017-12-18 11:11:34 Read More

Congress fought anger with dignity: Rahul Gandhi

In a shock upset for the BJP, its chief minister candidate in Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal, was defeated despite his party coasting to a comfortable win overall.
2017-12-18 11:06:05 Read More

Will serve tirelessly: PM on election results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the results of the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as indicative of â€œstrong support for politics of good governance and development.â€He also assured the people of the two states that his party would leave â€œno stone unturnedâ€ in serving them and â€œfurthering the development journey.â€
2017-12-18 10:11:38 Read More

After early scare, BJP romps home to win in Guj

The BJP beat anti-incumbency, GST jitters, a resurgent Congress and the spirited fight put up by three young turks to romp home to victory for the sixth straight time in Gujarat, the home state of its president and the Prime Minister. The saffron party is convincingly ahead in 101 of 182 seats.
2017-12-18 08:53:59 Read More

Saffron surge: India's changing political landscape

GST was a significant poll issue, especially in Surat, the hub of the 'baniya', or trader, community. Comprising Patels as well, this community held almost 14 per cent of the vote in the state. And they were not happy with the incumbent BJP for the hit the tax caused to their businesses.
2017-12-18 08:03:41 Read More

Despite GST effect, BJP on way to win Surat seats

2017-12-18 07:01:41 Read More

Live updates: Counting for Gujarat, Himachal elections to begin shortly

A fresh controversy erupted on twitter on Sunday over EVMs, with Hardik Patel alleging that there had been attempts to tamper them and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar countering that the use of these machines had made elections transparent.
2017-12-18 02:08:47 Read More

TOI's interactive hub: 30 ways to track results

The ruling Congress swept the polls for municipal corporations in Patiala, Amritsar and Jalandhar and for 29 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab held on Sunday. Voting was mostly peaceful, but was marred by several incidents of violence that led to police lathicharge in many wards of Patiala.
2017-12-18 01:52:16 Read More

Rs 167cr deposited in Airtel Bank a/cs sans nod

2017-12-17 22:25:05 Read More

On Gujarat result-eve, row over EVMs breaks out

As much as Rs 167 crore was deposited by 31.21 lakh customers in their Airtel Payments Bank accounts which were activated without their "informed consent", leading to suspension of Aadhaar-linked KYC verification of Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank.
2017-12-17 21:21:56 Read More

Cong clean sweep, AAP rout in Punjab civic polls

2017-12-17 20:34:35 Read More

Rocket men: The team building North Korea's nuclear missile

When the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the launch of a powerful new missile last month, he was surrounded by a group of top scientists and officials. State media did not identify the men, but they have all been seen with Kim before.
2017-12-17 08:18:50 Read More

In Kashmir, India and Pak race to tap Himalayas

Several hundred metres underground, thousands of labourers grind away day and night on a mammoth hydroelectric project in contested Kashmir, where India and Pakistan are racing to tap the subcontinent's diminishing freshwater supplies.
2017-12-17 06:57:05 Read More

BWF Finals Live: PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi

Get badminton score updates of the Dubai World Superseries Finals 2017 match between PV Sindhu and Akane Yamaguchi on The Times of India
2017-12-17 06:27:46 Read More

World's priciest home? New jewel for Saudi prince

A $300 million chateau is one of a string of extravagant purchases for a prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is cracking down on ill-gotten wealth and preaching fiscal austerity.
2017-12-17 06:13:47 Read More

Live score: India v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI

Get live cricket score updates, ball by ball commentary and scorecard of 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-17 05:36:47 Read More

In Goa, no 'paid sex' without Aadhaar card

Banks and cellphone companies aren't the only ones demanding your Aadhaar card. Pimps in Goa are also making it mandatory, as a group of five young men from Delhi discovered recently.
2017-12-16 21:49:08 Read More

Ex-TV host Ilyasi held guilty of wife's murder

The former TV host was convicted by a Delhi court of murdering his wife. While the detailed judgment wasn't made available on the day, sentence is likely be pronounced on December 20.
2017-12-16 21:29:51 Read More

ISI bid to honeytrap three Indian officials in Islamabad foiled

Fortunately for India, the bid was foiled as authorities here got wind of the plot before any classified document could be passed on to ISI. The recalled officials, as of now, are not suspected of any wrongdoing and are helping in carrying forward the investigations. Itâ€™s unlikely though that they will be asked to serve in Pakistan again.
2017-12-16 20:31:41 Read More

UIDAI blocks Airtelâ€™s e-KYC verification

Aadhaar body UIDAI prohibited Bharti Airtel and the Airtel Payments Bank from conducting e-verification (eKYC) for existing and new customers, the unprecedented measure coming after allegations that the telecom major had surreptitiously on-boarded customers to its bank while carrying out their Aadhaar verification.
2017-12-16 19:45:10 Read More

Rahul crowned, says PM taking India back in time

The strong attack on Modi at a colourful function in the AICC lawns seemed a continuation of the heated Gujarat campaign where Rahul charged the Modi government and BJP with corruption in the Rafale deal and the PM hit back claiming a meeting of minds between Pakistan and Congress to unseat BJP.
2017-12-16 18:44:23 Read More

Sonia and Rahul's beautiful mother-son moment

A Delhi court on Saturday convicted TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi in connection with the death of his wife, Anju.
2017-12-16 13:07:05 Read More

Former TV show producer Suhaib Ilyasi convicted

2017-12-16 12:54:41 Read More

How ISIS made cruel arsenal on industrial scale

The BJP on Saturday dubbed the Congress as a "corrupt thought process" as it shrugged off Rahul Gandhi's elevation as its president, saying its working style and "corrupt ways" remained the same.
2017-12-16 12:30:01 Read More

Cong's corrupt ways to remain: BJP on Rahul's rise

In the image, which began doing the rounds on social media soon after Rahul's coronation as Congress president, the Gandhi scion can be seen kissing his mother Sonia on the forehead, while she gives him a pat on the back.
2017-12-16 11:23:46 Read More

Quota for forward caste poor? HC wants govt to explore possibility

In a radical suggestion, the Madras high court has observed that poor candidates from forward communities too must get reservation in education and employment.
2017-12-16 10:26:38 Read More

From 'reluctant prince' to Cong chief: Rahul spells hope for moribund party

Once dubbed the "reluctant prince", Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took over the reins of the Congress, signalling not just the coming of age of the heir apparent, but a generational chaâ€‹â€‹nge in the 132-year-old party.
2017-12-16 10:22:02 Read More

Spouses of H-1B visa holders may not get to work

The Trump administration is considering revoking an Obama-era rule that extends work authorisation to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a move that could affect thousands of Indian workers and their families.
2017-12-16 08:07:20 Read More

Rahul in 1st speech as Cong chief: PM taking us back to medieval times

During his first speech as Congress president, Rahul reflected on the prevailing political atmosphere in the country and launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Congress took India to 21st century, but the PM, today, is taking us back to the medieval times," he said.
2017-12-16 07:26:49 Read More

BJP is trying to ignite fire: Key quotes of Rahul

The event billed as â€˜Sunny Night in Bengaluru NYE 2018â€™ was to be held at White Orchid convention centre in the city. The organizers, however, said, â€œWe havenâ€™t received any official communication from the police.
2017-12-16 06:20:32 Read More

Crackers break Sonia's last speech as Cong prez

At Rahul Gandhi's swearing-in as Congress president, Sonia Gandhi had to stop her speech several times, after excited party workers at the venue began bursting firecrackers.â€‹â€‹
2017-12-16 06:05:40 Read More

Rahul to become Cong president today: Key points

Even as speculation rose over whether Priyanka Gandhi would contest from Rae Bareli if her mother vacates the seat in 2019, the family of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhiâ€™s â€œmentor and guruâ€ Gaya Prasad said he had always been keen on her entering politics.
2017-12-16 03:30:17 Read More

Not a happy ending, Karnataka â€˜bansâ€™ Sunny

2017-12-16 00:01:15 Read More

End for tainted MCI as Cabinet OKs reforms

2017-12-15 22:14:30 Read More

Priyanka from motherâ€™s seat in 2019? Buzz rises

The Union Cabinet on Friday cleared the national medical commission bill, which seeks to reduce red tape in medical education and give the government a say in fixing fees in up to 40% of seats in private medical colleges.
2017-12-15 21:37:39 Read More

Times Group Survey: 79% of people say they will vote for Modi in 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains Indiaâ€™s most popular leader with no competition in sight, according to a mega online survey by the Times Group. More than three quarters of respondents, in the survey conducted across 10 Times Group media properties, said they will vote for him if Lok Sabha polls were held today.
2017-12-15 19:24:25 Read More

Times mega poll: Indians believe in Modinomics

Politics of religion gets a thumbs down: Times poll

Most Indians believe Modinomics is working, as 74 per cent respondents, in an online survey conducted in 9 languages across 10 Times Group media properties, share the government's view that the country's economy is on an upward trajectory.
2017-12-15 14:34:09 Read More

BWF Finals: Sindhu beats Yamaguchi to top group

2017-12-15 14:19:53 Read More

Times mega poll: Know mood of the nation in biggest-ever online survey shortly

New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the Spratly and Paracel islands during 2017 to equip its larger outposts to be air and naval bases.
2017-12-15 14:14:50 Read More

Hemraj's wife challenges Talwars' acquittal in SC

Madhukar Rahane (54) has been booked for negligent driving. It is unclear who was driving the car at the time of the accident. Rahaneâ€™s family, including his mother and sister were on their way to Konkan for a vacation.
2017-12-15 13:22:13 Read More

Amid NKorea fears, China continues sea buildup

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu finished her group stage of the BWF World Superseries Finals in style on Friday as she defeated the top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in straight games to remain unbeaten in the tournament.
2017-12-15 12:35:12 Read More

DATE 7

Cryptocurrency rivalry: Bitcoin vs Litecoin

2017-12-15 11:57:40 Read More>>

Rahane's father held after car runs over woman

2017-12-15 09:58:58 Read More

Guj polls: SC refuses Cong plea to verify 20% of votes with VVPAT slips

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain Congress plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to count and cross verify at least 20% of the VVPAT paper trail with the EVM votes.
2017-12-15 09:25:20 Read More

Union cabinet clears triple talaq bill

Presiding over the Upper House proceedings on the opening day of the winter session of Parliament, Naidu said no one should use the word "I beg to" while laying papers on the table.
2017-12-15 09:09:06 Read More

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2017-12-15 08:31:13 Read More

Don't say 'beg', we are a free nation: Naidu

2017-12-15 07:37:50 Read More

Sonia Gandhi says 'my role is to retire'

Supreme Court today extended the Aadhar linking deadline to March 31, 2018. Yesterday, the Centre had offered to extend the deadline from December 31, 2017.
2017-12-15 06:32:09 Read More

Cong protests PM's remarks against Manmohan

2017-12-15 06:11:44 Read More

SC extends Aadhaar linking deadline to March 31

2017-12-15 05:15:04 Read More

Desi diaspora largest in world; UAE, US, Saudi host most No. of Indians

The Indian diaspora constitutes 6% of the total number of international migrants (people living outside the country of their birth), which was estimated at 243 million in 2015.
2017-12-15 02:33:43 Read More

VIPs line up, but Ahmedabad sees dip in polling

2017-12-14 20:18:42 Read More

BJP to retain Gujarat, rout Congress in Himachal: Exit polls

Exit polls on Thursday unanimously predicted that BJP would return to power in Gujarat and rout Congress in Himachal Pradesh.
2017-12-14 19:44:49 Read More

US regulators rollback net neutrality rules

US regulators voted Thursday to roll back so-called "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all traffic equally, amid an acrimonious debate over how it impacts online freedom.
2017-12-14 18:57:13 Read More

Watch: Who will win Gujarat?

2017-12-14 14:22:42 Read More

Poll of polls: BJP set to retain Gujarat, sweep Himachal Pradesh

The BJP is set to retain Gujarat and win Himachal Pradesh, according to predictions by various exit polls on Thursday.
2017-12-14 13:19:48 Read More

TOI Online-CVoter predicts BJP win in Gujarat

2017-12-14 12:34:16 Read More

Exit poll live: TOI Online-CVoter predicts BJP win in Guj, Himachal

The Congress today said PM Narendra Modi violated elections' model code of conduct when he rode the streets standing in an open vehicle and waved to crowds after casting his vote in Gujarat. It also called the Election Commission (EC) "BJP's puppet".
2017-12-14 12:26:20 Read More

Exit polls 2017: Get all predictions here

2017-12-14 12:14:28 Read More

BJP to win Himachal: TOI Online-CVoter exit poll

2017-12-14 12:03:55 Read More

TOI poll: Has lack of jobs dented faith in NDA govt?

2017-12-14 09:24:10 Read More

Cong says EC 'biased', BJP calls Cong 'petty'

2017-12-14 08:03:47 Read More

Jisha murder case: Convict sentenced to death

2017-12-14 05:37:39 Read More

Live: Polling underway in 2nd phase of Guj polls

The first of the six Scorpene-class submarines, INS Kalvari, handed over by shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
2017-12-14 05:26:12 Read More

PM Modi commissions INS Kalvari, a deep sea predator submarine

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding of the Western Naval Command, and top defence officials attended the commissioning ceremony.
2017-12-14 03:28:13 Read More

PM dedicates Scorpene class sub Kalvari: 10 facts

2017-12-14 03:05:58 Read More

WTO talks end in stalemate for India

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the previous UPA regime of pressuring banks into giving loans to a few industrialists at the cost of the banking system and economy. "Banks were pressured to give loans to only a select few industrialistsâ€¦ This was the biggest of UPAâ€™s scams, bigger than coal and 2G," he said.
2017-12-14 01:45:24 Read More

Second phase of Guj elections to be held today

The 11th World Trade Organisation ministerial conference talks ended with the ministers refusing to agree to even a declaration, reflecting the huge gap between the 164 members.
2017-12-13 21:31:29 Read More

'UPA forced banks to lend to a few industrialists'

2017-12-13 19:35:18 Read More

India to commission its 1st scorpene submarine today

â€œSea denialâ€ is the name of the game for conventional diesel-electric submarines. Their primary role is to interdict an enemyâ€™s trade and energy routes, block its ports, sink its warships, and sometimes attack land targets with long-range cruise missiles.
2017-12-13 16:51:10 Read More

India seeks global checks on patenting neem, yoga

2017-12-13 14:14:25 Read More

2nd ODI: Rohit's 208* powers India to 141-run victory over Sri Lanka

Skipper Rohit Sharma rose to the occasion when it mattered most as his record breaking third double hundred guided India to a series-levelling 141-run win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Wednesday.
2017-12-13 13:53:33 Read More

Watch: Rural seats key for Congress revival

2017-12-13 13:51:17 Read More

Deadline to link Aadhaar with bank a/cs extended

2017-12-13 11:54:53 Read More

TOI poll: Secularism, 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'

India circulated a paper at the WTO ministerial meeting to make it mandatory for anyone seeking to patent a product or process that uses genetic resources and traditional knowledge, an issue on which there has been discussed in the past but has not moved due to opposition from US, Australia, Japan.
2017-12-13 10:09:38 Read More

India v Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma scores third ODI double-century

India's stand-in skipper punished Sri Lanka's bowlers in the must-win ODI in Mohali, hitting 13 fours and 12 sixes during his monstrous innings.
2017-12-13 09:35:01 Read More

Aadhaar-bank a/c: Deadline extended indefinitely

2017-12-13 09:23:00 Read More

Awkward? PM, ex-PM meet after war of words

2017-12-13 05:55:05 Read More

Awkward? Modi meets Manmohan after Pak barb

2017-12-13 05:55:05 Read More

Jadhav case: Pak to submit reply to ICJ today

An EOW officer said the agency has registered a case of cheating under the Indian Penal Code and also invoked sections of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act against PCL and its six directors.
2017-12-13 05:32:57 Read More

J'khand coal scam: Ex-CM Madhu Koda convicted

2017-12-13 05:00:42 Read More

Live Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Mohali

Get live cricket score updates, ball by ball commentary and scorecard of 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-13 04:53:36 Read More

Country Rex Tillerson 'doesn't like to deal with'

2017-12-13 03:20:16 Read More

Reel-like murder plot: How mutton soup did in killer wife and paramour

A 27-year-old married woman along with her alleged paramour killed her husband. The reel-like murder plot unfolded when husband's family realized that the paramour was a vegetarian. Police said Sudhakar, the husband, was a non-vegetarian and used to like mutton soup.
2017-12-13 00:46:36 Read More

WTO talks: India seeks support for food security, Doha plan

India on Tuesday upped the ante and demanded that the World Trade Organization unequivocally endorse the centrality of the multilateral system, give special treatment for developing countries and reiterate its commitment to the Doha Round apart from addressing its concerns on food security for it to back talks at the ministerial meeting.
2017-12-13 00:00:40 Read More

Chhota Shakeel splits with Dawood, worried ISI trying to effect patch-up

One of the main reasons for the fallout is reportedly an argument that Shakeel, who is in his 50s, recently had with Dawood over the latter's younger brother Anees Ibrahim's alleged interference in the gang's operations.
2017-12-12 19:14:24 Read More

EOW takes over Rs 7K cr Pan Cards cheating case

2017-12-12 18:25:00 Read More

Another Himalayan foreign policy challenge for India

Gujarat is the birthplace of Amul and the politics of milk cooperatives drives electoral calculations in key areas.
2017-12-12 17:00:03 Read More

Election With Times: Milk politics in Gujarat

2017-12-12 16:40:47 Read More

Doklam row put severe pressure on bilateral ties: China's foreign minister

The Doklam standoff had put "severe pressure" on India-China ties though the issue was resolved through diplomatic means, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during their meeting in New Delhi.
2017-12-12 15:33:58 Read More

20-hour ordeal ends for BA's Mumbai-London flyers stuck in Baku

British Airways finally sent a ferry aircraft to Baku on Tuesday evening to fly passengers stuck there for almost 20 hours to London. The airlineâ€™s Mumbai-London flight of Monday (BA 198) was diverted to the Azerbaijan capital after the aircraft had developed a snag.
2017-12-12 13:32:22 Read More

DATE 8

Rising food prices push inflation to 15-month high

2017-12-12 12:16:42 Read More>>

PM makes emotional appeal to Gujarat voters

2017-12-12 11:51:44 Read More

Criminal politicians: Soon, 12 special courts for cases against MPs, MLAs

Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP of lopsided development in Gujarat, said he's been praying for the pollbound state on his various temple visits and hit back at criticism of that by asking, "is it wrong to go to a temple?"
2017-12-12 10:01:14 Read More

TOI poll: Modi vs Rahul - India's political pulse

As Kohli and Anushka broke the news of their wedding, various sportsmen around the globe wished the couple of their new innings. The list includes former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli's teammates, badminton star Kidambi Srikanth and many more.
2017-12-12 08:06:54 Read More

After 1st phase, confident of winning Guj: Rahul

2017-12-12 08:04:33 Read More

'PM allowed ISI to picnic in Pathankot airbase'

2017-12-12 07:00:25 Read More

Pics of Virushka's haldi, mehndi & ring ceremony

After shocking allegations by PM Narendra Modi that the Congress is colluding with Pakistan, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad accused the PM of "allowing Pakistan's notorious agency ISI to picnic in our sensitive Pathankot airbase".
2017-12-12 06:53:00 Read More

Sportspersons wish Virushka on their new innings

2017-12-12 05:20:04 Read More

Modi to arrive in Mehsana via seaplane

2017-12-12 04:22:01 Read More

India reduces gap with China on prosperity: Study

The upward trend in India's prosperity is significant in view of the fact that India registered lower GDP growth following demonetisation and implementation of the GST reform in 2017.
2017-12-12 02:36:53 Read More

Biased judges prevent fair trial: Mallyaâ€™s defence

An expert in Indian law acting as a defence witness in Vijay Mallyaâ€™s extradition hearing has attacked the integrity of Indiaâ€™s criminal justice system, the Supreme Court, as well as the reporting of the beer and airlineâ€™s case by the Indian media, arguing he will not get a fair trial in India.
2017-12-12 02:26:43 Read More

Mao's strategy, not Nehruâ€™s policy, led to India-China war in 1962: Book

It wasnâ€™t Jawaharlal Nehruâ€™s â€˜Forward Policyâ€™ of 1961 that caused the war with China in 1962. Instead, fresh documents, evidence and insight make it clear that China was planning to attack India since 1959.
2017-12-12 02:05:00 Read More

Govt tries to deflect Singh salvo at PM

2017-12-11 23:02:24 Read More

Virushka begin new innings with wedding in Italy

After days of intense speculation and denials, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma tied the knot on Monday in a private ceremony, reportedly at a countryside resort named Borgo Finocchieto â€” one of the most expensive holiday properties in the world.
2017-12-11 20:19:44 Read More

'Apologise for falsehoods and canardsâ€™, Manmohan tells PM

Political temperatures soared on Monday with former PM Manmohan Singh demanding his successor Narendra Modi apologise to the nation for â€œcanards and falsehoodsâ€ linking a meeting with Pakistani dignitaries attended by him with the Gujarat elections and a conspiracy against BJP.
2017-12-11 19:29:40 Read More

'India-Beijing ties outweigh Doklam-like events'

A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James P O'Neill labeled it an attempted terror attack.
2017-12-11 17:46:30 Read More

Pictures of Kohli-Anushka wedding

2017-12-11 15:32:32 Read More

Inside pictures of Kohli-Anushka wedding

The Chinese minister met minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Monday ahead of the RIC meeting. Russia has refrained to be drawn into border and other disputes between India and China.
2017-12-11 15:32:32 Read More

New York explosion an 'act of terror': Mayor

Jaitley counters Manmohan on Pak-Cong meet

Union minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hit out at the Congress, demanding to know why it had felt the need to engage with Pakistan's former foreign minister and its envoy a few days ago, when the national position on talks with the neighbouring country is well known.
2017-12-11 14:45:47 Read More

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma tie the knot in Italy

After a long run of rumours and speculations making rounds on social media, Bollywood's quintessential actress Anushka Sharma and cricketer Virat Kohli are finally married.
2017-12-11 13:26:14 Read More

Reports of explosion of 'unknown origin' in New York

The New York Police Department was responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin on Monday morning in midtown Manhattan at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, according to the police department's official Twitter feed.
2017-12-11 13:09:59 Read More

Only 20% B-school grads get job offers: Assocham

The Assocham Education Council (AEC) said many parents and students are re-thinking on investing three-four years and several lakhs in a course. More than 400 institutions have become defunct as they are not getting enough students to be viable, said the chamber.
2017-12-11 12:38:06 Read More

Manmohan responds to PM on Pak meddling charge: 'Reject falsehoods'

Former PM Manmohan Singh lashed out at PM Modi for allegedly spreading "falsehood and canards" to "score political points in a lost cause." He was responding to Modi's accusation that Congress leaders had secretly met the Pakistani foreign minister and envoy before Mani Shankar Aiyar had called him a "neech" person.
2017-12-11 11:12:12 Read More

Rahul Gandhi elected Congress chief unopposed

The Congress on Monday named Rahul Gandhi its new president. "I hereby declare Shri Rahul Gandhi elected as the president of the Indian National Congress," senior party leader Mullappally Ramachandran said at a press conference in New Delhi.
2017-12-11 10:14:29 Read More

India to play 81 matches at home from 2019-2023

India will be hosting 81 matches across formats from 2019-2023, 30 more than the current Future Tours Programme, but the BCCI insisted that the number of playing days per year for the ever-busy cricketers will decrease.
2017-12-11 10:00:23 Read More

Don't drag us into your poll war: Pak on PM accusing Cong of collusion

A teenage actor travelling business class with her mother on a late-night flight from Delhi to Mumbai on Saturday was allegedly harassed by a frequent flyer when the cabin lights were dimmed in preparation for landing. he passenger has been identified as Vikas Sachdeva, 39, a senior executive with a Mumbai-based entertainment company.
2017-12-11 05:40:19 Read More

Watch: Irrelevance of Godhra faultline in Guj '17

2017-12-11 05:04:37 Read More

Watch: Irrelevance of Godhra faultline in Guj '17

2017-12-11 05:04:37 Read More

Exec held for sexually harassing actor on flight

RUDRAPUR: Santokh Singh, the 84-year-old paternal grandfather of cricketer Jasprit Bumrah was discovered dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday with his body found floating in Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.
2017-12-10 22:18:21 Read More

Use of social media comes full circle in Valley

2017-12-10 21:10:44 Read More

1 in 5 urban families borrow to fund hospital stay

Mothers of youth who joined terrorist groups are making appeals over social media platforms to their children to shun guns. J&K Police is also on social media giving quick updates about encounters and 'sacrifice of its martyrs.'
2017-12-10 20:01:38 Read More

Pak working with Cong to beat BJP in Guj: PM

The alleged meeting between Pakistani leaders saw Modi attack Congress in what came across as a bid to play the polarising card by sticking a "pro-Pak" label on Congress. â€‹â€‹â€‹Modi said the â€˜secret meetingâ€™ lasted three hours.
2017-12-10 19:43:28 Read More

In first winter stay, 1,800 Chinese troops camping at Doklam

Chinese troops have now virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, with the construction of two helipads, upgraded roads, scores of pre-fabricated huts, shelters and stores to withstand the freezing winter in the high-altitude region.
2017-12-10 18:54:56 Read More

Cricketer Bumrahâ€™s grandfather found dead in river

PM talks only about himself during rallies: Rahul

In rural India, about two-thirds - ranging from 65.6% in the poorest to 68% for the richest - depend on the household income or savings, while 27% of the poorest household and 23% of the richest households depended on borrowings.
2017-12-10 13:28:22 Read More

Dharamsala performance an eye-opener for us: Rohit Sharma

Indian batsmen came a cropper under pace-friendly conditions, prompting captain Rohit Sharma to say that the forgettable performance against Sri Lanka in the first ODI is an eye-opener for the home team.
2017-12-10 12:34:46 Read More

Gang-rape victim seeks man's help, raped again

A girl suffering from blood cancer was gang-raped by her acquaintance youth and his friend in Sarojininagar in Lucknow on Sunday.
2017-12-10 12:10:22 Read More

HWL bronze-medal playoff live: India vs Germany

Get hockey score updates of Hockey World League Final's bronze-medal match between India and Germany on Times of India
2017-12-10 10:58:21 Read More

US defence firms want security of info in India

Leading US defence firms are pushing for a specific framework in India to ensure the safety and security of critical technology and classified defence information when they are shared with the private sector for joint ventures in the country.
2017-12-10 10:55:02 Read More

Amid crisis, Japan, US, South Korea to hold missile tracking drill

Since a famine hit their totalitarian homeland in the mid-1990s, more than 30,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea, most fleeing through China. Kim, 52, fled North Korea much earlier â€” in 1984 â€” and even helped other North Koreans trapped in China get safe passage to South Korea.
2017-12-10 09:24:41 Read More

Pay hikes expected to get fatter in 2018

India Inc is promising better pay hikes of 10-15 per cent for the right talent in 2018 after a challenging year for the job market, stunned by post- demonetisation layoffs in traditional sectors like textiles and due to the advent of artificial intelligence in new-age ones.
2017-12-10 07:36:29 Read More

Watch: Coastal Guj, Koli-Patel vote is key for BJP?

2017-12-10 06:37:35 Read More

Watch: Coastal Guj, Koli-Patel vote is key for BJP?

2017-12-10 06:37:35 Read More

Live Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI

Get live cricket score updates, ball by ball commentary and scorecard of 1st ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-10 03:50:04 Read More

Indian doctors plan second heart in tummy

Soon, patients seeking a heart transplant could be left with twoâ€” including one in the tummy. City-based cardiac surgeons have put an extra heart in the tummy of two dogs to see if it could help those with a weak heart survive. The answer was yes.
2017-12-10 03:40:53 Read More

45% Indians paid bribe in past one year: Survey

Nearly 37% respondents felt corruption had increased, while 14% said it had gone down. Around 45% felt the situation was the same as before. West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh fared the worst vis-a-vis perception on corruption, with 71% of the respondents claiming graft had gone up in their states.
2017-12-09 21:21:19 Read More

Reports of EVM tampering via Bluetooth false: EC

Former state Cong chief Arjun Modhvadia claimed EVMs were connected with external devices like mobile phones through Bluetooth at three polling booths in a Muslim-dominated area in Porbandar. After an inquiry, EC found the apprehension about tampering through Bluetooth technology baseless.
2017-12-09 20:31:02 Read More

Panama: ED seizes assets linked to ex-IPL boss Amin

ED said it seized mutual funds of Whitefield Chemtech Private Limited, "which is controlled by Amin and his family", under section 37A of FEMA. It stipulates that if certain foreign exchange, foreign security or immovable property is held outside India in violation of this law, the equivalent value of asset can be seized within India.
2017-12-09 19:38:00 Read More

India eyes Asean pivot to counterbalance China's OBOR

The Asean-India Connectivity Summit, which will also seek private partnership, is important for India and Japan as they seek to counterbalance China's OBOR that has often been accused of following exploitative debt financing practices.
2017-12-09 18:48:59 Read More

DATE 9

India battles to avoid global rules on e-commerce

As ministers from over 160 World Trade Organization (WTO) converge for their biennial meeting, India has a battle at hand to avoid global rules on services and e-commerce, while seeking a new mechanism for domestic support for food procurement and seeking sharp cuts in support to farmers in the US and Europe.
2017-12-09 15:21:16 Read More>>

Jerusalem as Israel capital: Saudi seen on board with US peace efforts

Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned US President Donald Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But Palestinian officials say Riyadh has also been working for weeks behind the scenes to press them to support a nascent US peace plan.
2017-12-09 14:01:35 Read More

Watch: Will Congress breach BJP's Surat bastion?

2017-12-09 13:54:04 Read More

Noida boy used bat, cutters to kill mother, sister

2017-12-09 13:12:48 Read More

Gujarat elections: 68% polling till 5pm in 1st phase

Beijing's "new guidelines" overseeing the release of funds to Pakistan as part of its ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may stipulate greater involvement of the Pakistan Army in the multi-billion dollar project, a report by a global think-tank suggests.
2017-12-09 13:09:36 Read More

China wants Pak army to take over CPEC projects?

A 15-year-old boy, who police said has confessed to having killed his mother and sister in Gaur City here, allegedly used a bat, pair of scissors and pizza cutter to kill them in their sleep as he was agitated over being scolded for studies.
2017-12-09 11:41:43 Read More

Congress has misled Muslim community: PM Modi

In the first week itself, mass market brands like Honda, Tata Motors, Ford, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Hyundai and Volkswagen have announced various benefits including free insurance, exchange offers and add-ons apart from actual discounts.
2017-12-09 07:15:10 Read More

We want to be the side that changed perceptions: Ravi Shastri

"Yes, there's pollution. In the past too, teams have faced a tough time. There has to be a system to monitor these things. Like you have the light meter, have a pollution meter," Team India coach Ravi Shastri said.
2017-12-09 03:10:00 Read More

Live: First phase of polling under way in 89 seats of Gujarat

89 constituencies in southern Gujarat and Saurashtra will vote today in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections. Stay with us for live updates.
2017-12-09 01:52:37 Read More

Planning to buy a car? December is the month

From Jan 1, link your mobile to Aadhaar via OTP

Subscribers have till the first week of February to get their numbers verified, failing which their connection may be disconnected. A subscriber needs to call the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) from his mobile number, and complete the process.
2017-12-08 23:38:06 Read More

EC: All checks & balances in place for EVM, VVPAT

Ahead of the first 100% paper trail-based poll in a big state like Gujarat, the Election Commission has assured political parties and voters that all possible security protocols as well as checks and balances are in place to prevent any misuse of electronic voting machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs)
2017-12-08 21:19:45 Read More

India admitted to another non-proliferation regime

India was on Thursday admitted as a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement - a global grouping that regulates transfer and access to conventional weapons and dual-use technologies. Next, India expects to be included in the Australia Group as well, leaving NSG as the last non-proliferation regime that it expects to enter.
2017-12-08 20:07:13 Read More

SC: Why punish married men alone for adultery?

The Supreme Court agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a 157-year-old 'gender discriminatory' provision in Indian Penal Code which punishes a married man for adultery for consensual sexual relations with another man's wife.
2017-12-08 19:46:02 Read More

Govt takes over mgmt of Unitech in 'public interest'

NCLT on Friday suspended the eight directors on the board of troubled real estate company Unitech and allowed the government to appoint its nominee directors. The rare move comes nine years after a similar management takeover of Hyderabad-based infotech major Satyam.
2017-12-08 19:26:38 Read More

Buy our gas, save your oil, Vladimir Putin tells Saudi Arabia

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih to buy Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to spare Saudi Arabia's oil, the Interfax news agency reported him as saying on Friday.
2017-12-08 16:06:41 Read More

HWL Final: India lose 0-1 to Argentina in semis

2017-12-08 15:42:32 Read More

Watch: Growing irrelevance of Guj Muslim vote

The Delhi government cancelled the license of Max Hospital's Shalimar Bagh unit after a premature baby was wrongly declared dead last week. A panel formed by the Delhi government to look into the case found the hospital administration guilty of not following prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants.
2017-12-08 15:02:22 Read More

'Neech', 'mad dog': PM lists Cong's personal barbs

Olympic champions Argentina converted their lone penalty corner of the night to edge past hosts India 1-0 and enter their maiden final of the Hockey World League Final on Friday.
2017-12-08 14:24:50 Read More

'Why doesn't Congress sack Kapil Sibal too': PM

2017-12-08 10:54:28 Read More

License of Max Hospital that wrongly declared baby dead cancelled

The Delhi government cancelled the license of Max Hospital's Shalimar Bagh unit after a premature baby was wrongly declared dead last week.
2017-12-08 10:18:55 Read More

Pak allows Jadhav to meet wife, mother on Dec 25

During his weekly news briefing, Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said a staff member from the Indian high commission will also be present during the meeting.â€‹â€‹ Jadhav, 47, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April on charges of espionage and terrorism.
2017-12-08 08:31:20 Read More

New deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking Mar 31, 2018

The Centre had already informed the Supreme Court that it is willing to extend till March 31 the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes.
2017-12-08 08:04:44 Read More

Soon, 24x7 electricity for all, distributors to be fined for power cut

The move comes as a part of the government's Rs 16,000 crore Saubhagya scheme launched in September to provide uninterrupted electricity for all by the end of 2018. The power tariff will be remodelled according to the report presented by an expert committee.
2017-12-08 06:53:02 Read More

Watch: Modi's high-tech campaign in Saurashtra

2017-12-08 05:43:56 Read More

HWL: Which India will turn up against Argentina?

It has been a strange tournament for India. They have played four matches and still you cannot figure out whether they are good enough to win the tournament. And this is after a night when they edged ahead of tournament favourites Belgium in a thrilling shootout.
2017-12-08 05:11:23 Read More

Cong struggles to control fallout of netas' self-goals amid Gujarat poll

Mani Shankar Aiyar's "neech" remark is third in a series of mis-steps or rows from the Congress camp that Modi and BJP have seized upon and turned into a major subject of stump speeches .
2017-12-08 03:49:53 Read More

India joins elite multilateral export control regime

The Wassenaar Arrangement membership is also expected to build up a strong case for India's entry into the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Significantly, China, which stonewalled India's entry into the 48-nation NSG is not a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement.
2017-12-08 03:11:42 Read More

What've we come to: Bombay HC on Padmavati

"It is distressing to know a person makes a feature film and several others work tirelessly towards it but are unable to release the film for public viewing because of continuous threats," the Bombay HC said.
2017-12-08 02:30:42 Read More

These 10 stocks yielded Rs 15L crore in 5 years

Among the leading Indian wealth creators, TCS topped the table with an addition of Rs 2.5 lakh crore to its market capitalisation, followed by Rs 2.3 lakh crore by HDFC Bank and Rs 1.9 lakh crore by Reliance.
2017-12-07 22:30:00 Read More

Panel to probe judge who defied SC on med seats

The HC judgeâ€™s defiance led to a CBI probe into the medical seats scam and arrest of an ex-judge of the Orissa high court. A bench headed by CJI Misra had earlier, on Medical Council of Indiaâ€™s appeal, reversed one such order by a two-bench of the Allahabad HC headed by the judge in question.
2017-12-07 21:10:56 Read More

Wifeâ€™s religion does not merge with husbandâ€™s after marriage: SC

â€œ[The] Special Marriage Act was enacted so that a man and woman professing different faiths can marry and retain their religious identity after marriage. There is no question of merger of womanâ€™s religion with that of her husbandâ€™s. Only she on her own volition can give up her religion,â€ the bench observed.
2017-12-07 19:49:23 Read More

Watch: Why Somnath Temple defines Guj's politics

The Somnath temple remains a major faultline in Gujarat's politics over a thousand years after it was first destroyed. Election With Times unravels the politics, myth and history of Somnath in a special ground report in Episode 5.
2017-12-07 12:43:29 Read More

Apologise for 'neech' remark on PM Modi, Rahul tells Mani Shankar Aiyar

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the deadline for making Aadhaar compulsory to avail benefits under government welfare schemes will be extended till March 31. A five-judge constitution bench may sit next week to decide plea for interim stay on Aadhaar. A notification to this effect will be issued on Friday, the government told the top court.
2017-12-07 12:12:13 Read More

PM Modi hits back at Aiyar's 'neech' remark

2017-12-07 11:19:40 Read More

'Not a Hindi speaker, messed up in translation'

A labourer's half-burnt body was found near a hotel on the 100 Feet Road in Rajsamand on Wednesday. The incident attracted a lot of attention as a video clip showing a burning body next to a person making threats on 'love jihad' went viral about the same time.
2017-12-07 11:05:05 Read More

Deadline for Aadhaar linking extended to March 31

2017-12-07 06:02:25 Read More

Rahul again uses 'Gabbar' jibe to attack PM Modi

2017-12-07 04:07:26 Read More

China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace

BJP is projected to win the Prime Minister's home state comfortably but the target of 150 that the party set for itself seems distant. The survey projects BJP to win anywhere between 106-116 seats, that's well above the required majority mark of 91 seats.
2017-12-07 04:06:11 Read More

BJP looks all set to retain Gujarat: Opinion poll

Even as China continues to stall India's Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, Russia has come out strongly in support of India saying that India's application cannot be "interlinked" with that of Pakistan and that Moscow is discussing the issue with Beijing at different levels.
2017-12-07 03:42:08 Read More

Love jihad revenge? Man killed, body set on fire

2017-12-07 02:56:24 Read More

Lose 10-15 kg weight, reverse diabetes: Study

Type 2 diabetes can be reversed if you can lose weight radically, according to a study by UK scientists who managed to reverse the chronic condition in nearly half the participants who followed their weight management programme. All participants had been diagnosed with the condition in last 6 yrs.
2017-12-07 01:57:19 Read More

If India takes lead, China will follow: Dalai Lama

"The Indian move violated China's territorial sovereignty. We strongly express our dissatisfaction and opposition," Xinhua news agency cited the deputy director of the army's western theatre combat bureau as saying.
2017-12-07 01:03:46 Read More

Fresh boom in IT? Tech firms are season's top recruiters at IITs

IIT Kanpur witnessed the biggest wave as Intel picked a full-class size of 59 candidates. At IIT Bombay, Samsung picked 30 students from campus. IIT Guwahati placement dean Kaustubh Mohanty said the trend is a result of the government's policy and encouragement provided to the core engineering sector.
2017-12-06 21:13:25 Read More

Britain foils plot to bomb Downing St, kill PM May

The accused, who told the court that he was a 'Bangladeshi British,' had allegedly planned planting a bomb near the entrance of Downing Street and then continuing the attack with a knife and suicide vest in a bid to kill the UK leader in the ensuing chaos.
2017-12-06 20:27:54 Read More

Boost for homebuyers: Court says Rera applicable to ongoing projects

The judgment, however, offered a breather to builders too. It expanded powers under Rera to grant more time in exceptional cases to a builder to complete a project. The additional time is meant to be granted in compelling circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
2017-12-06 20:09:40 Read More

Ayodhya: Sibal not our lawyer, says Sunni board

UP Sunni Board chairman Zufar Ahmed Farooqi said, â€œSibal was not the advocate on record (AOR) for the board which is the original litigant in the title suit. He is representing one of the private parties involved in the suit. Shahid Hussain Rizvi was our AOR in the Supreme Court.â€
2017-12-06 19:42:30 Read More

ISI, KLF plotted killings of RSS men in Punjab

The plan was to foment tension by killing key people and revive militancy. Details of the conspiracy were revealed during questioning of two hitmen â€” Ramandeep Singh and Hardeep Singh â€” by the NIA in the case relating to the murder of Ravinder Gosain, an RSS pracharak, in Ludhiana in October 2017.
2017-12-06 19:18:17 Read More

Trump flouts warnings, declares Jerusalem Israel's capital

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday broke with decades of US and international policy by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Despite urgent appeals from Arab and European leaders and the risk of anti-American protests and violence, Trump declared that he was ending an approach that for decades has failed to advance the prospects for peace.
2017-12-06 18:39:03 Read More

Strong earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

A little-known planet about 111 light years away could be a "scaled-up version of Earth" and may be able to host alien life, according to a study. The exoplanet known as K2-18b has been described as being a potential 'Super-Earth' - a large rocky planet with the potential to support life.
2017-12-06 15:28:47 Read More

DATE 10

Can't link India's case for NSG with Pak: Russia

Mideast on edge ahead of Trump's move on Jerusalem

Arabs and Muslims across a Middle East on edge warned on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's anticipated announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital would inflame Muslim feelings worldwide and bring further chaos and instability to the region.
2017-12-06 14:36:28 Read More

Hockey World League Final Live: India vs Belgium

Virat Kohli might have said that his body needs rest after a long home season as the reason for resting for the upcoming limited overs series against Sri Lanka but if reports are to be believed, Kohli will use down time to tie the knot with Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma.
2017-12-06 13:15:19 Read More

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma to tie the knot?

2017-12-06 12:11:49 Read More

'Super-Earth' that could host alien life discovered

Get hockey score updates of Hockey World League Final's quarter-final match between India and Belgium on Times of India
2017-12-06 11:34:43 Read More

Live: India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, Day 5

Check Live Cricket Score, Ball by Ball Commentary & Scorecard of 3rd Test between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-06 02:48:37 Read More

Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel capital

Trump's endorsement of Israel's claim to all of Jerusalem as its capital would reverse long-standing US policy that the city's status must be decided in negotiations with the Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.
2017-12-06 02:28:18 Read More

The day that changed Indian politics forever

When hordes of karsevaks shouted, "Ek dhakka aur do, Babri Masjid tod do," and brought down the 16th century structure hoping to build a Ram Mandir in its place, many Indians also felt the same way wondering if the nature of national politics had altered forever.
2017-12-05 23:32:13 Read More

'Pollution can permanently damage a child's brain'

The findings come at a time when India, particularly in the north, is facing a serious crisis due to rising levels of pollution. Last month, schools in Delhi had to be shut temporarily to reduce children's exposure to pollutants that had enveloped that national capital.
2017-12-05 22:10:36 Read More

Government unveils Rs 8,500 crore export sops

The government announced export incentives of around Rs 8,500 crore for labour-intensive sectors and services on Tuesday as it sought to blunt the impact of the goods and services tax (GST) and push shipments from the country amid signs of a pickup in global demand.
2017-12-05 22:00:21 Read More

Government unveils Rs 8,500 crore export sops

Incentives under the Manufacturing Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and Service Exports from India Scheme were targeted at labour-intensive sectors such as agriculture, leather, carpets and marine products and came days before the Gujarat elections, where the launch of GST and the impact on small businesses has emerged as a key issue.
2017-12-05 22:00:21 Read More

Supreme Court asks Centre to bring law to cap lawyer fees, regulate field

The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Tuesday to bring a law to regulate the field and to prescribe "floor and ceiling of advocates' fees".
2017-12-05 21:32:01 Read More

Stone-pelter now captain of Kashmir football team

Last year, Afshan Ashiq's picture as an angry Kashmiri girl pelting stones at the J&K police got her into national media spotlight, more so after it was discovered that she was an avid footballer.
2017-12-05 21:14:37 Read More

Did American missile defense technology fail in Saudi Arabia?

The official story was clear: Saudi forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemenâ€™s Houthi rebel group last month at Saudi Arabiaâ€™s capital, Riyadh. It was a victory for the Saudis and for the US, which supplied the Patriot missile defense system.
2017-12-05 14:38:34 Read More

Saudi, allies snub Qatar at crisis-hit Gulf summit

2017-12-05 11:39:50 Read More

China stops fund to CPEC projects, Pak 'stunned'

2017-12-05 09:23:23 Read More

Gujarat: Explore TOI's new interactive poll hub

2017-12-05 08:47:34 Read More

Cyclone Ockhi closes in on Guj, rallies cancelled

China has decided to temporarily stop funding at least three major road projects in Pakistan, being built as part of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, following reports of corruption, a decision that has left officials in Islamabad "stunned", a media report said on Tuesday.
2017-12-05 08:19:42 Read More

Pak perturbed at tweets from Indian 'astrologer'

2017-12-05 08:00:42 Read More

Live: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Day 4

For the past two decades, whenever heavy rain or storms have broken the sharp, barbed concertina wires guarding the Ram Janmabhoomi perimeter in Ayodhya, the public works department (PWD) has sought Abdul Wahid's help.
2017-12-05 03:51:45 Read More

New poll finds Cong, BJP neck and neck in Gujarat

Check Live Cricket Score, Ball by Ball Commentary & Scorecard of 3rd Test between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-05 02:32:00 Read More

Why new Infosys CEO is causing internal tension

The Gujarat elections could be a dead heat between BJP and Congress with the former just scraping through to a win, according to an opinion poll released on Monday. The poll predicted that both parties would get 43% of the votes but BJP could win between 91 and 99 seats in the 182-member assembly while Congress would have to settle for between 78 and 86 seats.
2017-12-05 01:26:52 Read More

'Adonis of Hindi cinema, actor with global appeal'

Shashi was the youngest of the three Kapoor brothers â€“ Raj and Shammi being the others â€“ in what's regarded as Bollywood's family No 1. Now all three are gone. An era is over.
2017-12-04 22:08:18 Read More

US Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

The US Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The ban applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
2017-12-04 21:37:45 Read More

23% lower judges posts vacant; 2.5cr cases pile up

The Supreme Court recently said that judicial and legal services are missions for serving society and the mission is not achieved if the litigant has to wait in queue for a long time.
2017-12-04 21:05:45 Read More

Muslim trio guards, dresses and lights up Ram idol

2017-12-04 20:06:00 Read More

Sharad Yadav, Ali Anwar disqualified from RS

Rajya Sabha (RS) chairman M Venkaiah Naidu issued order for disqualification of "rebel" JD(U) members Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar from the Upper House on Monday evening.
2017-12-04 18:36:50 Read More

Gujarat, Maharashtra on alert as Cyclone Ockhi set to make landfall

The Cyclone is expected to make landfall in coastal Gujarat and Mumbai with squally winds, which may cause heavy rains in several parts of the two states during the next two days. Stay with us for all updates:
2017-12-04 14:35:27 Read More

Pay your tributes to Shashi Kapoor

Yuvraj Singh has no qualms in conceding that he has been "failing" but the out-of-favour Indian cricketer says he won't give up on his career at least till 2019.
2017-12-04 13:15:34 Read More

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor passes away at 79 after prolonged illness

Veteran Hindi film actor and Padma Bhushan awardee Shashi Kapoor passed away on Monday after prolonged illness, according to media reports. He was 79. He is survived by his daughter Sanjana, and sons Kunal and Karan.
2017-12-04 12:50:52 Read More

I do fail, but won't give up till 2019: Yuvraj

2017-12-04 12:41:55 Read More

Decks cleared for Rahul's elevation, wishes flow in

2017-12-04 10:24:54 Read More

Mallya calls money-laundering charges 'false'

2017-12-04 10:15:54 Read More

'If Pak won't act, we'll destroy terror safe havens'

India, Iran and Afghanistan reiterated their commitment to the early operationalisation of the port that will contribute to bilateral and regional trade and economic development, apart from providing land-locked Afghanistan an alternative access to regional and global markets.
2017-12-04 05:26:49 Read More

Live: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Day 3

Whilst Indian fans booed 'chor' (thief) at Mallya in June and there is public support in India for him to face criminal charges, the commuters, families and multi-millionaires, who live in close-knit affluent Tewin, around 48km north of London, consider him a hero.
2017-12-04 02:43:00 Read More

In this UK village, people consider Mallya an asset

Chabahar Phase 1: India, Af can now skip Pak

Check Live Cricket Score, Ball by Ball Commentary & Scorecard of 3rd Test between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-03 22:49:42 Read More

Hadiya's 'husband' was in touch with IS men before their marriage: NIA

Shafin Jahan, husband of Akhila Asokan alias Hadiya, was allegedly in touch with two key chargesheeted accused in the terror group Islamic State (IS) Omar al-Hindi case â€” Manseed and P Safvan â€” via a closed Facebook group comprising activists of Popular Front of India (PFI)'s political arm SDPI.
2017-12-03 21:35:29 Read More

Guj polls: TOI's exclusive interview with Amit Shah

BJP faces the challenges of a new caste coalition spearheaded by quota warrior Hardik Patel and 22-year incumbency, but the party president Amit Shah is unruffled. In an exclusive interview with Akhilesh Singh, he explains why he thinks winning 150 seats out of 182 in the Gujarat polls is a realistic target.
2017-12-03 20:38:50 Read More

Mob fires at NIA team during raid near Ghaziabad

A mob opened fire and pelted stones at a NIA team that had reached Ghaziabadâ€™s Nahali village on Sunday morning to raid an alleged arms dealer, Malook, with suspected links to the killers of RSS worker Ravinder Gosain, who was shot dead in Ludhiana on October 17 this year.
2017-12-03 20:21:21 Read More

Haryana wants to limit Aravalis to Ggn stretches

The Haryana government has informed the NCRPB that it will consider only those areas to be part of the Aravali range that are mentioned in the Aravali notification of 1992 issued by tâ€‹â€‹he environment ministry and not recognise any additional areas to be Aravalis.
2017-12-03 20:06:09 Read More

Delhi hospital fires two doctors involved in declaring live baby dead

Max Healthcare has decided to terminate the services of two doctors allegedly involved in the case of a premature baby being wrongly declared dead, hospital authorities said late Saturday night. The case pertains to the birth of twins on November 30, one of which was found to be alive.
2017-12-03 20:00:12 Read More

Who will inherit Jaya's properties? Court battles could have the last say

There are multiple potential claimants to the assets which fall in three categories: owned before Jayalalithaa became chief minister in 1991, acquired during her 1991-96 term and frozen because of the corruption case, and property acquired after 1996.
2017-12-03 18:44:00 Read More

'Nationalism' helped us bring back Father Tom: PM

Consumers will be able to change their power suppliers just like telecom services, after proposed amendment to the existing Electricity Act is approved, Union Minister R K Singh said.
2017-12-03 13:51:18 Read More

Smog made Lanka players 'vomit', BCCI says visitors making 'big fuss'

Pollution stopped play on Sunday in the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, and visiting coach Nic Pothas said the smog was so extreme that his players -- who took the extraordinary step of wearing face masks -- were "coming off the field and vomiting".
2017-12-03 13:43:49 Read More

Built by India, Chabahar port to rival Pak's Gwadar

The $340 million project was constructed by a Revolutionary Guard-affiliated company, Khatam al-Anbia, the largest Iranian contractor of government construction projects.
2017-12-03 11:08:48 Read More

Soon, you may get to choose new power supplier

2017-12-03 10:37:50 Read More

3rd Test: India declare amid Dinesh Chandimal goof-up

Chandimal was fielding with 10 players and it wasn't until a four was hit from Wriddhiman Saha that the player at the boundary informed Chandimal about his absent-mindedness.
2017-12-03 08:47:02 Read More

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Saudi's $300bn 'sale of the century' moves slowly

The main problems they cite are heavy bureaucracy, an inadequate legal framework, frequent changes of priority in government departments and fatigue among investors.
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SL players complain of pollution, halt play briefly

The alarming level of smog in Delhi was visible at the Ferozshah Kotla stadium, as a number of players were spotted wearing pollution masks during Day 2 of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka.
2017-12-03 07:12:39 Read More

Not happy with Pak's role in anti-terror war: US

The US is not satisfied with Pakistan's cooperation in the war against terror as part of its South Asia strategy and yet to see Islamabad taking steps to "rein in" the Taliban and the Haqqani network, a senior Trump administration official has said.
2017-12-03 07:00:34 Read More

Kohli becomes 1st captain to score six double ton

Just a day after becoming the first captain to register a hat-trick of centuries in a three-match series, the Indian skipper scaled yet another milestone when he scored his sixth double century, the highest as a captain.
2017-12-03 05:19:29 Read More

Live: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Day 2

Check Live Cricket Score, Ball by Ball Commentary & Scorecard of 3rd Test between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-03 03:11:15 Read More

Why doesn't Rahul visit temples in Delhi: Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday denied the charge that the controversy about Rahul Gandhi's faith was engineered by his party even as he questioned why the Congress leader does not visit temples when he is in Delhi.
2017-12-02 21:42:34 Read More

Max Hosp quoted Rs 50L for baby's treatment: FIR

2017-12-02 21:15:55 Read More

Max Hospital quoted Rs 50L bill for keeping baby in nursery, alleges FIR

Even as Delhi Police on Saturday started investigation into the case of a city hospital declaring two new-born babies dead when one was discovered later to be alive, the family filed an FIR making fresh allegations against the hospital.
2017-12-02 21:15:55 Read More

Infosys picks Capgemini's Salil Parekh as new CEO

1,600 personnel die every year without India going to war

Without going to war, India loses around 1,600 military personnel every year. And the single biggest killers are road accidents and suicides, much more than counter-insurgency operations or firing duels with Pakistan along the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir.
2017-12-02 20:27:22 Read More

Govt spends just Rs 1,100/year on your health

The recently released National Health Accounts (NHA) 2014-15 shows that the average government spend per citizen per year was just Rs 1,108, against almost Rs 6,300 per central government employee.
2017-12-02 20:10:06 Read More

US federal court opens doors to â€˜startup visasâ€™

A US district court judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot delay an Obama-era immigration rule, which enables eligible foreign entrepreneurs to temporarily stay in the US to nurture and grow their startups.
2017-12-02 20:03:00 Read More

US federal court opens doors to â€˜startup visasâ€™

Venezuela's Correa wins Mister Supranational '17

After months of stress, turmoil and billions of dollars in shareholder value destruction, Infosys has finally named a new CEO, Capgemini's Salil Parekh.
2017-12-02 17:27:02 Read More

HWL: Ward strikes twice as England beat India 3-2

Samuel Ward struck twice as England beat India 3-2 to record their first win of the HWL Final on Saturday. England had a lacklustre game vs Germany in their HWL opener, losing 0-2 whereas India, despite being wasteful, held Australia to a 1-1 draw. India continued to be wasteful but England improved.
2017-12-02 15:47:53 Read More

B'luru: I-T unearths doctor-medical centre nexus 'running into crores'

Income-Tax officials have unearthed a major multi-layered nexus between medical centres and doctors and an undisclosed income of Rs 100 crore after searches at a few IVF clinics and diagnostic centres here, the department said on Saturday.
2017-12-02 15:26:04 Read More

Seek votes in 'dignified' ways: Manmohan to PM

In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Saturday said Modi failed to understand the "pains" of his note ban and GST decisions were going to unleash on the people of his own home state.
2017-12-02 14:14:38 Read More

Infosys appoints Salil Parekh as MD and CEO

2017-12-02 12:18:34 Read More

Akhilesh claims BJP fares badly with ballot papers

Parekh, who has been appointed for five years and will be the second outsider CEO, joins from French IT and consulting company Capgemini where he is the CEO of financial services across Europe, North America and Asia.
2017-12-02 10:46:06 Read More

Jaitley: BJP seen as pro-Hindutva, why would anyone prefer a clone?

Taking a dig at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Union minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jailtey on Saturday asserted his party's 'Hindutva' roots and said those parading their newfound Hindu piety were nothing but "clones".
2017-12-02 08:48:17 Read More

Ockhi batters Lakshadweep coast; toll rises to 14

Ockhi is expected to travel north towards Mumbai and Gujarat in the next 48 hours, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Director S Sudevan in Trivandrum, though it is likely to lose intensity.
2017-12-02 08:34:29 Read More

BJP won't win if EVMs are discarded: Mayawati after UP civic poll results

After the BSP emerged second in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls, a resurgent Mayawati challenged the BJP and said her party would sweep the 2019 Lok Sabha polls if voting is done on ballot papers.
2017-12-02 07:10:39 Read More

N Korea celebrates success of missile test

The ruling Workers Party official daily Rodong Sinmun covered its front page with colour photographs showing thousands of tightly packed soldiers and people applauding in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung square, which was decorated with large portraits of the North's late leaders.
2017-12-02 06:17:02 Read More

Trump, PM Modi express satisfaction over GES 2017

Check Live Cricket Score, Ball by Ball Commentary & Scorecard of 3rd Test between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India
2017-12-02 05:22:38 Read More

Live: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Day 1

2017-12-02 02:35:44 Read More

Cong 'jave chhe': Shah on opposition's Amethi loss

2017-12-01 22:03:01 Read More

BJPâ€™s UP sweep likely to bolster its Guj campaign

Around the time a Chinese nuclear submarine is expected to cross over into the IOR early next year, in keeping with past deployments, India would be kicking off major military exercises to project power and hone combat capabilities on the high seas.
2017-12-01 21:51:05 Read More

India wins election to be in IMO Council for the next 2 years

The intercontinental ballistic missile North Korea launched this week was a new type of missile bigger and more powerful than any the country had tested before, South Korean officials said on Thursday.
2017-12-01 17:57:21 Read More

Here's why North Koreaâ€™s new missile is fearsome

With BJPâ€™s energetic campaign in the local polls in Uttar Pradesh paying off, the sweeping win comes as a welcome boost to the party in the midst of a tense campaign for the Gujarat elections, seen as a must-win contest for the saffron outfit.
2017-12-01 17:01:43 Read More

UP civic polls: BJP wins 14 of 16 mayoral seats

BJP retained its saffron wave in Uttar Pradesh by winning 14 out of the 16 mayoral seats in the urban local bodies elections while the BSP sprang a surprise by winning the mayoral posts in Aligarh and Meerut towns.
2017-12-01 16:18:57 Read More

HWL Final: India, Australia play out 1-1 draw

India played out a 1-1 draw with defending champions Australia in their Odisha Hockey World League Final opener on Friday. The Indians made a sparkling start with an early incursion in to the Australian half, catching the opponent defence by surprise.
2017-12-01 15:41:06 Read More

'Care' a business, healthcare in ICU?

2017-12-01 15:38:23 Read More

Eye on China: India steps up naval deployments, kicks off N-sub project

Delhi hospital declares twins dead, one found alive

2017-12-01 11:33:55 Read More

Pak politician's daughter slams Pak army

Counting for the urban bodies elections which are being seen as a referendum on Yogi Adityanath government's performance in the last seven months is underway. Stay with us for live updates:
2017-12-01 04:38:51 Read More

Indian team not in favour of long tours

2017-12-01 04:13:57 Read More

Indian team not in favour of long tours

2017-12-01 04:13:57 Read More

Live: BJP mayor candidates lead in UP civic polls

The Indian cricket team is not in favour of long tours going forward, just the way England, Australia and South Africa have preferred it on their tours to the Indian sub-continent.
2017-12-01 01:09:23 Read More

Hotel security breach: Modi-Ivanka dinnerâ€™s CCTV feed goes live on TV

Nearly 46,100 odd Indians obtained US citizenship during 2016, making them the second largest group, even as Mexicans continued to top the chart. Indians accounted for 6% of the total citizenship conferred by the US government on 7.53 lakh individuals during the fiscal year 2016.
2017-12-01 00:19:40 Read More

Pakistan yet to pledge security for Jadhav's wife

akistan is yet to respond to Indiaâ€™s letter asking for a â€œsovereign guaranteeâ€ of security for Kulbhushan Jadhavâ€™s family if and when they visit him in Pakistan. Minister of state for external affairs V K Singh told journalists on Thursday, â€œTalks are still in progress.
2017-11-30 22:46:25 Read More

Ready to pay politically to lift India: PM Modi

2017-11-30 21:54:04 Read More

Nation needs better quality of medical education, PM tells Manushi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to newly-crowned Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, whoâ€™s studying medicine, of the importance of medical education and the need to improve its quality in India.
2017-11-30 21:09:39 Read More

46k Indians got US citizenship in 2016

The daughter of a prominent Pakistani politician slammed her country's army in a video talk she uploaded on Twitter, which soon mysteriously disappeared along with her Twitter account, reported Pakistani media.
2017-11-30 20:45:55 Read More

US hopes India will do more on North Korea

Terming North Korea a "global threat", the US said on Thursday that it expects India to do more to help America and its international allies exert pressure on Pyongyang to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programme.
2017-11-30 19:52:24 Read More

Doklam is in our territory, says China

"Donglong (Doklam) is Chinese territory," Col Wu Qian, spokesperson of the Chinese ministry of defence said today when asked about reports that PLA continue to maintain sizable number of troops close to the Doklam standoff area and doing away with the practice of vacating the place during winter.
2017-11-30 17:21:24 Read More

5 months, 1500km: Father pedals in search of son

2017-11-30 16:55:28 Read More

5 months, 1500km: Father pedals in search of son

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