Current Affairs For The Year 2017 And Month Feb

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Speak English in public places, Telangana group tells US members

An association of Telangana NRIs has issued an advisory on its Facebook page asking those from the state in the US to avoid confrontation or speaking in their mother tongue in public spaces.
2017-02-28 21:38:40 Read More

No demarche to US over Kuchibhotla killing: India

India has appreciated the USâ€™ â€œproactiveâ€ response to the Kansas shooting in which an Indian tech professional Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed, refuting reports of India registering a protest.
2017-02-28 21:10:01 Read More

India got healthier in last 10 years: Survey

India's health indicators show significant improvement over the last decade with a decline in infant mortality complimented by a better sex ratio, more institutional deliveries and wider vaccine coverage.
2017-02-28 19:30:59 Read More

Stop pressuring judge in Jat quota unrest case: HC

The Punjab and Haryana high court observed on Tuesday that a judge hearing violence cases registered during the February 2016 Jat agitation was "under pressure". The high court neither mentioned the name of the judge nor specified the "pressure".
2017-02-28 19:07:40 Read More

'Will kill lawyers who defend Gujarat IS suspects'

A lesser known right-wing outfit in Jamnagar has issued a brazen threat to murder lawyers and their families who defend the two arrested ISIS suspects in the court. Pratik Bhatt, who calls himself the Gujarat president of Hindu Sena, issued an open threat to lawyer Imtiyaz Koreja in Jamnagar.
2017-02-28 18:51:34 Read More

US engaged with us on safety of Indians: Govt

2017-02-28 14:41:01 Read More

Despite cash crackdown, India keeps fastest-growing major economy tag

India's economy defied expectations on Tuesday to retain the title of the world's fastest-growing major economy, despite the disruption caused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision.
2017-02-28 13:45:17 Read More

Gurmehar-ABVP row: 10 developments

India has appreciated the US â€œproactiveâ€ response to the Kansas shooting incident, which killed an Indian tech professional, Srinivas Kuchibhotla. MEA spokesperson said on Tuesday, US actions had â€œobviated the need for a demarche by the Government on this matter.â€
2017-02-28 10:05:01 Read More

Leftists polluted Gurmehar's mind: Kiren Rijiju

Hours after Delhi University student and daughter of a martyr Gurmehar Kaur announced her withdrawal from the anti-ABVP campaign, minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said she was free to say and do what she wants and should be left alone as per her wish.
2017-02-28 09:25:12 Read More

Jitu Rai wins bronze medal in ISSF World Cup

Many of these firms had carried out high-value transactions and deposited huge amounts of cash in banks following demonetisation of high-value currency notes.
2017-02-28 08:07:55 Read More

Mercedes launches made-in-India E-Class

South Korea's special prosecutor's office said it will charge Samsung chief Jay Y Lee and 4 other executives with bribery & embezzlement. Lee was arrested on Feb. 17 over his alleged role in the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye.
2017-02-28 07:38:37 Read More

Ramjas violence: NHRC notice to Delhi Police

2017-02-28 06:44:06 Read More

Samsung group chief indicted in bribery scandal

2017-02-28 06:37:47 Read More

White House breaks silence, says killing of Indian techie disturbing

Jitu Rai shot a total of 216.7 in the eight-man final to finish third on the podium. The gold went to Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda with a world record total of 240.1 points, while Vietnam's Xuan Vinh Hoang claimed silver with 236.6 points.
2017-02-28 05:58:58 Read More

7 lakh shell cos face closure in govt crackdown

Many of these firms had carried out high-value transactions and deposited huge amounts of cash in banks following demonetisation of high-value currency notes.
2017-02-27 22:15:44 Read More

BBC banned from tiger reserves for 5yrs due to its report on Kaziranga

Stung by a BBC documentary questioning Indiaâ€™s aggressive protection measures at Kaziranga national park in Assam, the National Tiger Conservation Authority that governs all tiger reserves in the country has imposed a ban on the network and its journalist Justin Rowlatt for five years.
2017-02-27 22:05:39 Read More

Woman takes ex-GF to court for posting nude pics

Cops have opposed the anticipatory bail plea on the grounds that the mobile phone was yet to be recovered and since the two worked in the same place, there were chances that the accused could influence witnesses.
2017-02-27 21:15:47 Read More

Airtel scraps roaming charges on calls, data

Roaming on your mobile network may soon happen at no extra cost as telecom companies are scrapping the additional charges on incoming and outgoing calls. Airtel on Monday announced the â€˜Death of National Roamingâ€™ as it unveiled plans to do away with roaming charges from April 1.
2017-02-27 20:55:54 Read More

Ramjas row: Rijiju, MP attack martyrâ€™s daughter

The slugfest over last weekâ€™s violence at DUâ€™s Ramjas College has snowballed into another nationalist-versus-liberal confrontation, with Kargil martyrâ€™s daughter and DU student Gurmehar Kaur coming under fierce attack from the saffron camp for her social media posts.
2017-02-27 20:32:12 Read More

Ex-sahayak kills retired Colonelâ€™s wife, mother

2017-02-27 20:09:11 Read More

SIMI chief Safdar Nagori gets life for waging war against state

All 11 were convicted for sedition, collecting arms, ammunition and explosives with the intention to wage war against the nation and for being active members of a banned terrorist outfit.
2017-02-27 19:35:30 Read More

Goodwill gesture: India to release 39 Pak prisoners

While India has reacted cautiously to the house arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, the Centre believes it may be the right time to open channels of communication.
2017-02-27 19:15:32 Read More

Guj IS brothers give cops names of 40 operatives

The two Islamic State terror group suspects arrested from Rajkot and Bhavnagar on Sunday have confessed to their plans of planting bombs in the thickly populated Trikon Baug and Gundawadi areas of Rajkot this week.
2017-02-27 18:50:20 Read More

'I will marry 72 virgins in heaven': Why a schoolboy became IS bomber

ISIS militants fleeing Mosul left a handwritten registry containing the personal details of about 50 recruits. Not all entries had years of birth, and only about a dozen had photographs attached, but many recruits were in their teens or early 20s.
2017-02-27 13:24:45 Read More

Madras HC seeks video of Tamil Nadu trust vote

Ten days after the Tamil Nadu assembly expressed its confidence in the government of chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami amidst commotion and allegations of rule violations, the Madras high court on Monday asked for the video of the entire assembly proceedings.
2017-02-27 12:32:47 Read More

'Fatal bar shooting not true reflection of US'

Hundreds of people, holding placards that called for peace and unity, took part in a prayer vigil in Kansas City and shouted, "We want peace"; "We love peace"; "Let us not leave our children"; "Unity is part of community, together we stand, divided we fall".
2017-02-27 12:23:57 Read More

Ramjas College protests: 10 latest developments

Ian Grillot, 24, was struck in the hand and chest at the bar in Olathe, Kansas, when suspect Adam Purinton opened fire on Wednesday evening. At least one bystander told the Kansas City Star he shouted "get out of my country" before shooting the Indian victims.
2017-02-27 10:52:02 Read More

'Was happy to risk life in Kansas shooting'

2017-02-27 09:00:12 Read More

'Moonlight' declared best picture after goof-up

Hollywoodâ€™s biggest night, the 89th Academy Awards ended on a rather dramatic note after presenter Warren Beatty wrongly announced Damien Chazelleâ€™s musical â€˜La La Landâ€™ as the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, and later called on stage the team of â€˜Moonlightâ€™ to accept their award.
2017-02-27 05:43:15 Read More

Oscars 2017: Complete list of winners

Hereâ€™s the list of the winners so far. The evening ended with 'La La Land' taking home six awards while 'Moonlight' won three golden statuettes.
2017-02-27 02:13:12 Read More

Rs 100cr Ponzi scheme surfaces in Mount Abu, 3,000 people duped

Arbuda Credit Co-operative Society Ltd is under the scanner of the Rajasthan and Gujarat police for allegedly duping 3,000 members spread across the two states. The Ponzi scam could be about Rs 100 crore on the basis of initial reports, police suspect.
2017-02-27 01:59:07 Read More

Two air hostesses 'molested' on Jet Airways flight

Two air hostesses of Jet Airways flight no.9S24460 were allegedly molested by a 23-year-old drunk hardware trader, identified as Akash Gupta, on Mumbai-Nagpur flight on Saturday. The air hostesses gave a written complaint to the flight captain against the accused who was travelling on seat no. 41E.
2017-02-27 00:49:27 Read More

Oscars 2017 live: Justin Timberlake to open 89th Academy Awards

21 suspects were held for leaking the question papers of an army recruitment exam held on Sunday. The detainees include a retired army officer and a senior paramilitary officer.
2017-02-27 00:47:55 Read More

Oscar best actor race is tale of two opposites

2017-02-26 23:18:24 Read More

Shankaracharyas multiply, so do legal tangles

The recent episode of a Haridwar-based sadhu, Swami Achyutananda, who anointed himself as shankaracharya of the Dwarka Sharda peeth on Mahashivratri day has brought into focus the proliferation of shankaracharyas across the country.
2017-02-26 21:10:15 Read More

Shankaracharyas multiply, so do legal tangles

Delhi's Centaur Hotel to be razed for T3 expansion

Denzel Washington plays a talkative, bombastic, larger-than-life dad whose personality leaps off the screen. Casey Affleck, by contrast, plays an introverted father, taciturn, mumbling and depressed.
2017-02-26 20:34:12 Read More

Army job exam paper leaked, retd officer held

Centaur Hotel, a city landmark built for the 1982 Asian Games, will be demolished to make way for aircraft parking bays as part of the terminal 3 expansion plan.
2017-02-26 19:45:24 Read More

Chennai cops impound 10 sports cars for racing; drivers deny charge

Ten high-end sports cars, including Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari, were impounded by police near Chennai on Sunday for allegedly over-speeding on the East Coast Road. The cars were driven by men aged below 30 years who have denied the charge.
2017-02-26 15:35:59 Read More

Forces conduct exercise to test combat readiness

The Navy has carried out a mega exercise which saw participation of its strategic assets including nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, besides Su-30 and Jaguar fighter jets of IAF.
2017-02-26 12:34:02 Read More

Flag march ahead of phase 5 of UP polls tomorrow

Central forces on Sunday conducted flag march in sensitive areas close to the Terai region in Nepal's foothills which go to polls on Monday along with parts of eastern UP, with all eyes on the Nehru-Gandhi pocket borough Amethi.
2017-02-26 11:15:09 Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests 2 men for alleged IS links

Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad has on Sunday arrested two suspected ISIS terrorists, who were allegedly planning to carry out serial blasts at some religious places in Gujarat in the next couple of days.
2017-02-26 07:15:36 Read More

Kerala man who joined IS killed in Afghanistan

Hafeesudheen T K, the youth from Padne village in Kasargod district of Kerala, who left the country to join the Islamic State, was killed in a drone attack at an IS-stronghold in Afghanistan on Friday.
2017-02-26 06:47:07 Read More

Chennai man spun the tale in Kohli & Co downfall

Cricket Australia's association with Sriram started in 2015, when he helped the 'A' team handle the conditions at Chepauk. After that, he has been part of the Australian set-up as a consultant in their sub-continent tours, helping the players deal with the mystery of spin.
2017-02-26 04:32:54 Read More

3-yr-old twins found dead in washing machine

Rakhi, left Laksh and Neeshu playing near the bathroom in their first-floor apartment. Rakhi told the police that she had piled up clothes near the washing machine - a top-loading, semi-automatic model - filled it with water and gone to a grocery store nearby to buy washing powder.
2017-02-26 02:18:01 Read More

Mumbai's Dhobi Ghat still makes Rs 100cr a year

The dhobis collect clothes from all corners of the city, from Colaba to Virar. Their biggest clients are neighbourhood laundries, garment dealers, wedding decorators and caterers, mid-sized hotels and clubs.
2017-02-26 01:10:00 Read More

BMC: With 31 seats, Cong aims for mayor's post

The Shiv Sena inched just a little bit closer to getting the mayor's post in the BMC with one more Independent extending support to the party and taking its strength to 88. The Sena, which won 84 seats, had secured the support of three Independents earlier.
2017-02-26 00:09:44 Read More

CBFC needs to preserve Indiaâ€™s culture: Nihalani

Censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani on Saturday said that the film body is not only responsible for giving certificates to films, but is also accountable for preserving the culture and tradition of India.
2017-02-25 20:22:30 Read More

Can Dev Patel be first Indian actor to win Oscar?

If Dev Patel, who has been nominated for best supporting actor for the film â€œLionâ€, takes home the statuette, he will be the first true blue Indian to win an Academy Award for acting. Ben Kingsley, who won the best actor Oscar in 1983 for â€œGandhiâ€, is half-Indian.
2017-02-25 20:06:46 Read More

Heat index: Delhi hot, Mumbai hotter

The summer heat index is in the â€œvery hotâ€ category in 17 of the 25 mega cities analyzed. These include Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Nagpur, among others. This category is considered dangerous as prolonged exposure can lead to cramps, exhaustion or a heat stroke.
2017-02-25 19:21:34 Read More

DATE 2

â€˜Guidesâ€™ of Uri terrorists to walk free as NIA finds no evidence

The National Investigation Agency has filed a closure report in the case relating to two â€œguidesâ€ from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, initially suspected to have helped the fidayeen squad that attacked the Indian Army camp at Uri on September 18, 2016, as the charges against the duo could not be substantiated.
2017-02-25 18:59:09 Read More>>

Wife of slain techie: I urged return to India but he had faith in US

In a choked voice, Sunayana described how they came to the US around the same time about a decade ago, met online, and married in 2012 after a six-year courtship despite living in different cities and going to separate universities.
2017-02-25 16:43:18 Read More

Ramjas: Women's body's notice to Delhi Police

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday ordered an enquiry into the allegations of manhandling and violence against women by Delhi Police personnel during protests at Delhi University's Ramjas College.
2017-02-25 13:44:18 Read More

Let those who want to align with Cong do so: Fadnavis's dig at Sena

"Let those who want to align with the Congress do so. We won't stop them," Fadnavis said, in an apparent reference to reports that the Shiv Sena was toying with the idea of roping in the Congress to bag the Mumbai mayor's post.
2017-02-25 13:41:12 Read More

Kejriwal seeks details of Jaitley's bank accounts

Kejriwal filed the application in an ongoing defamation case filed by Jaitley against him and five other Aam Aadmi Party leaders after the chief minister accused Jaitley of financial irregularities in Delhi District Cricket Association, a body which the finance minister once headed.
2017-02-25 13:17:02 Read More

Kejriwal seeks details of Jaitley's bank accounts

India played into our hands: Steve Smith

Australian captain Steven Smith rubbed salt into India's wounds saying that Virat Kohli and company dug their own grave by preparing a rank turner which backfired badly in the first Test.
2017-02-25 12:59:44 Read More

Our worst batting display in last two years: Kohli

"We've had two really bad sessions and to pull it back against a quality side is very difficult. But there are no excuses. Sometimes, you have to take your hat off and tell the opposition well done," Virat Kohli said.
2017-02-25 10:46:36 Read More

Inside the fight against IS sleeper cells in Mosul

As Iraqi forces secure territorial victories in Mosul's western half, taking the city's airport and a sprawling military complex, the east â€” an area declared "fully liberated" from the extremists in January â€” has been rocked by insurgent attacks, including one earlier this month targeting a popular restaurant in which four people were killed and seven wounded.
2017-02-25 10:07:45 Read More

Suspect was paid $90 to attack Kim Jong Nam

The public poisoning of Kim Jong Nam, which took place Feb. 13 amid crowds of travelers at Kuala Lumpur's airport, appeared to be a well-planned hit. Kim was dead within hours of the attack, in which two women went up behind him and appeared to smear something onto his face.
2017-02-25 09:48:28 Read More

Here's what the Kansas gunman said before firing

"He asked us what visa are we currently on and whether we are staying here illegally," Madasani said. Other customers present at the time of incident said that Purinton was tossing ethnic slurs at the two men and suggesting they did not belong in the United States.
2017-02-25 09:43:58 Read More

Manipur: PM promises to end economic blockade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress government in Manipur of destroying the 'Switzerland of India' and depriving the state of development for years.
2017-02-25 08:32:22 Read More

Kansas shooting raises fears with local Indian-Americans

The suspected gunman, US Navy veteran Adam Purinton, 51, has been charged with the premeditated murder in Olathe, just outside Kansas City, of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and the attempted murder of Alok Madasani, also 32, as well as an American who tried to intervene.
2017-02-25 07:27:01 Read More

Major fire at China hotel traps several people

A major fire at a multi-storey luxury hotel in east China's Jiangxi Province trapped an unknown number of people, authorities said. The blaze on the second floor of HNA Platinum Mix Hotel in provincial capital Nanchang began this morning. Nearly 10 fire trucks were working to put out the fire.
2017-02-25 06:31:06 Read More

1st Test: O'Keefe spins Australia to 333-run win in Pune

Australia walloped a hapless India to register their first Test win here since 2004 and take 1-0 lead in the four-match series in Pune on Saturday. Chasing 441, India crashed to 107 all out to suffer a 333-run defeat â€“ their first at home in 19 Tests.
2017-02-25 06:19:38 Read More

Do we belong here: Wife of techie killed in US

Srinivas's wife Sunayana Dumala said she was concerned about shootings incidents in America and had doubted whether they should stay in the country, but her husband had assured her saying that "good things happen in America."
2017-02-25 03:42:37 Read More

Live blog: India v Australia, 1st Test, Day 3

Catch all the live updates from the third day's play of the first Test between India and Australia in Pune.
2017-02-25 02:21:02 Read More

Uttarakhand paid Kohli Rs 47L from floods fund?

In yet another controversy to hit the Harish Rawat government before assembly poll results are out on March 11, an RTI reply sought by an activist who is also a BJP member has said that Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli was paid Rs 47.19 lakh in June 2015 from funds earmarked for victims of the deadly 2013 Kedarnath floods for appearing in a 60-second tourism video. Kohli had at that time been recruited as the brand ambassador for the state of Uttarakhand.
2017-02-25 00:39:25 Read More

Why thrust â€˜immatureâ€™ Rahul on UP, asks BJP

Even as Congress scrambled for damage control after party veteran Sheila Dikshitâ€™s comments that Rahul Gandhi was not yet a mature leader, BJP latched onto the remark to ask Congress why it was bent on imposing Rahul on Uttar Pradesh.
2017-02-25 00:26:07 Read More

Thousands throng funeral of soldier in valley

Thousands of people joined the funeral service of Lance Naik Mohiuddin Rather at a mosque at Punchpora village in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Friday â€” a sight rarely witnessed in chronicles of the valleyâ€™s troubled past.
2017-02-24 22:17:43 Read More

â€˜Lady-orientedâ€™ Lipstick is porn: Team Nihalani

The censor board came under fire by the film fraternity on Friday for its decision to refuse certification to the award-winning film â€œLipstick Under My Burkhaâ€. The board had objected to alleged â€œaudio pornography, sexual scenes and abusive wordsâ€ in the film.
2017-02-24 21:26:17 Read More

'WhatsApp may enter digital payments segment'

2017-02-24 20:30:00 Read More

US hearts bleed for slain techie; Crowdfunding for kin raises $300k

In an ideal world, an America of their dreams, they might have forged a start-up company called Kuchibhotla & Madasani. But a hateful moment in the American hinterland, spotty with prejudice, extinguished their dreams.
2017-02-24 16:12:39 Read More

BMC poll results reveal 'linguistic polarisation', claims BJP leader

Lower middle class and the working class among Marathi-speakers voted largely for the Shiv Sena, while the upper middle class and areas with large number of Gujarati-speakers and North Indians voted for the BJP, the voting patterns show, said Soumen Mukharjee, co-convener of BJP's media cell.
2017-02-24 16:12:31 Read More

H-1B visa concerns: India steps up lobbying

India has stepped up its lobbying effort against moves in the US Congress to impose curbs on visas for skilled workers that threaten the South Asian nation's tech sector which employs more than 3.5 million people.
2017-02-24 14:45:52 Read More

Kumble defends Team India's dismal show

India head coach Anil Kumble sprung to his team's defense after they sensationally surrendered to Australia's inexperienced left arm spinner Steve O'Keefe to be bowled out for 105 and concede a big first innings lead on day two of the first Test.
2017-02-24 13:49:54 Read More

Thousands bid adieu to martyred jawan in Kashmir

2017-02-24 13:00:39 Read More

PM Modi: Kanpur train accident was conspiracy from across the border

Addressing an election meeting in Uttar Pradesh' Gonda district, which is close to the India-Nepal border, PM Modi touched upon the derailment of 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express near Pukhraya in Kanpur Dehat district on November 20, and said the findings showed it was a "conspiracy".
2017-02-24 12:13:31 Read More

Live: PM unveils Shiva statue in Coimbatore

"The final decision on this issue has to be taken by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. Both are mature and I am sure they will take the right decision," Nitin Gadkari said on possible alliance to run the BMC.
2017-02-24 11:21:32 Read More

'Sena, BJP have no option but to join hands again'

At stumps, Steven Smith had completed a lucky half-century to take Australia to 143/4, thereby extending the overall lead to 298 runs on Day 2 of the Pune Test.
2017-02-24 10:44:21 Read More

A paid hour each week to go home and have sex?

Per-Erik Muskos, a 42-year-old councilman from the northern town of Overtornea in Sweden, wants to offer the municipality's 550 employees the right to subsidized sex.
2017-02-24 08:59:51 Read More

Not 'overtly perturbed' by US visa overhaul: TCS

"All that we can ask for is a level playing field. As long as the rules of the game are similar, we are quite confident in our competitiveness that we can take on the best in the world...as long as we don't see discriminatory policies," TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan said.
2017-02-24 08:00:16 Read More

With fall in oil prices, good times over for expats in Saudi Arabia

Cost-cutting, financial problems and a drive to employ more Saudis have all led to a noticeable reduction in expatriate employment as the Arab world's largest economy adjusts to lower crude prices.
2017-02-24 07:16:14 Read More

'China made mistake of ignoring India's talent'

"China has made the mistake of ignoring Indian talent, and instead has attached a greater importance to talent coming from the US and Europe," an article in state-run Global Times said.
2017-02-24 06:36:00 Read More

1st Test: Smith, O'Keefe put Australia in command

Thousands of people came out on Friday in Kashmir to bid a tearful adieu to Lance Naik Ghulam Mohiuddin Rather. 34-year-old Rather was killed in an ambush by Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Shopian district on Thursday. He was part of the 4-Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry.
2017-02-24 06:11:24 Read More

How AIADMK factions observed Jaya birth anniv

The warring factions in the AIADMK on Friday was holding separate events to mark the 69th birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
2017-02-24 05:33:04 Read More

1st Test: India all out for 105 against Australia

Catch all the live updates from the second day's play of the first Test between India and Australia in Pune.
2017-02-24 02:43:25 Read More

'Get out of my country': Indian killed by US man

Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, working at the Garmin headquarters in Olathe, was killed in the shooting on Wednesday night, while another Indian and his colleague Alok Madasani was critically injured and is battling for life at a local hospital.
2017-02-24 02:17:28 Read More

Civic polls: How ringmaster Fadnavis tamed Shiv Sena Tiger

Fadnavis got a free hand from his party and has delivered with aplomb, with the BJP either winning or emerging as the single largest party in all the 10 corporations, except Thane and Mumbai.
2017-02-24 01:20:05 Read More

Jammu & Kashmir sees rise in number of locals joining militancy

The emboldened nature of militancy in Jammu & Kashmir hit home yet again on Thursday, with a virtually military-style ambush of an Army column in Shopian leading to the death of three soldiers, even as the security establishmentâ€™s estimate of the number of terrorists in the state has undergone a sharp upward revision in recent times.
2017-02-24 00:36:47 Read More

Rahul still not mature, give him time: Sheila

Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit tells that she has not stopped campaigning for the Congress in UP and insists that she has not retired from politics. "I was supposed to go to Kanpur and Banaras but then I fell ill so I could not go. Now I am better and will soon be going to Banaras," she said.
2017-02-24 00:02:29 Read More

Top hospitals under lens for costly stents

Some of the countryâ€™s most prestigious hospitals are under the scanner of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for allegedly overcharging patients for stents. The regulator has initiated a probe against hospitals including PGIMER Chandigarh; Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai; Max Hospital in Saket, Delhi; Metro Hospital in Faridabad and Ballabhgarh (Haryana); and Ram Murti Hospital in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh).
2017-02-23 23:35:49 Read More

Pul's widow withdraws letter after allegations

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pulâ€™s widow made sensational allegations against Chief Justice of India J S Khehar in the Supreme Court on Thursday before withdrawing her letter to him seeking a CBI probe into her husbandâ€™s 60-page suicide note which allegedly accused judges and politicians of corruption.
2017-02-23 23:06:06 Read More

BJP wins 8 of 10 Maharashtra corporations

In the hierarchy of elections, municipal elections are generally considered a lowly third, after Lok Sabha and Assembly. But the very bitter falling-out between allies BJP and Shiv Sena had already injected a strong element of both political and personal drama into the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the countryâ€™s richest civic body, which the Thackerays have controlled for two consecutive decades.
2017-02-23 20:09:45 Read More

Uddhav silent on alliance, but says BMC mayor will be from Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday exuded confidence that his party will retain the coveted mayor's post in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation amid hints of a challenge from estranged ally, the BJP.
2017-02-23 16:08:54 Read More

Ramjas College protests: 3 policemen suspended

Amidst tension in Delhi University's North Campus in the wake of clashes, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said freedom of expression in the country does not give right to make college campuses hub of anti-national activity.
2017-02-23 15:35:09 Read More

Civic poll results: Victory for BJP's agenda of transparency, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has thanked the people of the state for the success in the civic body elections and said 'the result was a huge victory for the BJP's agenda of transparency'.
2017-02-23 13:49:01 Read More

Victory for BJP's agenda of transparency: Fadnavis

With 81 seats, BJP gains big in BMC polls

China said on Thursday that the strategic dialogue with India, which took place on Wednesday, proved to be hugely successful resulting in "extensive agreements".
2017-02-23 12:54:15 Read More

With 82 seats, BJP gains big in BMC polls

The Shiv Sena finished on the top of a hung BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation with 84 seats, but the BJP that won 82, said it could take control of India's richest civic body with the backing of independents.
2017-02-23 12:54:15 Read More

DATE 3

China says it's pleased with talks with India

2017-02-23 12:17:15 Read More>>

China says it's pleased with talks with India

China said on Thursday that the strategic dialogue with India, which took place on Wednesday, proved to be hugely successful resulting in "extensive agreements".
2017-02-23 12:17:15 Read More

Mumbai civic polls: Big wins, surprising losses

In a major setback to the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and its leader Ajit Pawar , the BJP is emerging victorious in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation polls.
2017-02-23 09:29:55 Read More

Made-in-India Jaguar XF launched. Details here

2017-02-23 09:28:12 Read More

BJP leads in 3 Maharashtra civic bodies

Executives from the five companies are among a group of business leaders due to meet with Trump on Thursday to discuss how to help the president deliver on his promise to increase factory employment, according to the White House.
2017-02-23 09:08:36 Read More

Ramjas protests: Cops call for strict action

2017-02-23 08:05:45 Read More

Poll results: Shiv Sena ahead of BJP in Mumbai

Trump to meet firms that offshore US work

Catch all the action from the first India vs Australia Test in Pune.
2017-02-23 06:33:30 Read More

BMC polls: High stakes battle for BJP, Shiv Sena

2017-02-23 05:01:35 Read More

Live Blog: India vs Australia, 1st Test, Pune

2017-02-23 03:28:29 Read More

Astronomers find 7 Earth-size planets that could support life

The planets circle tightly around a dim dwarf star called Trappist-1, barely the size of Jupiter. Three are in the so-called habitable zone, the area around a star where water and, possibly life, might exist. The others are right on the doorstep.
2017-02-23 02:42:04 Read More

3 soldiers killed, 4 wounded in J&K terror ambush

â€œWeâ€™ve given tickets to minorities in many other states... Talks must have happened here (in UP) as well... I was not there, this is based on what I have learnt. May be they (BJP parliamentary board) didnâ€™t find any (winnable Muslim candidate). But I believe even they (Muslims) should get it,â€ Rajnath said.
2017-02-23 02:25:37 Read More

3 soldiers killed, 4 wounded in J&K terror ambush

2017-02-23 02:25:37 Read More

DU students clash, cops beat and threaten scribes

Delhi University's North Campus witnessed a string of violent clashes on Wednesday between two groups after Ramjas College students, supported by members of left outfits, called for a protest march against Delhi University Students' Union (Dusu) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for allegedly disrupting a seminar titled "Cultures of Protest".
2017-02-22 21:30:12 Read More

SBI ATM dispenses fake notes of â€˜Children Bankâ€™

Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes dispensed from the SBI ATM said â€œChildren Bank of Indiaâ€ in English and â€œBharatiya Manoranjan Bankâ€ in Hindi. He informed the cops, a policeman from the Sangam Vihar police station withdrew notes from the ATM. He too received the fake notes, after which a case was registered at the police station.
2017-02-22 21:09:02 Read More

Layoffs: Snapdeal founders admit to wrong moves

As online marketplace Snapdeal started laying off employees on Wednesday, the companyâ€™s co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal sent out an email to anxious staff, admitting they took several wrong decisions over the past two-three years amid a funding frenzy and that it was time to course-correct.
2017-02-22 21:02:30 Read More

Shouldâ€™ve fielded some Muslims in UP: Rajnath

Our hands are tied, Navy reads out bureaucratic rule book to Sushma

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj wants Indians in a ship at Aden in Yemen to be rescued, reacting swiftly in a way she does all the time, but a spokesperson of the Indian Navy has read out the rule book to her in public.
2017-02-22 18:00:31 Read More

Our hands are tied, Navy reads out bureaucratic rule book to Sushma

SC warns polluting industries: Shut shop if you can't treat effluents

Polluting industrial units across the country would be shut down if they do not have functional primary effluent treatment plants (PETPs) to stop the release of untreated waste in water bodies within three months after notice, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
2017-02-22 15:53:33 Read More

India to Beijing: CPEC violates our sovereignty

India has said China must explain how it can take part in the Silk Road summit being held this year when the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor passing through PoK violates its sovereignty.
2017-02-22 14:55:04 Read More

Fix accountability to improve telecom services: PM

"The Prime Minister emphasized the need for improving efficiency, and fixing accountability at all levels to bring about a visible change in the situation at the earliest," a statement from the PMO said.
2017-02-22 14:31:46 Read More

'Economy to pick up due to faster remonetisation'

Faster remonetisation and return of discretionary consumer demand will push economic activity in the latter part of the fiscal, feels RBI Governor Urjit Patel. Advocating "no rate cut for now", he said rapid remonetisation implies likely swift reversal of the aggregate demand loss.
2017-02-22 13:45:01 Read More

India to China: Masood Azhar's acts known, 'burden of proof' not on us

Reacting to China's demand for 'solid proof' on Masood Azhar, foreign secretary S Jaishankar said "the extent of Masood Azhar's actions were "well- documented" and the "burden of proof" was not on India.
2017-02-22 12:58:22 Read More

Free Uttar Pradesh from 'KASAB': Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday used the name of 26/11 attacker to refer to the opposition and urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to free the state from "KASAB".
2017-02-22 12:28:17 Read More

Sonia's personal letter to Amethi, Raebareli voters

Sonia Gandhi, who has not joined the campaign for the assembly elections , has released a letter urging the people of Raebareli and Amethi to vote for the Congress candidates. She accused the Modi government of deliberately depriving the regions of developmental works.
2017-02-22 11:41:29 Read More

Sonia's personal letter to Amethi, Raebareli voters

Kumble has channelled my aggression, says Kohli

Virat Kohli not only credited Anil Kumble for channelling his aggression and helping him evolve both as a cricketer and individual but also complimented the former skipper for helping the Indian bowlers become more aggressive.
2017-02-22 09:40:17 Read More

Trump's deportation plans could impact 3 lakh Indian-Americans

The department of homeland security has issued two enforcement memos, which among other things, tightens deportation of illegal immigrants. The emphasis is on criminal aliens, though, but opens up the door for others too.
2017-02-22 09:32:37 Read More

How taxmen will verify cash deposits: 10 points

2017-02-22 07:42:47 Read More

No plan to have new Rs 1,000 note: Govt

There are no plans to introduce new Rs 1,000 notes, said Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das today, putting an end to speculation on the issue. "No plans to introduce Rs 1000 notes. Focus is on production and supply of Rs 500 and lower denomination notes," tweeted Das.
2017-02-22 05:37:00 Read More

Trump's new deportation plan decoded: 10 facts

The PM raised the issue during his interaction with US Congress members on Tuesday and he suggested that restrictions on professionals would be an unwelcome step. This is the first time that Modi's concerns in this case have been made public.
2017-02-22 04:49:01 Read More

Sasikala neighbour 'Cyanide' Mallika shifted

The news that Sasikala was put up in a cell next to that of 'cyanide killer' Mallika, aka KD Kempamma, 52, in the women's barracks had made headlines late last week in the backdrop of allegations that the AIADMK leader's life was under threat.
2017-02-22 04:29:33 Read More

ED ex-joint director held by CBI for graft

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested on Tuesday arrested former Enforecement Directorate Joint Director J P Singh and three others on charges of bribery to dilute probe in the IPL spot fixing scandal.
2017-02-21 22:10:44 Read More

Cash deposits over Rs 5L to attract I-T scrutiny

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to crack the whip on those who fail to verify cash deposits of Rs 5 lakh or more during the demonetisation drive, while deciding to go easy on â€œlow-risk casesâ€. It has also asked officers to act against those who have offered or repaid loans in cash, which attract 100% penalty.
2017-02-21 21:51:23 Read More

PM Modi conveys to US Indiaâ€™s unease over likely H-1B curbs

PM Narendra Modi has urged the US to take a â€œreflective, balanced and far-sightedâ€ perspective on the movement of skilled professionals, indicating Indiaâ€™s discomfort with the Trump administrationâ€™s intent to curb H-1B visas.
2017-02-21 21:09:21 Read More

US targets more immigrants for possible deportation

Many more people living in the United States illegally could face rapid deportation, including people simply arrested for traffic violations, under the Trump administration's sweeping rewrite of immigration enforcement policies announced Tuesday.
2017-02-21 20:05:50 Read More

SC lifts Rs 1cr bar, allows homebuyersâ€™ joint plea

In the David vs Goliath fight of middle-class flat owners against builders with deep pockets, the Supreme Court came to the rescue of the former. It ruled on Tuesday that flat owners could join hands to directly approach the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against realtors.
2017-02-21 20:00:56 Read More

Hopes rise for early extradition of Vijay Mallya after India-UK talks

The extradition of Vijay Mallya may happen sooner than expected. After a meeting between officials from UK and India on extradition and mutual legal assistance, Indian sources said they received a â€œpositiveâ€ response from UK.
2017-02-21 14:24:27 Read More

Hopes rise for early extradition of Vijay Mallya after India-UK talks

A day of roadshows as campaign ends for Phase 4 of UP election

The high-decibel campaign in 53 assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh going to polls on Thursday came to an end this evening with leaders going the extra mile to woo voters.
2017-02-21 13:01:00 Read More

Pak cancels licences of Hafiz Saeed's weapons

Pakistan has cancelled the licences of 44 weapons issued to JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and other members of his organisations, citing security reasons. The government on January 30 had put Saeed and four other leaders of his organizations under house arrest in Lahore for a period of 90 days.
2017-02-21 11:35:33 Read More

India squad has become self-sufficient: Kumble

2017-02-21 11:24:09 Read More

Reliance Jio services to go paid starting April 1

They live less than 3km from each other in Chennai. But that gap is threatening to get as tense as 3km on either side of the border of two hostile nations.
2017-02-21 09:17:16 Read More

Free domestic voice calls across networks for Jio users: Ambani

Reliance Industries' Jio telecoms unit will start charging customers from April 1, but will offer sharply discounted prices for a year to those who sign up by the end of March, chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Tuesday.
2017-02-21 08:29:01 Read More

Pak empowers army to strike cross border terror

2017-02-21 07:35:46 Read More

China to build 5-6 US-style aircraft carriers

2017-02-21 07:13:42 Read More

Pak leaders call their minister 'Indian mouthpiece'

A day after he said that terrorist Hafiz Saeed is a threat to his country, Pakistan's defence minister is being called "India's mouthpiece" by a variety of political and religious leaders there who believe Saeed "is a patriotic leader", reports The News International.
2017-02-21 05:29:37 Read More

â€˜Bonelessâ€™ Kamal hits back at â€˜rudeâ€™ Swamy

While the first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, is a refitted Soviet-era ship, the second is being built on the same model with more advanced facilities and is likely to enter service in 2020. The latest carrier, under construction at Shanghai, is based on US models, state-run
2017-02-21 04:02:38 Read More

BMC polls: Thank you Mumbai, tweets Fadnavis

They live less than 3km from each other in Chennai. But that gap is threatening to get as tense as 3km on either side of the border of two hostile nations.
2017-02-21 02:35:45 Read More

DATE 4

Several die as plane crashes into Melbourne shops

Several people died aboard a light aircraft that smashed into a shopping centre near the Australian city of Melbourne, the state premier said.
2017-02-21 01:49:05 Read More>>

Five killed in Melbourne plane crash

A light aircraft exploded in a "massive fireball" with police saying none of the five people aboard survived as it smashed into a shopping centre near the Australian city of Melbourne. The Beechcraft plane veered just after take-off into the shopping centre.
2017-02-21 01:49:05 Read More

Sasikala's lawyers seek her transfer from Bengaluru to Chennai jail

â€œWe are in such a position that we can neither confirm nor deny the information. All that I can say is that we want Sasikala to be shifted from Bengaluru to Chennai and have commenced the process,â€ a senior AIADMK functionary told TOI on Monday.
2017-02-21 00:21:57 Read More

EU wants bilateral investment treaties extended but India not keen

The EU wants India to extend the bilateral investment treaties with individual countries for six months, but it is unlikely India would do so.
2017-02-20 23:45:46 Read More

Indiaâ€™s oldest warship may be sold for scrap

The countryâ€™s oldest warhorse with 30 glorious years of service in the Navy is in danger of being junked and sold for scrap. With March 6 being fixed as the final retirement date for the 58-year-old aircraft carrier INS Viraat, the proposal to convert it into a museum is yet to take any shape.
2017-02-20 21:18:48 Read More

Hafiz Saeed threat to us, says Pak minister

The Pakistan government appears to have acknowledged for the first time that 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who has been placed under house arrest by Pakistan and listed under an anti-terrorism law, was a threat to the country.
2017-02-20 20:58:53 Read More

Jet scare: 1 pilot asleep, 1 on wrong frequency

While flying from Bratislava to Prague, 9W 118 was on correct frequency as it transmitted and acknowledged messages from the ATC. After that, the crew allegedly switched over to 132.980MHz and did not monitor the emergency frequency.
2017-02-20 20:01:34 Read More

Cairo clericâ€™s stand may spur triple talaq debate

The pronouncement of the Al-Azhar seminary in Cairo, seen as an authoritative voice in the Islamic world, that triple talaq has been undisputed since the era of the Prophet can play into the debate in India over the controversial method of divorce among Muslims.
2017-02-20 19:38:30 Read More

Mumbai civic poll: It's Fadnavis vs Uddhav in high-stakes battle

The BJP and the Shiv Sena engaged in a war of words as they geared up for the BMC election, which has virtually turned into a "battle of prestige" for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray.
2017-02-20 18:04:23 Read More

Barbs flow thick and fast in UP poll campaign

It was a colourful day on the Uttar Pradesh campaign trail, with top party leaders resorting to personal attacks and name-calling as the Assembly election approaches the critical fourth phase of polling.
2017-02-20 17:03:14 Read More

IPL: Mohd Siraj's journey from Rs 500 to Rs 2.6 cr

For Mohammed Siraj, the first thing on his mind is to buy a house for his father Mohammed Ghaus and mother Shabana Begum in a good Hyderabad locality.
2017-02-20 14:43:19 Read More

Don't publish PM pics without PMO nod, KVIC told

The government has sent a memorandum to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), making it mandatory for the body to approach the PMO through MSME ministry to seek approval before publishing photographs of the Prime Minister.
2017-02-20 13:26:48 Read More

IPL auction: Reality check for Ishant, Irfan

Ishant Sharma suffered for a huge base price of Rs 2 crore as he went unsold during both the rounds. Irfan Pathan got a reality check of a different kind.
2017-02-20 13:19:49 Read More

2017 IPL auction: The five biggest earners

Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills headlined a day of big spending, in which fast bowlers and allrounders were the main draws.
2017-02-20 12:22:53 Read More

Hafiz Saeed on terror list: First logical step by Pakistan, says India

India on Monday said Pakistan's action to put Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on terror list is the first logical step in bringing him to justice and ridding the region of terrorism and violent extremism.
2017-02-20 11:53:06 Read More

Larger bench for Sabarimala: SC reserves order

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on whether the issue of ban on entry of women to Kerala's Sabarimala temple should be referred to a Constitution Bench or not. The top court had on July 11 last year indicated that it may refer the matter to a five-judge Constitution Bench.
2017-02-20 10:51:51 Read More

2017 IPL auction: Five uncapped Indian players who hit the jackpot

Of the 30 uncapped Indian players who were purchased at the 2017 IPL, these five really made it large.
2017-02-20 10:45:15 Read More

IPL auction: Stokes, Mills bag biggest purses

England allrounder Ben Stokes was the biggest purchase at the 2017 IPL player auction in Bangalore, finding his first Indian franchise in Rising Pune Supergiants who forked out Rs 14.5 crore for his services - more than seven times his base price.
2017-02-20 10:40:52 Read More

TCS Board approves Rs 16,000cr share buyback

India's largest software services firm TCS today said its Board has approved a share buyback plan of up to Rs 16,000 crore. The Tata Group company said the proposed shares represent 2.85 per cent of the total paid up equity share capital at Rs 2,850 per equity share.
2017-02-20 10:18:00 Read More

IS rapes and tortures Sunni Arab women too: HRW

Fighters from the Islamic State group, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and torturing Sunni Arab women too, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
2017-02-20 07:41:24 Read More

IPL Auction: England players strike it rich; Stokes, Mills top buys

England allrounder Ben Stokes was purchased by Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping Rs 13.5 crore, more than seven times his base price.
2017-02-20 07:28:39 Read More

Pak army denies its chief said 'be more like India'

Pakistan's army denied its chief Qamar Bajwa said his country should be like India. This was in a tweet from Asif Ghafoor, the spokesman of Pakistan's armed forces "News / comments quoting COAS' address to officers at Rawalpindi regarding book 'Army and Nation' is a disinformation," tweeted Ghafoor.
2017-02-20 06:23:57 Read More

2017 IPL auction: England's Ben Stokes is first multi-millionaire

England allrounder Ben Stokes has emerged the biggest of purchases by the halfway mark of bidding at the 2017 IPL auction in Bangalore, finding his first franchise in Rising Pune Supergiants who forked out Rs 14.5 crore for his services - more than seven times his base price.
2017-02-20 04:45:51 Read More

Zakir Naik's NGO money trails leads ED to Dawood

Security agencies monitoring Karachi-based businessmen close to D-Company and a `terror outfit masquerading as charitable and social organisation' for funding Mumbai-based IRF.
2017-02-20 03:17:23 Read More

Virat Kohli strikes Rs 100 cr deal with one brand

Virat Kohli has become the first Indian sportsperson to sign a Rs 100-crore endorsement deal with a single brand. The Indian cricket captain has struck an eight-year deal with sports lifestyle brand Puma worth about Rs 110 crore.
2017-02-20 02:59:52 Read More

Live Blog: IPL 2017 Auction

Get latest updates on IPL 2017 Auction, IPL Schedule, Teams, Players & more.
2017-02-20 02:50:04 Read More

Shahid Afridi announces retirement from international cricket

A new Math teaching method â€” Shanghai technique â€” is the new buzzword in arithmetic classrooms across the world with discussions raging over how to adopt the model locally.
2017-02-19 22:21:55 Read More

Rly officers on toes as zone rating starts

2017-02-19 21:06:42 Read More

Patna, Delhi among most polluted cities: Report

2017-02-19 20:19:32 Read More

'Shivpal will be minister in Akhileshâ€™s new govt'

2017-02-19 19:32:40 Read More

US-China trouble: India eyes bigger Asean role

Air pollution is killing two people in India every minute, with the countryâ€™s environment turning more toxic by the day, says a new study published in the journal â€˜The Lancetâ€™. In the report, Patna and Delhi figure among the most polluted cities.
2017-02-19 18:48:25 Read More

TN Governor seeks 'factual report' of incidents in House during trust vote

Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao has directed the Tamil Nadu assembly secretary A M P Jamaludeen to send him â€œa factual reportâ€ of the â€œincidentsâ€ that took place in the House on Saturday during the motion for trust vote.
2017-02-19 16:13:22 Read More

Nagaland chief minister TR Zeliang resigns

Embattled Nagaland chief minister TR Zeliang on Sunday announced his resignation from the top post, days after party legislators withdrew their support to break the deadlock between agitating tribal groups and the government.
2017-02-19 14:02:23 Read More

PM says 'goonda raj' in UP; Akhilesh, Rahul warn him of note ban fallout

The war of words on the Uttar Pradesh election campaign trail continued on Sunday, with both the BJP and the Samajwadi - Congress combine bringing out the big guns to draw crowds, and slamming opponents over their alleged failures.
2017-02-19 13:43:49 Read More

UP election: 61.16% voter turnout in Phase 3

61.16 per cent voter turnout was registered till 5pm in the 69 constituencies that went to poll in Phase 3 of the UP assembly election. "The voting was by and large peaceful," UP CEO T Venkatesh said.
2017-02-19 13:04:37 Read More

Top BCCI officials barred from IPL auction

The Committee of Administrators, headed by former CAG Vinod Rai, barred three top BCCI officials from attending the IPL players' auction scheduled to be held on Monday in Bengaluru.
2017-02-19 12:01:11 Read More

Germany scrambles fighter planes for Jet aircraft

The German Air Force scrambled two fighter jets for a Jet Airways flight after the Cologne air traffic control could not establish contact with the Indian aircraft due to a reported communication failure.
2017-02-19 09:27:52 Read More

IPL: Smith to replace Dhoni as Pune Supergiants captain

A day before the 2017 Indian Premier League players' auction, MS Dhoni has been replaced as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants by Australian skipper Steve Smith.
2017-02-19 07:58:55 Read More

ISIS bleeding money, its 'business model' failing

The analysis by the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence and the accounting firm EY found that the self-proclaimed caliphate's financial resources have been drained since the days beginning in mid-2014 when it captured banks, oil wells and amassed land.
2017-02-19 06:01:49 Read More

Tied & tested: BDSM community rises in Bengaluru

Known as â€œmunchesâ€ within the community, it is a meeting usually organised at a pub or a restaurant as announced on their online forum where members meet and discuss their kink, and regular, lives. The latest one was held near Jayanagar on December 26 had about 25 people in attendance.
2017-02-19 05:06:29 Read More

IPL 2017 Auction: How the franchises may spend

Ahead of Mondayâ€™s IPL 2017 player auction in Bangalore, hereâ€™s a look at how the eight franchise are stacked up and what kind of players they may want to acquire.
2017-02-19 04:41:47 Read More

How studying maths can become a cakewalk

2017-02-19 02:02:48 Read More

UP election phase 3: In litmus test, SP eyes rerun of 2012 sweep

With the UP election juggernaut moving from the west and Rohilkhand to the central region, the battle for the state's crown has turned fiercer. The third phase on Sunday will have a significant bearing on the overall result.
2017-02-19 00:10:13 Read More

Malayalam actor raped in her Audi by ex-driver

2017-02-18 23:20:43 Read More

UP polls: Critical phase as Yadav belt votes today

2017-02-18 22:19:54 Read More

India waits for â€˜credible actionâ€™ against Hafiz

2017-02-18 20:58:48 Read More

India's only live volcano turns active

Indiaâ€™s â€‹only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has started spewing smoke and lava again. After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano erupted in 1991 and has been showing sporadic activity since then, scientists of Goabased National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) said.
2017-02-18 19:24:51 Read More

We fulfilled Sasikala's vow, OPS camp stands defeated: Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said his victory in the vote of confidence motion meant that jailed AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala's vow has come true.
2017-02-18 12:09:19 Read More

MK Stalin, DMK MLAs arrested at Marina beach

: Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin, who went on a hunger strike on Saturday protesting the confidence vote victory of chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in the Tamil Nadu assembly, was arrested by the Chennai police.
2017-02-18 11:22:37 Read More

We doubt validity of trust vote: Panneerselvam

2017-02-18 11:04:03 Read More

DATE 5

Palaniswami govt wins trust vote after chaos

The Edappadi K Palaniswami government in Tamil Nadu on Saturday won the trust vote with 122 MLAs favouring him, after the assembly witnessed chaos and eviction of 89 legislators who went on a rampage demanding secret ballot.
2017-02-18 10:00:08 Read More>>

Trust vote lingers as DMK MLAs go on a rampage in TN assembly

Edappadi K Palaniswami was a mute spectator in the Tamil Nadu assembly as the opposition DMK orchestrated chaos and forced Speaker P Dhanapal to adjourn the session twice on Saturday. Dhanapal had to be escorted out by the marshals as the opposition started pushing him around. The session was adjourned first till 1pm.
2017-02-18 08:31:03 Read More

Screaming, violence: What happened in TN House

The bill will help Hindu women get documentary proof of their marriage. It will be the first personal law for Pakistani Hindus, applicable in Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The Sindh province has already formulated its own Hindu Marriage Law.
2017-02-18 08:14:24 Read More

Pak Senate passes landmark Hindu marriage bill

2017-02-18 06:15:57 Read More

Pak province puts Hafiz Saeed under terror act

2017-02-18 05:07:16 Read More

Tamil Nadu floor test explained: 10 key points

The suicide blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar on Thursday was one of the deadliest ever in Pakistan and came after several other extremist strikes earlier this week despite the army's ongoing offensive against militants.
2017-02-18 03:38:27 Read More

Vote against trust motion: Rahul to TN Cong MLAs

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has asked for the implementation of the counter-terrorism contingency plan (CTCP) at the earliest at sensitive airports across the country in view of intelligence agencies warning of possible attempts to carry out terror strikes.
2017-02-18 00:18:01 Read More

First time in 29 years, TN assembly to go for trust vote today

A day after an Islamic State group (IS) bomber killed nearly 80 pilgrims at Pakistanâ€™s most famous Sufi shrine in Sindh, security forces claimed to have eliminated around 100 militants in a countrywide crackdown.
2017-02-17 23:41:46 Read More

Have we found the 8th continent? It's Zealandia

2017-02-17 21:19:29 Read More

Terror alert: CISF cover for all airports?

2017-02-17 20:43:58 Read More

Govt asks hospitals to sell stents at new price

2017-02-17 20:16:00 Read More

Day after blast, Pak army kills 100 militants

2017-02-17 19:10:43 Read More

Suspicious deposit: Those who don't respond to SMS, may get I-T letter

The I-T department is "verifying" over Rs 4.5 lakh crore of suspicious deposits made by 18 lakh people post note ban and will send 'non-statutory' letters to those who have not responded to its SMS and e-mail queries seeking explanation.
2017-02-17 12:52:04 Read More

AIADMK sacking drama: CM 'loses' membership

"The PM said he has been adopted by Uttar Pradesh. But let me ask you, does UP require adopted sons for its development?" Priyanka said at a rally in Rae Bareli. Underscoring PM Modi's 'outsider' status further, Priyanka added that the chosen leader of UP can only be someone from within the state.
2017-02-17 12:48:24 Read More

UP doesn't need 'adopted sons', says Priyanka

Ahead of its strategic dialogue with India, China on Friday said "solid evidence" was needed for it to back efforts to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN. Foreign secy S Jaishankar and China's executive vice-foreign minister Zhang Yesui will hold new round of dialogue in Beijing on Feb 22.
2017-02-17 12:10:02 Read More

Need 'solid evidence' to back India's efforts to ban Masood Azhar: China

"China upholds principles of objectivity, impartiality and professionalism. Our criteria is only one, we need solid evidence. If there is solid evidence the application can be approved. If there is no solid evidence there is hardly consensus," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said
2017-02-17 10:14:27 Read More

Differences in Cong over supporting Palaniswami

Sections within the feud-ridden Tamil Nadu Congress Committee have accused its president S Thirunavukkarasar, with his AIADMK past, of softening towards the V K Sasikala-led faction and possibly taking a decision to direct his party MLAs to abstain from voting during the floor test on Saturday.
2017-02-17 09:21:57 Read More

Panneerselvam camp dismisses Sasikala from AIADMK

V K Sasikala was eyeing the chief ministerâ€™s throne in Tamil Nadu, but the apex court conviction made her land in Bengaluru where she is lodged at the Parappana Agrahara central prison.
2017-02-17 07:39:07 Read More

Fire, smoke engulf Bellandur lake in Bengaluru

2017-02-17 07:19:07 Read More

iPhone 8 may have starting price of over Rs 70k

2017-02-17 06:41:37 Read More

IIT shows rlys to make timetable in 5 minutes

2017-02-17 06:33:46 Read More

I am not a petty thief, Sasikala tells cops

As the nation sat glued to their TV sets watching Isroâ€™s workhorse, PSLV-C37, launch 104 satellites into space â€” a new world recordâ€”the vapour trail of this dream leads back to the year 1962.
2017-02-17 04:58:16 Read More

Indiaâ€™s rocket dreams were born in Ahmedabad

The utterly complex local timetable which can take railway officials over a fortnight to chalk out wonâ€™t rob them of sleep as often, thanks to the brainpower from IIT-Bombay. A team of professors from the Indian Institute of
2017-02-17 03:52:35 Read More

Trump says he will revise travel ban order soon

President Donald Trump mounted a vigorous defense of his presidency, pushing back against media reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials and vowing to crack down on the leaking of classified information.
2017-02-16 20:38:02 Read More

PM Modi could head to US to meet Trump in May

Nearly 100 people were killed and dozens injured on Thursday night when an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up inside the crowded shrine of revered Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan town, some 200km northeast of Karachi
2017-02-16 19:49:12 Read More

US running like a 'fine-tuned machine': Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump could have their first meeting as early as May, as both governments explore plans for Modi to travel to Washington DC.
2017-02-16 19:30:12 Read More

H-1B worries: Rush in India to invest $500,000 to get green card

President Donald Trump's administration said in court documents on Thursday it does not want a larger appellate panel to review a ruling keeping its travel ban on hold and will instead replace the ban.
2017-02-16 19:09:48 Read More

IS claims blast that killed 72 at Sufi shrine

2017-02-16 17:24:48 Read More

30 dead, over 100 injured in suicide attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan

At least 30 people were killed and over 100 others injured tonight in a suicide attack inside the revered Sufi shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar packed with devotees in Sehwan town in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
2017-02-16 14:55:06 Read More

Palaniswami to seek vote of confidence on Saturday

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will seek a vote of confidence in the state assembly at 11am on Saturday. While inviting Palaniswami to form the ministry earlier in the day, Governor C Vidyasagar Rao requested him to seek the vote confidence of the assembly within 15 days.
2017-02-16 14:44:18 Read More

India, China to discuss 'friction points' like Masood

2017-02-16 13:50:23 Read More

Palaniswami takes oath as 13th CM of Tamil Nadu

Acknowledging that there are "friction points" in India-China ties, Vikas Swarup said the first Strategic Dialogue will strive for a holistic view of the relations between the two countries and see to what extent they can accommodate each other's concerns and interests.
2017-02-16 11:37:56 Read More

31-member Palaniswami cabinet to be sworn in at 4.30pm

mil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday approved the recommendations of chief minister-designate Edappadi K Palaniswami and appointed a 31-member cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan at 4.30pm today.
2017-02-16 10:08:23 Read More

Palaniswami to form govt in TN: Key highlights

2017-02-16 10:02:10 Read More

Palaniswami: Meet the new CM of Tamil Nadu

Palaniswamiâ€™s greatest challenge would be to put together a majority in the assembly and run the government over a sustained period of time. The Sasikal faction would try to isolate OPS and restrict his MLA numbers to ensure this.
2017-02-16 07:20:50 Read More

China 'Silk Road' project in Sri Lanka delayed

2017-02-16 04:29:13 Read More

Sasikala makes sure AIADMK remains in family hands

Dinakaran rise in public life began at Periakulam, the home turf of chief minister O Panneerselvam. The Sasikala family's clout in Poes Garden was evident when Dinakaran was fielded in the Periakulam parliamentary constituency in 1999.
2017-02-16 04:17:47 Read More

Sasikala will now make candles in prison

American President Donald Trump might be a blessing in disguise for India, said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. â€‹â€‹â€œIt will help Indian talent and Indian IT industry to focus on solving problems in India," he said.
2017-02-16 01:08:06 Read More

No VIP inmate status for Sasikala

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, whose conviction in a disproportionate assets case was upheld by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, failed to get a VIP inmate status as the judge rejected the plea. Now, she is pinning her hopes on filing a review petition.
2017-02-15 20:17:26 Read More

Sasikalaâ€™s proxy, Palaniswami, may be sworn in as CM today

Governor C Vidyasagar Rao is likely to swear in AIADMK legislature party leader Edappadi K Palaniswami as chief minister on Thursday, a Raj Bhavan insider told TOI. â€‹â€‹He may be asked to prove majority on the floor of the house in a week, thereby ruling out the possibility of a composite floor test.
2017-02-15 20:02:46 Read More

Stone-pelters same as jihadis' aides: Army chief

Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday warned stone-pelters who try to disrupt anti-terror operations in J&K that they will be treated as â€œoverground workers of terroristsâ€ and can be fired on. People waving IS and Pakistan flags will be treated as anti-nationals, he added.
2017-02-15 19:36:08 Read More

Trump may be good for India: Mukesh Ambani

India has emerged as a "key player" in a growing global commercial market for space-based surveillance and communication, world media commented on Wednesday after the country scripted history by successfully launching 104 satellites using a single rocket.
2017-02-15 19:19:40 Read More

For public servants, gifts not legal income: SC

In its judgment deflating Sasikalaâ€™s ambition to become CM of Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court has dealt a blow to gift-loving public servants by ruling that presents could not be counted as income from lawful sources. â€œGifts to Jayalalithaa, a public servant... are visibly illegal and forbidden by law," it said.
2017-02-15 19:02:54 Read More

India 'key player' in space race: Global media

'Those who obstruct Army ops will be treated as workers of terrorists'

Army Chief Bipin Rawat on Wednesday issued a strong warning to those who back terrorists during counter-insurgency operations. He said that those extending support to the terror organisation won't be spared.
2017-02-15 12:41:38 Read More

PM, Army Chief pay tributes to martyred soldiers

2017-02-15 11:56:34 Read More

Cops book Sasikala, Palaniswami for illegally confining MLAs at resort

The Koovathur police have registered a case against AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, newly elected AIADMK legislature party leader Edappadi K Palaniswami and two others on charges of kidnapping and illegally confining party MLAs at a resort.
2017-02-15 10:18:48 Read More

Case registered against Sasikala, her supporters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday paid tributes to the jawans martyred in two encounters with militants yesterday in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.
2017-02-15 10:18:48 Read More

Taiwan delegation's visit: China lodges protest

India scripted a new chapter in the history of space exploration on Wednesday with the successful launch of a record 104 satellites by Isroâ€™s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in a single mission.
2017-02-15 09:16:09 Read More

Taiwan delegation's visit: China lodges protest

2017-02-15 09:16:09 Read More

DATE 6

Sasikala leaves for Bengaluru after tapping on Jaya's tomb thrice

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Wednesday left Chennai for Bengaluru after taking a vow in front of her friend and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaaâ€™s burial site on Marina Beach.
2017-02-15 08:05:54 Read More>>

SC to Sasikala: No more time, surrender now

2017-02-15 05:09:11 Read More

SC rejects Sasikala's plea for more time

Isro sets world record as it launches 104 satellites in one shot

ISRO's record satellites' launch: 10 top facts

Indiaâ€™s deepening pollution problem, which hit home with a vengeance after Diwali last year as Delhi and NCR woke up enveloped in smog that refused to lift for days, has a death toll, and together the two nations - India and China - account for over half the worldâ€™s deaths from pollution.
2017-02-15 04:07:33 Read More

5 mnths before Nabha, cops knew it was coming

The FIR, registered at the Kotwali police station, clearly states that the jailed gangstersâ€™ aides, Harminder Singh Romy and three others, may try to free their associates. The cops made the observations after spotting Romy in and around Nabha along with three others.
2017-02-14 22:13:05 Read More

Deaths due to air pollution rising faster in India than in China: Study

According to the State of Global Air 2017 report, released in Boston on Tuesday, as many as 2.54 lakh deaths occurred in 2015 on account of exposure to ozone and its impact on chronic lung disease.
2017-02-14 21:50:52 Read More

DA case verdict: SC orders seizure of Jayaâ€™s assets

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy said, â€œWe are of the opinion that the order of confiscation/forfeiture of properties standing in the name of six companies, as involved, made by the trial court is unexceptionable.â€
2017-02-14 21:14:26 Read More

SC sends Sasi to jail, MLAs free to play new game

In a unanimous judgment on a 21-year-old case of disproportionate assets, which also bars her from holding public office for 10 years, a two-judge SC bench â€œunhesitatinglyâ€ set aside the Karnataka HCâ€™s judgment â€œerroneouslyâ€ acquitting Jayalalithaa, Sasikala and two others in May 2015 and upheld the conviction of the trial court, which it found to be â€œflawlessâ€.
2017-02-14 20:58:28 Read More

Neighbourhood rule for nursery admission stayed

The fate of a child's education can't be "relegated to only his/her position on a map", the Delhi high court observed on Tuesday, staying the AAP government's nursery admission notification with neighbourhood as the sole criteria.
2017-02-14 20:47:54 Read More

Police disconnect power supply to resort after MLAs refuse to vacate it

Police sources said a few ministers and MLAs numbering around 20 were reluctant to move out and threatened that they will stage a dharna if they were forcibly sent out of the resort. Pro-Sasikala ministers and legislators repeatedly told journalists that they had been staying together voluntarily.
2017-02-14 14:10:12 Read More

Palaniswami stakes claim to form government

Tamil Nadu PWD and highways minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, who was elected as AIADMK legislature party leader by MLAs staying at a resort in Koovathur, met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday evening and staked claim to form the government.
2017-02-14 12:38:19 Read More

Sasikala has no authority to sack us, say rebels

Palaniswami was elected as legislature party leader to stake claim for the chief minister post after Sasikala held talks with the legislators.
2017-02-14 10:46:34 Read More

Poll: Is Sasikala's political career over?

2017-02-14 10:16:26 Read More

Ashwin is like 'Bradman' of bowling: Steve Waugh

2017-02-14 10:08:44 Read More

4 years jail, no bail: OPS supporters taunt Sasikala after SC verdict

AIADMK men supporting Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam started to celebrate after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of party general secretary V K Sasikala and others in the disproportionate assets case. They danced, burst crackers and distributed sweets.
2017-02-14 09:41:05 Read More

SC verdict: Palaniswami named new CM pick

Steve Waugh was quick to admit that this is one of the strongest Indian side in many years led by offie R Ashwin. "Ashwin is like the (Don) Bradman of bowling at the moment. His record is equivalent to what Bradman did with batting," Waugh added.
2017-02-14 07:26:49 Read More

US national security adviser Michael Flynn quits

"I left India barely in my teens, and I came of age in the US. Twenty-eight years later, I was walking into an alien setting when I returned. I was reassured by the integrity and culture of Infosys, and I will not let it down on my watch," said an emotional Vishal Sikka.
2017-02-14 04:17:47 Read More

Sasikala's DA case: How will the gavel fall?

2017-02-14 04:06:14 Read More

Whistleblower's letter a malicious attack: Sikka

2017-02-14 01:52:21 Read More

Sasikala's CM hopes rest on apex court ruling in assets case today

There is a possibility that the verdict itself could be the cause for further suspense. A split verdict by the two-judge bench will mean the case is referred to a larger bench. Governor Vidyasagar Rao may then have to bank on attorney general Mukul Rohatgiâ€™s opinion delivered to him on Monday.
2017-02-13 22:45:22 Read More

AIADMK MLA 'escapes disguised' from resort

Flynn's departure less than one month into the Trump administration marks an extraordinarily early shakeup in the president's senior team of advisers. Flynn was a loyal Trump supporter throughout the campaign, but his ties to Russia caused concern among other senior aides.
2017-02-13 22:24:49 Read More

Whistleblowerâ€™s letter a slanderous attack: Sikka

2017-02-13 21:07:12 Read More

Vyapam scam: SC cancels degrees of 634 doctors

2017-02-13 20:39:52 Read More

NPPA slashes stent prices by up to 85%

2017-02-13 20:18:47 Read More

NPPA slashes stent prices by up to 85%

2017-02-13 20:18:47 Read More

How much is camp Sasikalaâ€™s resort bill

Coming down hard on corruption in MBBS admissions in Madhya Pradesh between 2008 and 2012, the Supreme Court cancelled the degrees of 634 doctors on Monday and said admissions obtained through a mass fraud called â€œVyapam scamâ€ could not be condoned.
2017-02-13 18:33:00 Read More

Will leave resort with MLAs 'happily' after SC verdict tomorrow: Sasikala

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala said on Monday evening that she and her MLAs, staying at a resort at Koovathur, will leave the place â€œhappilyâ€ on Tuesday after the Supreme Court pronounces its verdict on the disproportionate assets case in which she is an accused.
2017-02-13 15:07:25 Read More

DA case: SC to decide fate of Sasikala tomorrow

At least sixteen people, including two top cops, were killed and several others injured in an explosion on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up during a protest rally outside the Punjab Assembly building in eastern Pakistan.
2017-02-13 14:18:59 Read More

At least 16 killed in blast in Pakistan's Lahore

2017-02-13 14:03:41 Read More

Sasikala to stay overnight at resort with MLAs

The fate of AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan, fighting a bitter power battle with interim Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam after the demise of J Jayalithaa, is likely to be decided on Tuesday.
2017-02-13 13:05:28 Read More

Support grows for OPS in AIADMK: 10 points

Live Commentary & Live Cricket Score updates from the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
2017-02-13 06:38:45 Read More

Sikka: Have warm relationship with Murthy

2017-02-13 06:36:24 Read More

How will solving J&K stop terror, Taliban? Ex-Pak envoy to US asks

Questioning Islamabad's decades-old Kashmir policy, former Pakistan envoy to US Husain Haqqani has said even resolving the issue would unlikely address the challenge of terrorism, sectarian conflict or the Taliban abandoning its goal of establishing an "old Islamic order" in Afghanistan.
2017-02-13 05:34:25 Read More

OPS' 'seven samurais' in fight against Sasikala

2017-02-13 03:23:34 Read More

Pakistan lawmakers threaten to boycott US after visa denial

Pakistani lawmakers have threated to boycott their American counterparts and the US itself after a Pakistani legislator was denied a visa to attend a UN-sponsored International Parliamentary Union (IPU) being held in New York.
2017-02-12 22:35:47 Read More

TN crisis: OPS draws on experience of seniors

Chief minister O Panneerselvam is using the skills and talents of senior leaders and former MGR associates to chip away at the rival camp.
2017-02-12 21:56:41 Read More

OPS dares Sasikala: Set AIADMK MLAs free

On a day when AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala presented the MLAs in a press conference and claimed that they were free, Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday dared her to let the legislators return to their constituencies.
2017-02-12 21:18:25 Read More

Ties frosty, but ICCR sponsors Pak Lit Fest

The governmentâ€™s flagship cultural body, which promotes Indiaâ€™s relations with the external world by executing the foreign ministryâ€™s projects abroad, is one of the sponsors of the event. Officials told TOI, India was not giving up on people-to-people contact even if political differences with Islamabad were insurmountable.
2017-02-12 19:07:04 Read More

Sasikala reveals Jayalalithaaâ€™s last words to her

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Sunday evening exhorted MLAs, staying at Golden Bay Resort in Koovathur near Mahabalipuram, to take a pledge in front of portrait of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa that they will help the party capture the secretariat.
2017-02-12 16:04:42 Read More

Don't ever question bravery of armed forces: PM

Before heading to Koovathur to meet MLAs staying in a resort there, AIADMK interim general secretary V K Sasikala on Sunday reiterated that it will be her party -- under her leadership -- that will run Tamil Nadu for the next four and a half years.
2017-02-12 13:32:29 Read More

Tough for a woman to be in politics: Sasikala

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, who has been patiently waiting for an invitation from Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to her to form the government, told MLAs staying in a resort at Koovathur near Mahabalipuram that she did not have any political ambition, Gudiyattam MLA Jayanthi Padmanaban told TOI.
2017-02-12 11:26:44 Read More

PM asks mins to furnish tours details of 3 mnths

2017-02-12 11:20:03 Read More

No Sasikala govt if 11 more MLAs join OPS

The number of AIADMK MPs joining chief minister O Panneerselvam group is increasing day-by-day. A total of 10 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members have visited the chief minister at his residence here in the last few days.
2017-02-12 10:03:57 Read More

Sasikala told us she has no political ambition: AIADMK MLA

US denies visa to Pak's Senate deputy chairman

Pakistan's Senate deputy chairman and leader of Islamic party Jamiat Ulema Islam Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri was denied a US visa, leading to the cancellation of a two-member delegation's planned visit to New York to attend a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at the UN headquarters.
2017-02-12 09:19:35 Read More

U'khand under Congress became 'loot-bhoomi': PM

Attacking the Congress for its scam-ridden track record, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the party had turned the 'dev-boomi' of Uttarakhand into a 'loot-bhoomi'.
2017-02-12 08:13:19 Read More

Boost for OPS, 3 more AIADMK MPs join him

Chief minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday got a boost, with three more AIADMK MPs joining him after deserting the V K Sasikala camp. The party's Lok Sabha MPs, Jaisingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee (Tuticorin), Senguttuvan (Vellore) and R P Marutharaja (Perambalur) â€” extended their support to Pannerselvam.
2017-02-12 06:54:23 Read More

With eye on Venus, Isro attempts world record

If all goes according to plan, on the morning of February 15, Isro will hurl into space using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) three Indian satellites and a 101 small foreign satellites. India is hoping to better the previous world record by a whopping two-and-a-half times.
2017-02-12 04:22:23 Read More

Homegrown â€˜eye in the skyâ€™ to join IAF fleet at aero show

The Indian Air Force will finally induct the first indigenously developed all-weather airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system â€” â€˜Eye in the Skyâ€™ â€” at the Aero India 2017 in Bengaluru, augmenting its ability to detect incoming cruise missiles, fighter jets and even drones from both Pakistan and China.
2017-02-12 04:10:29 Read More

DATE 7

India's 'Star Wars' missile test: Key points

Live Commentary & Live Cricket Score updates from the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
2017-02-12 03:11:23 Read More>>

India's 'Star Wars' missile test: Key points

2017-02-12 03:11:23 Read More

4 MPs & education minister now in OPS camp

Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam breached the inner fort of the V K Sasikala brigade on Saturday when school education minister K Pandiarajan, four Lok Sabha members â€” PR Sundaram, K Ashok Kumar, SP Sathyabhama and R Vanaroja â€” and MGR loyalists C Ponnaiyan and C Aranganayagam crossed over to his side.
2017-02-11 22:44:28 Read More

India's interceptor missile test a hit; two-layered shield possible

The â€œexo-atmosphericâ€ (outside the earthâ€™s atmosphere) interceptor missile tested on Saturday, also called the PDV (Prithvi defence vehicle), after all, directly hit the target missile at an altitude of 97km. The test began at 7.45am with the two-stage target missile, mimicking an enemy ballistic missile, being launched from a ship in the Bay of Bengal.
2017-02-11 21:33:43 Read More

'Contempt notice shows SC's anti-Dalit bias'

In defiance of the SCâ€™s decision and sharply escalating the confrontation with the apex court, Karnan accused the CJI J S Khehar-led seven-judge bench of uppercaste bias in initiating proceedings as he belonged to the Dalit community.
2017-02-11 20:41:33 Read More

Sasikala DA case: SC verdict unlikely on Monday

The much-awaited verdict in the disproportionate assets case, in which V K Sasikala is accused, is unlikely to be pronounced by the Supreme Court on Monday, prolonging the political uncertainty in Tamil Nadu. The SC cause list â€” which catalogues the courtâ€™s business for the day â€” does not mention the case for Monday.
2017-02-11 20:05:48 Read More

Cut lending rates for biz, RBI tells banks

The average lending rate reduction (by banks) has been less. We feel there is some scope for further reduction in lending rates and... for sectors like housing, personal etc, the reduction has been much more than for other sectors by the same bank,â€ RBI governor Urjit Patel said.
2017-02-11 19:31:18 Read More

Pak attacks thinktank in US for suggesting travel ban on Islamabad

An expertsâ€™ report says Pakistan has used its access to Afghanistan and terrorism under the cover of its nuclear arsenal to extract aid from the US. The report calls for a halt to this, asking the Trump administration to stop giving Pak additional aid or military equipment.
2017-02-11 15:58:24 Read More

63% voter turnout in first phase of UP polls: EC

2017-02-11 13:36:45 Read More

More support for OPS: MGR loyalist Ponnaiyan joins his camp

Former minister C Ponnaiyan, an MGR loyalists, on Saturday joined the camp of Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam who has been expanding his support base over the last few days after revolting against AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala.
2017-02-11 12:27:24 Read More

Panic drives Sasikala to resort to meet MLAs

With more senior leaders joining the Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvamâ€™s camp, AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Saturday visited the Golden Bay Beach Resort at Koovathur near Mahabalipuram to hold talks with the MLAs who have been staying there.
2017-02-11 11:43:38 Read More

IAF all set to induct its own 'eye in the sky'

2017-02-11 09:53:18 Read More

IAF all set to induct its own 'eye in the sky'

2017-02-11 09:53:18 Read More

We can be patient only for a while, Sasikala says

Live Commentary & Live Cricket Score updates from the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
2017-02-11 09:25:58 Read More

Sasikala vs OPS: AIADMK MLAs in resort say they face murder threats

A team of police and revenue officials conducted inquiries with more than 120 AIADMK legislators staying in Golden Bay Beach resort near Mahabalipuram on Saturday.
2017-02-11 08:33:07 Read More

TN education minister joins OPS, Sasikala seeks appointment with guv

AIADMK interim general secretary V K Sasikala has sought an appointment with governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Saturday, along with all MLAs who extended their support to her, regarding future course of action to form the government.
2017-02-11 08:12:27 Read More

Sasikala vs Panneerselvam: Key developments

Live Commentary & Live Cricket Score updates from the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
2017-02-11 07:54:58 Read More

AIADMK feud: Police meet MLAs in resort

2017-02-11 06:14:18 Read More

From 2018, single entrance test for engineering, architecture seats

The Centre has approved the proposal for a single entrance exam for engineering and architecture at the undergraduate level from 2018, on the lines of the national eligibility and entrance test for medical colleges.
2017-02-10 23:41:33 Read More

UP polls begin today, all eyes on wild west

2017-02-10 21:29:53 Read More

Have spoken to US govt on visa issue: IT minister

The government said on Friday that it had expressed â€œconcernsâ€ at the â€œright quartersâ€ in the US administration regarding the possible impact on Indian IT companies due to proposed changes to the visa policy by the Trump administration.
2017-02-10 20:42:32 Read More

Centre to crack down on bogus shell companies

In order to create a credible deterrence a â€˜whole of government approachâ€™ will be adopted through coordinated efforts. Red flag indicators would be used for identifying shell companies, and The database will also capture Aadhaar number of individual directors in the companies,â€ an official release said.
2017-02-10 19:18:00 Read More

Tamil Nadu in political flux: 10 developments

Kohli's fourth double century in Tests, a comeback ton for India's No. 1 wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha, and a brisk half-century from Ravindra Jadeja saw India pile on a mammoth 687/6 declared.
2017-02-10 12:44:26 Read More

Kohli smashes double ton, breaks Bradman, Dravid, Sehwag's records

He had a few rough moments in a brief period when he looked a little undone by the turning ball, but otherwise Virat Kohli was immovable.
2017-02-10 11:24:19 Read More

Who-expelled-whom mania grips AIADMK

AIADMK interim general secretary Sasikala expelled party presidium chairman E Madhusudanan from the primary membership of the party, an hour after he announced that had sent a memorandum to the Election Commission seeking to declare the election of Sasikala as party as null and void.
2017-02-10 09:46:32 Read More

It is serious if MLAs are confined, Madras HC says

After telling the Madras HC that AIADMK legislators supporting Sasikala were not under illegal confinement, government admitted today that it was an â€˜incorrectâ€™ statement. On allegations that 20 MLAs were refusing to take food and water, the court said, "If true, it is a matter of serious concern."
2017-02-10 09:00:22 Read More

Bangladesh fumble after Kohli's record double

2017-02-10 06:15:18 Read More

As MLAs change sides, worried Sasikala camp approaches Congress

Upset over party MLAs slipping through their fingers, the Sasikala camp is apparently in touch with the Congress for support to form the government should any `emergency' arise. While the ruling AIADMK has 135 MLAs in the 234-member assembly, it's losing members to O Panneerselvam's group.
2017-02-10 01:06:14 Read More

US court upholds suspension of Trump's travel ban

A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to restore President Donald Trump's controversial executive order closing US borders to refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, keeping a temporary suspension in place.
2017-02-09 23:39:56 Read More

Distressed by what's happening at Infosys, admits Narayana Murthy

â€œThe issue is not with Vishal Sikka but with the quality of governance at the board. It has slipped,â€œ said N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder and first chairman of Infosys, who along with his family, is the single largest shareholder (3.44%) in the company.
2017-02-09 22:58:13 Read More

Robbers strike Manappuram again, loot 32kg gold

Robbers struck again at Manappuram Finance, this time in Gurgaon, and looted some 32kg gold, worth about Rs 9 crore and Rs 7.8 lakh in cash at gunpoint from the vaults of the gold loan company on Thursday. This is the sixth time that the company has been targetted in as many months.
2017-02-09 20:20:33 Read More

TN tangle: Panneerselvam, Sasikala meet governor

On a day of hectic activity, governor C Vidyasagar Rao met the two warring factions of AIADMK on Thursday: first caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam, who claimed majority support, and then general secretary V K Sasikala, who staked claim to form the next government.
2017-02-09 19:22:26 Read More

India, US resolve to expand defence partnership

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar and his US counterpart General James Norman Mattis, in their first telephonic conversation, have agreed to â€œsustain and take forwardâ€ the momentum of their expansive bilateral defence relationship, which is the keystone of India-US strategic partnership.
2017-02-09 17:23:19 Read More

Tamil Nadu's 'power war' now in Governor's hands

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala met acting Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday evening and staked claim to form the government.
2017-02-09 15:09:54 Read More

How Sasikala is keeping MLAs 'safe': No mobile phones or TVs

More than 90 AIADMK MLAs have been camping at a beach resort in Koovathur near Mahabalipuram. They were brought in luxury buses in a bid to prevent them from joining ranks with chief minister O Panneerselvam. Another 30 AIADMK MLAs have been kept in another resort at Poonthandalam near Kalpakkam
2017-02-09 10:53:19 Read More

Akhilesh Yadav's day out on campaign trail

2017-02-09 10:23:36 Read More

61% of Delhi disappointed with AAP: Survey

2017-02-09 09:24:39 Read More

Hyderabad Test: Kohli, Vijay tons punish B'desh

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government will complete two years in Delhi on February 14, 2017. Two years after the party won 67 out of 70 seats in the assembly whitewash, the Sandhya Times took a survey on issues like corruption, womenâ€™s safety and Jan Lokpal Bill.The results of the Hindi publicationâ€™s survey, which had a sample size of 550, showed that 3 out of every 5 Delhiite are disappointed with the AAP government.
2017-02-09 06:27:39 Read More

Live score: India v Bangladesh, Hyderabad Test

Live Commentary & Live Cricket Score updates India vs Bangladesh, one-off Test Hyderabad
2017-02-09 02:42:10 Read More

Sasikala wins round one, lines up 120 MLAs; OPS banks on cadres

Most of the ministers were rooting for Sasikala, it seemed, while support from MGR acolyte P H Pandian, former minister K P Munusamy, and Rajya Sabha MP V Maitreyan came as a shot in the arm for Panneerselvam.
2017-02-09 02:26:33 Read More

How O Panneerselvam became a hero overnight

There may still be questions about who is pulling the strings this time, but thereâ€™s no doubt that the caretaker chief minister has emerged from the shadows and become a hero of sorts.
2017-02-08 23:26:20 Read More

Note ban: Withdrawal curbs will end on Holi

The last of demonetisation driven controls on cash withdrawal will be lifted on March 13 when people will be allowed to take out any amount from their savings bank account, as was the case before November 8, 2016.
2017-02-08 23:25:41 Read More

Infosys CEO, board face heat from founders

Rising tensions between the Infosys founders and the company CEO Vishal Sikka is grab bing all the at tention but a careful reading of the situation makes it clear that the man under the most intense pressure, actually , is the company chairman, R Seshasayee.
2017-02-08 23:08:22 Read More

Here is how surgical strike was carried out by Army across LoC

The Army gave an account of the combat operation and the raw courage displayed by them in the citations of the gallantry award on the Republic Day. It started planning to execute the surgical strike on the terror infrastructure in PoK soon after the Uri terror attack in J&K
2017-02-08 19:17:59 Read More

Governor delaying my swearing in as CM: Sasikala

With governor C Vidyasagar Rao's visit to Chennai remaining uncertain even three days after she became leader of the legislature party, AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala alleged on Wednesday that her swearing-in as chief minister was being deliberately delayed by the governor.
2017-02-08 19:08:37 Read More

Don't operate party a/c without my consent: OPS

Panneerselvam has written to the chief manager of Bank of India requesting the bank to "not let anyone else operate" the party's current account (No. 801220110000521) without his "written consent and instructions." Panneerselvam issued the letter in his capacity as the treasurer of the AIADMK.
2017-02-08 18:03:55 Read More

Expunge PM's remark: Mann urges LS Speaker

2017-02-08 15:08:06 Read More

Only Manmohan Singh knew the art of bathing wearing a raincoat: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government's war against corruption and black money was not a political fight, but aimed to empower the poor and honest people in the country.
2017-02-08 13:53:32 Read More

War on corruption not a political fight: PM Modi

AAP MP Bhagwant Mann, who was at the receiving end of the Prime Minister's speech in Lok Sabha yesterday, approached the Speaker today seeking that the "derogatory" remarks made against him be expunged.
2017-02-08 13:26:59 Read More

PM Modi addresses Rajya Sabha: Highlights

Sasikala said that she knew Panneerselvam had developed a soft spot for the DMK when he did not respond to DMK's Duraimurugan's comments in the assembly, when the latter said that the DMK wanted O Panneerselvam to continue as chief minister.
2017-02-08 12:19:11 Read More

DATE 8

Kamal Haasan exhorts co-stars to take a stand

atinee idol Kamal Haasan has exhorted co-stars to take a stand on the current crisis in Tamil Naduâ€™s politics.
2017-02-08 10:52:21 Read More>>

OPS is a liar, has ruined meaning of Ammaâ€™s sacrifice: Sasikala

Panneerselvam is a liar, says Sasikala

2017-02-08 10:01:02 Read More

RBI to lift cash withdrawal limits from March 13

Replying to a spate of questions on China putting a technical hold for the third time on attempts to list Azhar as a global terrorist, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said that Beijing resorted to this move to allow the "relevant parties" to reach a consensus.
2017-02-08 09:41:12 Read More

RBI keeps key rates unchanged citing inflation

Reserve Bank of India surprised markets with a decision to keep interest rates on hold despite an overwhelming expectation of an interest rate cut.
2017-02-08 09:14:50 Read More

'Conditions' not met: China blocks US move to ban Masood Azhar

â€˜Amma, why didnâ€™t you choose a political heir?â€™

Addressing mediapersons outside his residence, Panneerselvam said, â€œThere have been doubts about Ammaâ€™s death. We will constitute an inquiry committee. The committee will submit its report to the high court. It will be made public.â€
2017-02-08 07:01:00 Read More

Panel will be formed to probe Jaya's death: OPS

2017-02-08 05:36:10 Read More

Governor should swear in Sasikala as CM: Swamy

2017-02-08 04:29:14 Read More

Panneerselvam revolts against Sasikala:10 points

BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said it is the duty of Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to swear in AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala as chief minister as she had the support of MLAs.
2017-02-08 03:46:02 Read More

Power play: At night, OPS seizes the day

Even as the dust appears to be settling on the Tata-Mistry war, there are reports that relations between the first non-promoter CEO of Infosys, Vishal Sikka, and a section of the IT major's founders are "less than ideal"
2017-02-08 00:38:59 Read More

Panneerselvam shatters Sasikala's peace after 40 mins of silence

After appearing to be a willing pawn in the hands of V K Sasikala ever since J Jayalalithaa's death on December 5, Tamil Nadu caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam shocked everyone on Tuesday night, accusing Sasikala and senior party leaders of â€œforcing him to resign as the chief minister.
2017-02-08 00:24:21 Read More

Demonetisation timing was perfect, says PM Modi

2017-02-07 23:50:54 Read More

Differences between Infosys CEO and founders?

2017-02-07 23:13:00 Read More

China blocked US move to get Azhar banned by UN

PM Narendra Modi defended demonetisation on Tuesday and took a sharp dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying the political earthquake the Congress vice-president had promised finally arrived when tremors shook north India on Monday night.
2017-02-07 20:46:00 Read More

Panneerselvam removed as AIADMK treasurer

More than an hour after chief minister O Paneerselvam came out against AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, the party removed him from his post its treasurer and appointed Dindugal C Srinivasan as the new treasurer.
2017-02-07 19:38:45 Read More

Live: Sasikala sees DMK hand behind revolt

China has yet again blocked a move to get the UN to sanction Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and an accused in the Pathankot attack case. According to official sources, the US had moved the UN to ban Azhar last month but Beijing blocked the move.
2017-02-07 17:43:19 Read More

Delhi batsman becomes first to score 300 in T20s

Mohit Ahlawat from Delhi has created history on Tuesday by becoming the first batsman to score a triple hundred in a Twenty20 match.
2017-02-07 13:43:03 Read More

I-T dept detects Rs 16,200 crore black money

There is no official estimation of quantum of black money stashed abroad by Indians, finance minister Arun Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha. "The government is, however, committed to taking all possible measures to bring back black money stashed by Indians in foreign countries," he said.
2017-02-07 13:36:10 Read More

US moves UN to ban Masood Azhar, China again puts a 'hold'

Throwing its weight behind India, the US today moved the United Nations for banning Pathankot attack mastermind and Pakistan-based Jaishe-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, but China has once again opposed it.
2017-02-07 12:15:49 Read More

19 feared dead in blast near Afghan SC in Kabul

At least 19 people were killed and 41 wounded Tuesday in a suicide blast at Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul, officials said, the latest attack to rock the war-torn capital. A suicide bomber on foot detonated as employees were boarding a bus to go home in the parking lot of the court compound.
2017-02-07 11:45:39 Read More

US think-tanks to Trump: Scare Pak to stop it from supporting terror

The US should scare Pakistan by keeping the option open for declaring it as a state sponsor of terrorism. However, designating Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism is unwise in the first year of a new administration, but should be kept as an option for the longer term, the report said.
2017-02-07 11:24:28 Read More

Will fight polls, says Jaya's niece Deepa

Deepa said lots of people had been calling her since Sunday after Sasikala was elected the leader of the legislature party. â€œI am under a lot of pressure to express my plans to enter politics. I will announce them on February 24, on Ammaâ€™s birth anniversary,â€ she said.
2017-02-07 10:40:51 Read More

In earthquake jibe, PM Modi targets Rahul, Congress party

Virat Kohli had an outstanding 2016 across formats as the Test captain guided India to victories against West Indies, New Zealand and England before taking over the captaincy of limited overs as well.
2017-02-07 08:30:09 Read More

Virat Kohli world's best in one-dayers: Ponting

2017-02-07 08:20:37 Read More

PM Modi addresses Lok Sabha: Key highlights

2017-02-07 08:03:49 Read More

Nobel Prize replica stolen from Satyarthi's home

According to reports, several valuable items were stolen from Nobel Laureate and social activist Kailash Satyarthi's house in Delhi on Tuesday. Notable thing is that valuable stolen from Satyarthi's residence include a replica of his Nobel prize.
2017-02-07 05:22:47 Read More

ISI man behind Kanpur train sabotage arrested in Nepal

Shamsul Huda, the alleged Dubai-based mastermind behind an alleged ISI-backed plot to cause train accidents in India by planting IEDs on the railway tracks, has been arrested in Nepal.
2017-02-07 04:51:25 Read More

2,200 women lose uterus to docs' greed in K'taka

Fifty-nine newly recruited commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stunned the brass of India's largest paramilitary force when they abandoned their journey to the headquarters in Bihar and went home without informing higher ups.
2017-02-07 04:20:34 Read More

2,200 women lose uterus to docs' greed in K'taka

2017-02-07 04:20:34 Read More

SC orders attachment of Sahara's Aamby Valley

Assuring law-abiding citizens that they will not be harassed by the income tax department, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Sushil Chandra said only those who have deposited more than Rs 2.5 lakh in demonetised notes in banks and have not filed their returns will be served notice for scrutiny.
2017-02-06 22:52:39 Read More

'Honest citizens will not be harassed by I-T dept'

2017-02-06 22:00:34 Read More

'Not deserters' - 59 homesick commandos of CRPF skip duty

Army duped of Rs 6 lakh in rent for land in POK

ard of officers, comprising an Army officer, an estate officer and a representative of the revenue department, disbursed rentals to persons on the basis of false documents.
2017-02-06 21:32:03 Read More

DA case: Supreme Court verdict may hit Sasikala's plans

In a development that could set political pulses racing in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court is set to deliver next week its verdict on the disproportionate assets case against V K Sasikala, who is set to become CM.
2017-02-06 21:12:39 Read More

24 pilots seek NOC from Air India to quit

The 24 pilots who have sought NOC had joined erstwhile Indian Airlines in 2007-08 and used to fly the Airbus A-320s. In 2012 when AI was getting ready to receive the Dreamliners, they were put on training to fly this plane.
2017-02-06 20:21:21 Read More

India watches as China ramps up FDI into Nepal

The Supreme Court dealt a severe blow to the Sahara group on Monday by ordering attachment of its prime AambyValley property in Pune, worth nearly Rs 40,000 crore, to force it and group chief Subrata Roy to deposit the remaining Rs 14,779 crore it owes investors with market regulator Sebi soon.
2017-02-06 18:58:07 Read More

Quake in U'khand,tremors felt across north India

Chinaâ€™s economic influence in Nepal continues to grow by leaps and bounds with Beijing again topping the list of nations who have pledged maximum FDI into the Himalayan nation.
2017-02-06 17:09:55 Read More

Stop Sasikala from being sworn in as CM tomorrow, says PIL filed in SC

A PIL was moved in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to restrain AIADMK leader V K Sasikala from being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Tuesday on the ground that the apex court was likely to pronounce within a week the judgment in a corruption case, in which she is an accused.
2017-02-06 14:40:22 Read More

'We know how to ride cycle against the wind'

Akhilesh Yadav on Monday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark, saying the Samajwadis know how to ride a "cycle against the wind". The PM had said, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister fears he might be blown off in BJP's storm.
2017-02-06 14:07:13 Read More

H-1B visa: Govt to hold meeting with industry

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the attachment of Sahara group's most prime property the Aamby Valley. The top court said this was needed to force Sahara and Subrata Roy to expedite the payment of balance Rs 14,779 crore it owes SEBI.
2017-02-06 13:04:29 Read More

SC orders attachment of Sahara's Aamby Valley

2017-02-06 10:40:05 Read More

My tweet has nothing to do with politics: Ashwin

Ace Indian off-spinner R Ashwin set Twitter ablaze on Monday with his tweet â€œTo all the youngsters in TN, 234 job opportunities to open up shortly.â€
2017-02-06 08:50:28 Read More

Sasikala's CM move: Memes, memes all the way

VK Sasikalaâ€™s elevation as the AIADMKâ€™s legislature party leader on Sunday resulted in an outpour of reactions from social media savvy citizens of Tamil Nadu.
2017-02-06 08:31:05 Read More

BCCI media manager tenders resignation

The Indian cricket team's media manager Nishant Arora has tendered his resignation following Committee of Administrators (COA)'s decision that Delhi office of BCCI would be shut down.
2017-02-06 07:58:26 Read More

Eyeing India, Japan and US: China conducts drills with latest missiles

Significantly the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which is secretive about its weapons systems, has released a video of the recent exercise of its troops employing the advanced DF-16 medium-range ballistic missile.
2017-02-06 07:15:42 Read More

SC-named panel sacks BCCI officials appointed by Anurag Thakur

Days after reports of confidential Indian cricket team's dressing room talks being leaked to former BCCI president Anurag Thakur, the Supreme Court appointed panel, Committee of Administrators, sacked the board media manager on Monday.
2017-02-06 06:40:09 Read More

Sasikala assets case: SC verdict next week

The Supreme Court is likely to deliver its judgement in the Jayalalithaa Disproportionate assets case by next week. The verdict will be pronounced by a division bench comprising Justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy in a week.
2017-02-06 06:14:30 Read More

Hyderabad students keep their US dreams alive

Scores of US-bound students in the city expressed relief following department of homeland securityâ€™s suspension on Donald Trumpâ€™s immigration ban. However, fear over deportation still looms large among students.
2017-02-06 05:10:02 Read More

Budget 2017 is benefitting 96% of population: PM

2017-02-06 04:49:16 Read More

DATE 9

Re-skilling - the new focus of IT majors

At the turn of the century, a boom in the IT sector led by companies such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro translated into the creation of thousands of white collar jobs in the country, and a relatively easy opportunity to work onsite in the mature markets of US and Europe.
2017-02-06 02:58:59 Read More>>

Pushed for lesbian affair, Class XI girl kills self

A Class XI girl student allegedly committed suicide after being harassed by two sisters for a lesbian relationship. The victim, student of a residential girls' school in Karnal, was under pressure from the two sisters for having a homosexual relationship with them.
2017-02-06 01:10:53 Read More

At the helm now: How Sasikala emerged from Jayalalithaaâ€™s shadow

From a video cassette pusher to boss of Poes Garden two months ago, head of AIADMK a month ago and soon to step into into the corridors of power at Fort St George, Sasikalaâ€™s rise has been meteoric in the last three decades.
2017-02-05 21:02:50 Read More

OPS: The perpetual puppet in TN realpolitik

O Panneerselvam, TNâ€™s chaiwalla-turned-leader, has stepped down as chief minister for the third time, continuing to carry the image of a â€œpuppet chief ministerâ€ warming the seat for others. Panneerselvam sent a letter to TN governor Vidyasagar Rao on Sunday, stating he was tendering his resignation due to personal reasons. This was not unexpected from the 65-year-old politician, who has come to be known for his humility and loyalty.
2017-02-05 20:56:16 Read More

BJP fields top guns in UPâ€™s battle of ballot

With barely a few days left for the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, top BJP leaders have hit the campaign trail, keeping surgical strikes and demonetisation at the centrestage to showcase the Modi governmentâ€™s resolve to take on terror and corruption.
2017-02-05 19:49:06 Read More

Arms deals of Rs 20kcr inked to keep forces ready

India is finally taking steps to make its armed forces fighting fit. The country has inked a flurry of emergency deals for ammunition and spares worth around Rs 20,000 crore over the last two to three months to ensure its fighters and tanks, infantry and warships, are all ready to go to battle at short notice.
2017-02-05 19:26:08 Read More

Visa holders rush to board flights to US

Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries who were turned away from the United States due to President Donald Trump's travel ban are hoping to make it through a narrow window opened by legal challenges.
2017-02-05 14:22:48 Read More

Sasikala praises 'loyal brother' Panneerselvam

VK Sasikala who was on Sunday elected as the leader of the AIADMK legislature party, said the development in the party had shattered the hopes of the opposition parties in the state. Sasikala had a special word of praise for Panneerselvam, who proposed her name.
2017-02-05 13:14:38 Read More

Govt may take 'major step' to ban triple talaq after polls: Law minister

The Centre is likely to take "a major step" to ban triple talaq after the ongoing assembly polls, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said and dared Samajwadi Party, Congress and BSP to make their stand clear on the contentious issue.
2017-02-05 11:52:24 Read More

Akhilesh clinging to whatever support he gets: PM

Launching a scathing attack on the Akhilesh Yadav government for "doing nothing" to develop the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Chief Minister was desperately seeking whatever support is coming his way to retain power.
2017-02-05 10:41:14 Read More

Sasikala to be next TN CM, Panneerselvam resigns

AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala was on Sunday elected as legislature party leader by MLAs during a party meeting, paving way for her to become next Tamil Nadu chief minister. "Chinnamma all set to become the Next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu," AIADMK said in a tweet.
2017-02-05 09:51:04 Read More

Trump admin appeals judge's block of travel ban

Donald Trump's administration has appealed a federal judge's order that blocked the US president's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations. The Justice Department appeal comes one day after a US district judge filed a nationwide order halting the ban's implementation.
2017-02-05 01:43:59 Read More

Hafiz Saeedâ€™s Jamaat-ud Dawa at it again, changes name to beat ban

Banned Jamaat-ud Dawa looks set to evade the â€œcrackdownâ€ on it and its chief Hafiz Saeed by resurfacing as Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir, a platform purportedly wedded to Kashmiri cause. TAJK will organise events in support of jihad in Kashmir on February 5, observed as â€œKashmir Dayâ€ in Pakistan.
2017-02-04 23:46:16 Read More

SCAM is 'SP, Cong, Akhilesh, Mayawati': PM

Targeting the formations that are contesting the BJP for power in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the word â€˜scamâ€™ was an acronym for Samajwadi Party, Congress, Akhilesh and Mayawati, and that if the state was to progress, they had to go.
2017-02-04 21:00:23 Read More

Note ban: Lens on Rs 10L cr high-value deposits

The middle class and rich seem to have made nearly two-thirds or over Rs 10 lakh crore of deposits in the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes during the 50-day demonetisation window, using over one crore bank accounts.
2017-02-04 19:11:57 Read More

US decommissions nuclear ship USS Enterprise

On Friday, the US govt decommissioned USS Enterprise, world's 1st nuclear powered aircraft carrier and arguably the longest serving warship, after half a century of grunt work during which it passed command of ten American presidents and sailed enough nautical miles to circle the earth 40 times.
2017-02-04 17:44:02 Read More

'People with valid visas will be allowed into US'

The US State Department will allow people with valid visas into the United States, a department official said on Saturday, in order to comply with an opinion from a federal judge in Seattle barring President Donald Trump's executive action.
2017-02-04 15:49:47 Read More

India reunites 5-year-old Pak boy with mother

2017-02-04 15:11:27 Read More

Despite BCCI's opposition, ICC set to pass new financial model

According to highly placed sources, India only got support from Sri Lanka. Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, England and Australia all voted in favour of change in revenue distribution.
2017-02-04 14:58:29 Read More

Assembly polls: Goa registers record 83% turnout; 70% polling in Punjab

Punjab and Goa recorded high voter turnout in assembly elections on Saturday. According to initial reports, Punjab recorded an estimated 70 per cent polling, while in Goa 83 per cent of the electorate came out to cast their vote.
2017-02-04 13:34:45 Read More

2 Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter in Kashmir

2017-02-04 11:42:12 Read More

Plaint against Sasikala: EC seeks AIADMK reply

2017-02-04 10:51:35 Read More

Tax incentive on second home misused: Govt

A "major terrorist operation" was on Saturday thwarted as two top Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Two AK series rifles, one pistol,4 hand grenades and other arms and ammunition was recovered from the encounter site
2017-02-04 10:50:15 Read More

'SCAM' means Samajwadi, Congress, Akhilesh, Mayawati: PM in Meerut

The Election Commission has sought the response of AIADMK on a complaint filed by sacked leader Sasikala Pushpa against the election of VK Sasikala as party general secretary. VK Sasikala has been Jayalalithaa's closest aide since the 1980s.
2017-02-04 10:17:51 Read More

PM Modi addresses rally in Meerut: Highlights

2017-02-04 08:58:49 Read More

Days after crackdown, Hafiz Saeed's JuD is back, under a new name

Jamaat-ud-Dawa has rebranded under the new name of 'Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir', days after its chief Hafiz Saeed was put under house arrest & a crackdown launched on the organisation's activities. Saeed had indicated about a week before that he might launch TAJK to 'expedite the freedom of Kashmir'.
2017-02-04 07:28:40 Read More

SM Krishna will join the BJP soon, claims BSY

The Chief Exeutive Committee (CEC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has mooted re-structuring of Test and One-day cricket and conduct it in a league format to add more context to the games.
2017-02-04 05:16:53 Read More

ICC proposes shake-up in Test, ODI formats

As many as 156 senior officials of various state-owned banks were suspended and 41 transferred after they were found involved in irregularities related to demonetisation, Parliament was informed on Friday. Banks also reported having filed 26 cases with police and the CBI.
2017-02-04 03:26:27 Read More

'No need for dramatic US military moves in SCS'

2017-02-04 03:18:38 Read More

'No need for dramatic US military moves in SCS'

2017-02-04 03:18:38 Read More

Live: PM Modi addresses a rally in UP's Meerut

Seattle judge blocks Trump's immigration order

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday put a nationwide block on Trump's week-old executive order barring nationals from seven countries from entering the United States. The judge's temporary restraining order represents a major challenge to Trump's action, although his administration could still appeal the ruling and have the policy upheld.
2017-02-04 01:03:00 Read More

Your house may soon get a digital ID

2017-02-04 01:00:37 Read More

US varsities move to allay Indian students' fears

Allaying fears of international students following US President Donald Trump's controversial executive order targeting immigrants, several American universities are mailing prospective students to let them know that that they are welcome to their campuses, regardless of what the Trump government says.
2017-02-03 23:54:41 Read More

Louvre attack: Attacker believed to be Egyptian

French investigators believe the man who launched a machete attack outside the Louvre in Paris, before being shot and wounded by a soldier, is a 29-year-old Egyptian who entered the country on a tourist visa. The attacker had lunged at four patrolling French soldiers while shouting "Allahu Akbar".
2017-02-03 22:15:08 Read More

'Medical, engg seats shouldnâ€™t be based on 1 test'

Considering the enormous pressure students face to crack entrance exams for admission to medical and engineering colleges, the Supreme Court asked the government on Friday to frame guidelines to do away with the present system of a single test deciding their future.
2017-02-03 21:01:56 Read More

156 PSB officials suspended for note ban irregularities

'No doubt' that Louvre attack was terror: France

The attack at an entrance to the shopping mall that extends beneath the museum sowed panic and highlighted again the threat that French officials say hangs over the country, which was hit repeatedly by extremist attacks in 2015 and 2016.
2017-02-03 16:42:39 Read More

US announces new sanctions against Iran after missile tests

President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, said this week that the administration was putting Iran "on notice" for its missile test Sunday and for supporting Shiite rebels in Yemen.
2017-02-03 15:37:27 Read More

Possession of scrapped notes to be punishable

The bill, to replace the ordinance promulgated on December 30, also provides for a minimum fine Rs 50,000 for false declaration by persons who were abroad during the demonetisation period (November 9-December 30, 2016) and given time to deposit the scrapped notes with RBI till March 31.
2017-02-03 15:29:06 Read More

RBI to soon put new Rs 100 notes in circulation

"The Reserve Bank will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, with the inset letter R in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr Urjit R Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India," RBI said in a notification.
2017-02-03 14:42:03 Read More

IPL player auction to be held on Feb 20 in B'luru

The 2017 player auction ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Indian Premier League will be staged on February 20th in Bengaluru, it was officially confirmed on Friday.
2017-02-03 14:14:18 Read More

AAP's donation records incorrect: I-T department

In a report to the Election Commission, the I-T department, which has been investigating the donations list of the party for the last over an year, has said that the records of donations made to the AAP during 2013-14 and 2014-15 had "factual discrepancies".
2017-02-03 11:11:08 Read More

Machete attacker shot at Louvre in Paris

The man shouted Allahu Akbar (God is greatest) and attacked another soldier before being shot near the museum's shopping mall, police said, adding a second person had also been detained after acting suspiciously.
2017-02-03 10:59:49 Read More

RBI may soon lift weekly withdrawal limit

"Only a few withdraw Rs 1 lakh a month. Therefore, effectively and practically today, there is no restriction. I think the process of remonetisation is near-complete. I am using the word near-complete because this Rs 24,000 limit is there," economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das said.
2017-02-03 08:59:36 Read More

Kohli is enemy No 1 but sledging will backfire: Hussey warns Aussies

Former Test star Michael Hussey has warned the India-bound Australian cricket team for a four-Test tour not to antagonise Virat Kohli, saying sledging the Indian captain may boomerang on the visitors.
2017-02-03 08:08:04 Read More

Why China firms are buying land in Pakistan

A Chinese-led consortium recently took a strategic stake in the Pakistan Stock Exchange, and Shanghai Electric Power acquired one of Pakistan's biggest energy producers, K-Electric, for $1.8 billion.
2017-02-03 06:30:49 Read More

BCCI's last shot: Pull out of Champions Trophy

The chief executives of Indiaâ€™s largest technology companies will head to Washington this month to argue against US President Donald Trumpâ€™s envisioned tightening of visa programmes. They would meet officials and lawmakers to try and dissuade the president from raising requirements under the H-1B visa programme
2017-02-03 03:21:08 Read More

'Like' scam: Noida firm dupes 6 lakh people of Rs 3,700 crore

Apple will soon have â€˜Made in Indiaâ€™ iPhones and they will come out of a factory in Bengaluru. Though a release from Karnataka IT minister did not provide a timeline, production is expected to begin in June.
2017-02-03 01:47:06 Read More

It's official: Apple will make iPhones in India at Bengaluru facility

Urban local body polls in Nagaland has snowballed into a political slug-fest with protesters refusing to bury the body two persons killed in the Tuesday's violence till the chief minister, Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang and his other minister resigns.
2017-02-02 21:29:12 Read More

DATE 10

Tech titans going to US to plead against visa curbs

2017-02-02 20:00:48 Read More>>

Tech titans going to US to plead against visa curbs

2017-02-02 20:00:48 Read More

CBI ex-chief Sinha: SC adopting double standards

World in trouble, tough phone calls needed: Trump

External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup also said India would not go by the claims or statements made by Pakistan about the steps taken to check terrorism but by what happens on the ground.
2017-02-02 15:06:53 Read More

Evidences against Saeed already with Pak: India

2017-02-02 14:46:01 Read More

Evidences against Saeed already with Pak: India

2017-02-02 14:46:01 Read More

Government offices torched in Nagaland

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Thursday that "Iran has been put formally put on notice" for firing a ballistic missile, after his administration said on Wednesday it was reviewing how to respond to the launch.
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Iran has been 'put on notice' for firing ballistic missile: Trump

Maran brothers discharged in Aircel-Maxis case

A special court on Thursday dropped all charges against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal cases lodged by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
2017-02-02 11:06:15 Read More

Verify online deposits made post note ban: I-T

The income tax department has asked taxpayers to verify online the deposits they have made in their accounts post demonetisation and respond to queries of any mismatch.
2017-02-02 10:49:07 Read More

'China tests missile with 10 nuclear warheads'

The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
2017-02-02 09:01:28 Read More

Green card holders exempted from travel ban: US

In the earliest hours of the travel ban, green card holders were blocked from getting on planes overseas or detained upon their arrival. Also blocked were some Iraqi nationals with special visas issued to people who helped US troops fighting in that country.
2017-02-02 07:04:35 Read More

Green card holders exempted from travel ban: US

Kohli is learning captaincy tricks from Dhoni

Even before the demonetisation strike of November 8, PM Narendra Modi had been working hard to drive home the message that his government is for the poor and against the rich. This signalling was further amplified in the Budget that finance minister Arun Jaitley presented on Wednesday.
2017-02-02 04:59:56 Read More

How to maximise your monthly income: Key things to know

You can maximise your monthly income if you know the difference between your salary income and total income and includes minimising tax on allowances that are part of your salary.
2017-02-02 04:57:28 Read More

Kanpur building collapse: 5 dead, several trapped

India captain Virat Kohli says he is benefitting from the immense experience of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in taking decisions in the limited overs format, which is relatively new for him in terms of leadership.
2017-02-02 04:24:43 Read More

How to pay less tax this year and beyond

With a decrease in tax rate from 10% to 5% for total income between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, there is tax saving of up to Rs 12,500 per year and 14,806 (including surcharge and cess) for those with income above Rs 1 crore.
2017-02-02 04:20:24 Read More

Budget 2017: You get Rs 14,806 for being an honest taxpayer

The lowering of tax rates - on income slab of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh from 10% to 5% - on Wednesday, though nominal, comes after a gap of 20 years. The last time taxpayers got relief was in 1997 when P Chidambaram presented his "dream budget".
2017-02-02 00:32:26 Read More

Bazooka hits militaryâ€™s hopes of modernisation

2017-02-01 21:16:09 Read More

Under lens: Shady poll funding, economic fugitives

This Budget has focused on introducing measures to squeeze unaccounted money and discourage the use of cash across the economy â€” from a ban on cash transactions of over Rs 3 lakh to restricting tax deductions if you make cash donations to charitable institutions.
2017-02-01 20:56:15 Read More

Union Budget 2017: Jaitley resists pressure to loosen purse-strings

Even before the demonetisation strike of November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been working hard to drive home the message that his government is for the poor and against the rich. This signalling was further amplified in the Budget that finance minister Arun Jaitley presented on Wednesday.
2017-02-01 20:36:14 Read More

Expected fireworks, but it was a damp squib: Rahul

The defence budget was hiked by a measly 6% to Rs 274,114 crore ($40.42 billion), dashing hopes of any major jump in military modernisation this year despite heightened tensions with Pakistan and the ever-expanding military capabilities of China.
2017-02-01 19:54:18 Read More

Futuristic Budget with something for everyone: PM

Congress slammed the Union Budget for â€œlacking a visionâ€ for creating jobs and for not announcing a loan waiver for farmers. â€œWe were expecting fireworks, instead it was a damp squib... it was a sher-o-shayari budget.
2017-02-01 19:19:05 Read More

Chahal's magic spell - the best for India in T20Is

In his sixth match, the Haryana legspinner surpassed R Ashwin's 4/8 with the best haul by an Indian bowler in the format, and third best overall.
2017-02-01 17:05:52 Read More

3rd T20I: Chahal's 6/25 seals resounding series win for India

Yuzvendra Chahal triggered a dramatic collapse as England lost their last eight wickets in the space of just 18 balls to be bowled out for 127 with India recording a big 75-run win to clinch the three-match series 2-1.
2017-02-01 16:00:36 Read More

More money for honest taxpayers: Key takeaways from Union Budget

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget has drawn praise from several quarters, with the markets giving it a big thumbs up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the Budget "excellent" and "historic" .
2017-02-01 14:54:41 Read More

Live score: India v England, 3rd T20

Live action from the third and final T20 between India and England being played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The series in tied at 1-1.
2017-02-01 11:43:32 Read More

'Tax evasion a way of life': Only 76 lakh Indians 'earn' over Rs 5 lakh

Arun Jaitley said that the tax collection is not commensurate with the income and expenditure patterns. Presenting the Union Budget 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley hit out at tax evaders and said "over decades, tax evasion had become a way of life. We are largely a tax non-compliant society. When too many evade tax, the burden falls on those who are honest."
2017-02-01 10:15:02 Read More

Only 76 lakh Indians 'earn' over Rs 5 lakh: Govt

2017-02-01 10:15:02 Read More

TOI poll: Rate the Union Budget 2017

2017-02-01 09:36:16 Read More

Now, parties can accept only Rs 2,000 in cash

2017-02-01 09:35:48 Read More

Arun Jaitley presented 'uttam' budget: PM Modi

2017-02-01 08:35:04 Read More

Stock markets react positively to Budget 2017

2017-02-01 07:50:47 Read More

Budget 2017: Jaitley cuts I-T rate, puts more money in your pocket

Stock markets seemed to give a resounding thumbs-up to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitleyâ€™s Budget 2017. Both the Sensex and the Nifty rose steadily as Jaitleyâ€™s speech progressed in the Lok Sabha, and registered gains of around 1 percent by the time he finished.
2017-02-01 07:36:25 Read More

10 measures to boost India's infrastructure

2017-02-01 07:12:59 Read More

Railways Budget up 22%, Rail Safety Fund set up

2017-02-01 06:49:53 Read More

Railways Budget up 22%, Rail Safety Fund set up

2017-02-01 06:49:53 Read More

Budget: 7 things Jaitley said on demonetisation

2017-02-01 06:10:00 Read More

Union Budget 2017: Highlights

2017-02-01 04:58:53 Read More

Live: Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget

2017-02-01 03:20:44 Read More

Live: Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget

2017-02-01 03:20:44 Read More

Help India win at Miss Universe 2016

The income tax department has asked taxpayers to verify online the deposits they have made in their accounts post demonetisation and respond to queries of any mismatch.
2017-01-26 02:41:06 Read More

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