Current Affairs For The Year 2019 And Month Feb

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BJP may drop over 1/3rd of MPs in Uttar Pradesh

Party sources maintain that senior leaders have discussed at length about every single seat and candidates are being finalised after scrutiny of several rounds based on the feedback the party has received through different channels, including surveys and also the feedback it has received through the Namo App.
2019-03-23 21:07:39 Read More

Ayushman Bharat patients may soon get access to top oncologists

The National Health Authority is in talks to partner with the National Cancer Grid which runs a “virtual tumour board” from Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital. The board that works through the grid, a digital network linking hospitals, deals with complex cancer cases and can make the best treatment options available to Ayushman beneficiaries.
2019-03-23 20:11:31 Read More

Rahul likely to contest from Wayanad in Kerala

The Wayanad seat has a strong presence of Muslim and Christian voters and the decision to field Rahul comes after party units in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also sought his candidature. The move, said Congress leaders, should boost the party’s advantage in the state and display a commitment to minorities.
2019-03-23 19:26:15 Read More

Italy to sign China’s OBOR plan

With the memorandum, Italy becomes the first member of the Group of Seven major economies, which includes the United States, to join Belt and Road, following Portugal’s embrace of the initiative in December.
2019-03-23 19:17:28 Read More

Filmfare Awards 2019: Complete winners' list

Members from all quarters of Bollywood got together to honour the best of Hindi cinema in 2018 at Jio Garden, Mumbai on 23rd March 2019 for the 64th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2019.
2019-03-23 14:18:12 Read More

Indian students to gain from UK's new visa plan

2019-03-16 13:59:38 Read More

Congress stakes claim to form government in Goa

If Pakistan really wants to send a message that it was serious about addressing India's concerns over terrorism, then it should hand over Dawood, Salahudeen and other terrorists who are Indians, government sources said. Referring to actions by Pakistan such as holding certain terrorists in preventive custody, they added that India considered them to be cosmetic.
2019-03-16 12:44:59 Read More

Woman SPO shot dead in J&K's Shopian

2019-03-16 10:35:53 Read More

'Pakistan must hand over Dawood to India'

2019-03-16 09:58:11 Read More

Pilot swallowed papers, fired in air before capture

2019-02-28 21:42:30 Read More

'India will live as one, work as one, grow as one'

2019-02-28 20:47:58 Read More

'Faced with escalation, we’ve upped readiness'

2019-02-28 20:23:34 Read More

Abhinandan coming home, India won’t budge on terror

2019-02-28 19:41:22 Read More

SC sends Amrapali CMD, 2 directors to custody

2019-02-28 16:01:08 Read More

Hope he returns home safe: Father of IAF pilot

2019-02-28 10:09:47 Read More

Trump hopeful India-Pak crisis will be resolved

Air Marshal (retd) S Varthaman said in a statement his son talked (in purported videos circulating on social media) like a "true soldier" despite being in captivity and that he was praying he would not get tortured in the neighbouring country and return home "safe and sound".
2019-02-28 07:52:04 Read More

Indian satellites can map 87% land area of Pak

Speaking at a news conference in Vietnam after a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump said he had some "reasonably decent" news from India and Pakistan. He did not elaborate.
2019-02-28 07:33:48 Read More

Risk of India-Pak war may hang on IAF pilot fate

The full political fallout of the exchanges remains unclear, but it's evident that the capture of a pilot "complicates matters and will heighten tensions," said Sandeep Shastri, a political scientist and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Jain University in Bangalore. Neither country can afford a full-blown conflict, yet neither leader can afford to look weak, he added.
2019-02-28 06:09:30 Read More

Defending the skies: How the air powers of India, Pakistan match up

India’s airstrike deep inside Pakistan and Pakistani jets’ foray into India has put the focus on the air prowess of the two neighbours following tensions over the Pulwama terror attack.
2019-02-28 04:28:12 Read More

France, US & UK ask UNSC to ban JeM chief

2019-02-28 03:01:49 Read More

Live: Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express services

Border tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated after the Balakot strike by IAF. Each side has lost an aircraft, and an Indian pilot is now in Pakistan custody after his plane was shot down. Stay here for all live updates.
2019-02-28 02:30:33 Read More

IAF, PAF lose a jet each; pilot in Pakistan custody

2019-02-28 02:26:44 Read More

Jaish into real estate, trading to fund terror acts

2019-02-28 00:38:51 Read More

Govt unmoved by Imran Khan's speech, face-off could escalate

In the last 48 hours, India and Pakistan both struck targets in each other's territory but were quick to assert that they were "non-military" targets. But there was a world of difference between the two claims.
2019-02-27 20:43:15 Read More

Bloodied & grilled, IAF pilot stays calm, collected

2019-02-27 20:33:34 Read More

‘Non-military’ raid: How India and Pakistan differ

2019-02-27 19:35:18 Read More

Pak using China’s weakness to ensure support

2019-02-27 17:36:35 Read More

Pak violates India air space: What we know so far

Pakistani fighter jets on Wednesday violated Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Nowshera sectors but were pushed back by Indian aircraft
2019-02-27 07:32:35 Read More

Five airports closed for civilian flights: Officials

The National Command Authority controls policy formulation, exercises, deployment, research and development, employment and operational command and control of the country's nuclear arsenals.
2019-02-27 07:23:15 Read More

Pak PM calls meet of top nuclear body

2019-02-27 06:15:37 Read More

Indian Air Force jet crashes in J&K's Budgam

The move to close the five airports comes amid escalation of tension between India and Pakistan after IAF carried out strikes on terror bases in Pakistan. Airports at Chandigarh and Amritsar were among those closed, according to airline officials.
2019-02-27 05:34:14 Read More

Live: IAF shoots down Pak F-16 that violated Indian air space

Pakistani fighter jets today violated Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Nowshera sectors but were pushed back by Indian aircraft, senior officials said. Stay with TOI for latest updates:
2019-02-27 02:45:09 Read More

How Balakot camp in Pak was sitting duck target

Hundreds of terrorists were shifted from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to a resort style camp in a hilltop forest in Balakot after the Pulwama attack, providing Indian forces with "a sitting duck target" when they carried out an air strike early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists, sources said.
2019-02-26 12:31:48 Read More

Why IAF used Mirage 2000 to hit Jaish camps

India currently has around three squadrons of Mirage 2000 fighter jets manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation. The squadrons are based in Gwalior. The government sources said the Mirage 2000 multi-role aircraft was chosen for the strike for its capability to hit targets with "pin-point" accuracy.
2019-02-26 11:25:13 Read More

Why IAF targeted Jaish's Balakot terror camp

In the early hours of Tuesday, Indian Air Force jets targeted one of the biggest terror camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed in a "non-military", "pre-emptive" air strike in Pakistan's Balakot, the government said.
2019-02-26 09:50:44 Read More

IAF strikes: China ditches Pak, advocates peace

Following India’s strikes on terror camps in Balakot, China on Tuesday sent out a clear signal that it would try to restrain New Delhi and Islamabad from aggravating the conflict instead of standing by Pakistan. China said that a sound and peaceful relationship between India and Pakistan is essential to maintain peace and stability in the region.
2019-02-26 09:47:14 Read More

Live: Pak villagers shaken awake as IAF hits Jaish terror camp in Balakot

At least 325 terrorists and 25 trainers were at the Balakot camp, the biggest operated by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, when the Indian forces carried out an air strike early Tuesday. Stay with TOI for latest updates
2019-02-26 03:03:54 Read More

GST rate for houses under construction cut to 5%

2019-02-24 20:31:00 Read More

Isro’s PSLV-C45 to release payloads in 3 orbits

For the first time in the country’s space history, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is going to launch a PSLV mission in March where it will release payloads in three different orbits. On January 24, PSLV C44 rocket had carried a student satellite ‘Kalamsat’ that was attached to PS-4, which students are nowadays using for doing space experiments.
2019-02-24 19:28:07 Read More

To outwit China at UN, India & France to look beyond Masood Azhar

To give teeth to the diplomatic offensive against the Pakistan-based terror group, India and France are also giving a “cautious” consideration to several other options including bringing similar proposals against Masood Azhar’s brother Abdul Rauf Asghar, an accused in the Pathankot attack, and some other individuals associated with JeM.
2019-02-24 18:07:42 Read More

1st T20I: Australia pip India by three wickets

2019-02-24 17:22:28 Read More

Live: PM Modi addresses nation in Mann ki Baat

2019-02-24 02:42:24 Read More

PM to disburse Rs 25k cr to farmers: Key points

A slew of “urgent” measures taken by the central government, including massive deployment of additional paramilitary forces and a crackdown against pro-Pakistan organization Jamat-e-Islami, fueled speculation that the Centre was going to scrap the article through an ordinance. Article 35A bars people from outside J&K from buying or owning property or settling permanently.
2019-02-24 02:37:17 Read More

Airoli hijack call: Airlines told to frisk flyers at boarding gates

The call prompted the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to call for enhanced surveillance in and around airports and operational areas; deployment of quick reaction teams and intensive perimeter patrolling besides manning of all vehicle entry gates with strong armed support. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has also intensified profiling of passengers to screen any suspicious traveller. Dog squads and explosive trace detectors are being deployed at sensitive airports.
2019-02-24 00:04:27 Read More

Did Pulwama attacker hide IED in stone quarry?

A profligate Umesh Yadav undid all the good work done by Jasprit Bumrah as Australia edged out India by three wickets in a last-ball thriller in the first T20 International on Sunday.
2019-02-23 17:52:36 Read More

Centre’s urgent actions leave Srinagar abuzz

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation in 53rd edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’. Stay with TOI for all LIVE updates:
2019-02-23 17:35:03 Read More

Sachin wants 2 points, I want World Cup: Ganguly

2019-02-23 15:41:41 Read More

150 people arrested in J&K as govt launches crackdown on separatists

The Jamaat-e-Islami has in the past been touted to be the parent political party of the Hizbul Mujahdeen, but the organisation has always maintained that it is a socio-religious group.
2019-02-23 13:51:59 Read More

Our fight against terrorists & not Kashmiris: PM

While former skipper Sourav Ganguly felt that India should not have any sporting ties with Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack, his former India teammate Sachin Tendulkar is against giving away two points to Pakistan by not playing them in the Cup.
2019-02-23 10:50:11 Read More

Airports on high alert after hijack threat to AI

The telephonic threat was made to Air India’s airport operation control centre on Saturday about an Indian Airlines flight being hijacked to Pakistan. While security at airports had been enhanced after the Pulwama attack, Saturday’s threat saw the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issuing a list of dos for all airport and airline operators.
2019-02-23 10:20:05 Read More

DATE 2

India now an engine for global growth: PM Modi

2019-02-23 07:46:00 Read More>>

Railways to study 10 more bullet train corridors

2019-02-22 20:50:44 Read More

Very, very bad situation between India, Pak: Trump

"Right now between Pakistan and India, there is a very, very bad situation. A very dangerous situation. We would like to see it (hostilities) stop. A lot of people were just killed. We want to see it just stop. We are very much involved in that (process)," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.
2019-02-22 20:17:31 Read More

Win for India at UNSC: China forced to fall in line

2019-02-22 17:45:40 Read More

Crackdown or eyewash? Amid global pressure, Pak Punjab seizes JeM HQ

The government of Pakistan’s Punjab province took control of the Islamic seminaries in Bahawalpur of Masood Azhar-led JeM, the terrorist group responsible for Pulwama attack. The takeover of the complex, however, did not impress Indian observers, with reports that Azhar had left Bahawalpur days ago, and remains in the ‘safekeeping’ of the Pakistan military.
2019-02-22 17:32:53 Read More

'Pak won't get a drop of water if it exports terror'

Reiterating his warning to choke Pakistan's water supply, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the neighbouring country won't get "even a single drop of water" from India if it continues to export terror. He said India was planning to build projects on three rivers flowing into Pakistan to use its share of water.
2019-02-22 15:50:47 Read More

Pak govt takes control of Jaish headquarters

The Pakistan government on Friday took over the administrative control of the headquarters of Jaish-e-Muhammad, the terror outfit which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. The Islamic seminaries in the campus has a faculty of 70 teachers and currently 600 students were studying in it.
2019-02-22 15:40:16 Read More

Why UNSC statement on Pulwama was delayed

Terror financing watchdog FATF has decided to keep Pakistan on the "grey list" till October. This, after India made a strong push to ensure that Islamabad is not taken off the list, in the light of the Pulwama terror attack. Pakistan has until October 2019 to either comply with the 27 demands made by FATF members or it could be blacklisted.
2019-02-22 14:21:39 Read More

Why UNSC statement on Pulwama was delayed

China opposed mention of terrorism, delayed UNSC Pulwama statement

The United Nations Security Council's statement on the Pulwama attack was delayed by nearly one week due to China's opposition to mentioning of terrorism, according to official sources. India has mounted a diplomatic offensive to isolate Pakistan in the international community for its support to terror groups and cross border terrorism.
2019-02-22 10:47:30 Read More

No decision on India-Pak WC match yet: Vinod Rai

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) running Indian cricket on Friday decided against taking any stand on the World Cup clash against Pakistan but said it would individually urge ICC members to "sever ties with any nation that is a terrorist hub".
2019-02-22 10:06:11 Read More

Anxious wait for 90k Indians as US to take final call on H-1B visa changes

The move that would impact over 90,000 spouses of H-1B visa holders, an overwhelming number of whom are Indians, was sent by the Department of Homeland Security to the White House Office of management for Budget on Wednesday, officials said. The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
2019-02-22 09:28:43 Read More

Pulwama attack: Pak to stay on FATF 'grey list'

UP ATS arrest two alleged JeM terrorists

Those arrested were-Shahnawaz Teli and Aquib Ahmad Malik. Teli hails from Kulgam in Kashmir and was residing in Saharanpur in the guise of a student, while, Malik was also a native of Pulwama district in Kashmir and was residing in Saharanpur. The ATS have also recovered two .32 bore pistols, and 30 live cartridges form the possession of the duo.
2019-02-22 07:46:51 Read More

Take action against assault on Kashmiris: SC

SC has sought a response from Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, J&K, Haryana, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Uttrakhand, from where incidents of threat and violence against Kashmiris were reported. CJI Gogoi also directed police officers, who were earlier appointed as nodal officers would be now responsible to deal with such cases.
2019-02-22 06:02:59 Read More

Govt OKs air travel for paramilitary jawans in J&K

The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) headed by the labour minister is the top decision making body of the EPFO which finalises rate of interest on PF deposits for a financial year.
2019-02-21 14:38:05 Read More

Lt Gen D S Hooda to head Cong security panel

D S Hooda, a former Northern Army commander and the main architect of surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, will head a Congress task force on national security & prepare a vision document in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls. Lt-Gen Hooda’s coming on board to assist Congress in preparing the vision document is being seen as a political coup.
2019-02-21 14:32:15 Read More

Will stop flow of India's share of river water to Pakistan: Nitin Gadkari

"Under the leadership of Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi, our government has decided to stop our share of water which used to flow to Pakistan. We will divert water from Eastern rivers and supply it to our people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab," Union minister of water resources Nitin Gadkari said in a tweet. The move comes after the Pulwama terror attack.
2019-02-21 13:13:24 Read More

EPFO hikes interest rate on PF deposits

2019-02-21 11:27:27 Read More

'Who is finishing party': Mulayam slams Akhilesh

SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday expressed his displeasure over the alliance forged Akhilesh Singh Yadav with BSP. This comes barely a week after the SP founder had created a flutter in the political circles when he heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at the concluding session of Parliament on February 13.
2019-02-21 09:56:02 Read More

US asks Pakistan, China to deny safe havens and support to terrorists

The US formulation about denying safe havens and support to terrorists expressed through the State Department was addressed to "all countries", but it was clearly directed at Islamabad and Beijing since Pakistan is host to UN-designated terrorists and China has repeatedly aided Pakistan to avoid global censure on this matter using its veto.
2019-02-20 10:07:13 Read More

SC to hear Ram temple case on February 26

The Supreme Court Wednesday decided to hear on February 26 the politically sensitive Ayodhya's Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute matter. Besides CJI and Justice Bobde, members of the bench are Justices D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer.
2019-02-20 09:44:33 Read More

Terror a common concern with India: Saudi Prince

Speaking at a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the crown prince said Saudi Arabia was ready for political cooperation with India. "On the issue of extremism and terrorism, which is a common concern, we want to tell India that we will cooperate in every way, including intelligence sharing," the crown prince said.
2019-02-20 08:54:40 Read More

Saudi prince looks for 'good things' from India trip

2019-02-20 07:07:08 Read More

Lockheed Martin unveils new multi-role fighter jet F-21 for India

The top court stated that Ambani and other two directors have to pay Rs 453 crore to Ericsson India within 4 weeks and if they fail to pay the amount, three months' jail term will follow. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore each on them and if the amount is not deposited within a month, then 1-month jail will be awarded.
2019-02-20 06:14:36 Read More

Pay Ericsson or face jail: SC to Anil Ambani

NIA is also taking help of Maruti Suzuki engineers to identify the owners of the Eeco van used in the blast. A metal plate having some numbers on it was found from the blast site. The engineers, who travelled to Srinagar on Monday, are now ascertaining the vehicle’s year of manufacturing, the showroom it was supplied to and the person who bought it.
2019-02-20 05:26:31 Read More

Why more countries are welcoming Indian visitors

The Indian passport has steadily strengthened over the past five years, jumping 10 ranks from 77 in 2015, to 67 in 2019. This year, while Indian tourists still need visas to enter 134 countries in the world, industry voices say more and more countries are opening up to Indian tourists, cognisant of their ability to spend as well as to return home.
2019-02-20 01:17:58 Read More

Pulwama: Maruti Suzuki engineers to help probe

Pulwama terror attack a 'horrible situation': Trump

"I have watched. I have got a lot of reports on it. We will have comment (on it) at an appropriate time. It would be wonderful if they (India and Pakistan) get along," Trump said in response to a question. 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a JeM terrorist rammed an explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying them in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
2019-02-19 21:50:24 Read More

‘Forces took losses to avoid civilian casualties’

“We didn't want civilian casualties. Brigadier Harbir Singh, who was injured during the gun battle, was on leave. When he realised the operation had been launched, he cut short his leave and went straight to join the operation. He was leading from the front, and so was DIG Amit Kumar, because we wanted no collateral damage,” Lt Gen Dhillon said.
2019-02-19 20:55:01 Read More

Jadhav case: India must convince ICJ of Pak court’s dubious nature

India's case at the ICJ for immediate release of Kulbhushan Jadhav, and not limited relief, is likely to hinge on the extent to which its counsel can convince the Court about the dubious nature of Pakistan's military justice system. The ICJ only asking Pakistan military court to reconsider its decision will be far from any desired outcome for India.
2019-02-19 16:08:50 Read More

Stop lame excuses, act against terror: India to Pak

2019-02-19 15:38:19 Read More

2 Surya Kiran aircraft crash in B'luru during practice for Aero India

"In a Kashmiri society, the mother has a great role to play. Through you, I would request the mothers of Kashmir to please request their sons who've joined terrorism to surrender and get back to the mainstream. Anyone who has picked up the gun will be killed and eliminated unless he surrenders," Dhillon reiterated.
2019-02-19 06:43:58 Read More

Anyone who picks up gun will be eliminated: Army

Ahead of Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s arrival in India, the government said on Monday that the Kingdom's position on not just terrorism but also J&K dispute had evolved to India’s advantage. Salman, who is travelling East for the first time since taking over as the crown prince, will arrive in India on Tuesday on a two-day visit.
2019-02-19 05:24:04 Read More

Rising call: India should not play Pakistan at WC

2019-02-19 05:07:35 Read More

Pulwama: Spot airfares to Srinagar skyrocket

One-way Mumbai-Srinagar tickets for Tuesday flights were starting at Rs 24,150 (on a low-cost carrier) and going all the way up to Rs 41,000 in 'economy'. The ‘regular’ fare is Rs 9-12,000. Fares for later this week on this sector are in the range of Rs 21-28,000. Air India chairman had decided to cap fares on flights to and from Kashmir at Rs 5,000.
2019-02-19 04:09:10 Read More

'21-member Jaish squad entered Kashmir in December 2018'

A 21-member squad of Jaish-e-Muhammed, which included three suicide bombers, had infiltrated into J&K in December 2018 to launch three suicide attacks, including two outside the Valley, highly placed intelligence sources said. JeM chief Masood Azhar's nephew Mohammad Umair led the squad along with Kamran, who was killed in the encounter on Monday, sources told TOI.
2019-02-18 20:17:26 Read More

Pulwama: Military grade RDX used points to Pak

Forensic experts have concluded that the suicide bomber had used high intensity 'military grade' explosives (RDX) which terrorists procure from Pakistani defence forces. Experts said although RDX is a "very stable" explosive and the one used in the car bomb may have been brought to India months back, but it was assembled within a range of 5-7 km of the blast site.
2019-02-18 19:49:24 Read More

Saudi position on J&K, terror has evolved: India

2019-02-18 16:59:06 Read More

'Just one slap from Army man rattled Jaish chief Masood Azhar'

The dreaded architect of some of the most gruesome terror attacks in India, Maulana Masood Azhar, was an "easy man" to handle in custody and he got shaken up on the first "slap" from an Army jawan prompting him to blurt out details of his movements, says a former police officer who interrogated him after his arrest in 1994.
2019-02-18 13:12:58 Read More

India asks ICJ to declare Jadhav trial unlawful

India on Monday said Kulbhushan Jadhav's trial by Pakistani military court "hopelessly failed" to satisfy even the minimum standards of due process and requested the International Court of Justice to declare it "unlawful". India, during the 1st day of hearing, based its case on breach of Vienna Convention on consular access and the process of resolution.
2019-02-18 11:49:52 Read More

J&K encounter: Major was married a year ago

A native of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Major Dhondiyal married 27-year-old Nikita Kaul in April 2018. He is now survived by his grandmother, mother, and three sisters, besides his wife, official sources said. On Monday, he sustained gunshot wounds in his neck and abdomen during the encounter with Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, whom he and his team had cordoned off around 12.30 am in village Pingalan of Pulwama district. He was among the four Army personnel martyred in the encounter.
2019-02-18 11:22:42 Read More

Pulwama attack: Time for talks over, PM says

Without naming Pakistan, Modi, after holding delegation-level talks with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, said the world should unite to take concrete action against terrorism and those who support it.
2019-02-18 09:48:09 Read More

Pulwama encounter: 4 Army personnel martyred

Four Army personnel, including a Major, were martyred on Monday in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. A joint team of army's 55 RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off the area in the early morning hours on Monday following credible inputs about the presence of some terrorists. Two terrorists were also killed by the security forces.
2019-02-18 06:27:07 Read More

SC refuses to allow reopening of Sterlite plant

The SC dismissed NGT’s directions allowing the operation of the Vedanta Group' Sterlite copper smelting plant, saying that the tribunal has no jurisdiction to pass such an order. The NGT had on December 15 directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to pass a fresh order allowing renewal of consent for the operation of the plant within three weeks.
2019-02-18 05:38:39 Read More

Will RBI hand over the crores that Centre wants?

The board will finalise the transfer of interim dividend based on the central bank's first six months of audited earnings (RBI follows a July-June financial year, so the first half was over in December).
2019-02-18 05:20:46 Read More

Iran, Afghanistan too call out Pak on terrorism

Afghanistan officially complained to UNSC against Pakistan's recent engagements with the Taliban, as a "violation of the national sovereignty of Afghanistan". Iran, irate over a terror strike by a Pakistan-based Sunni group against its soldiers has vowed vengeance on Pakistan. Sources said the Saudi crown prince's decision to shorten his visit to Pakistan was a signal of displeasure.
2019-02-17 16:44:40 Read More

CRPF issues advisory against fake pics of martyrs

"It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our martyrs to invoke hatred while we stand united. Please don't circulate/share/like such photos or posts," said the CRPF statement. The paramilitary force had advised people to report such content at webpro@crpf.gov.in
2019-02-17 09:07:55 Read More

'Fire raging in you is within me too': PM Modi on Pulwama terror attack

PM Modi on Sunday asserted that he shared the grief with the people of the nation in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pulwama. "To the people who have gathered here, I would like to say the fire that is raging in your hearts, is in my heart too," Modi said in Bihar, evoking a thunderous response from the crowds.
2019-02-17 08:48:01 Read More

DATE 3

Security cover of separatist leaders withdrawn

Besides the Mirwaiz, the security cover for Shabir Shah, Abdul Gani Lone, Bilal Lone and Hashim Qureshi has been withdrawn said the Jammu and Kashmir administration. However, there is no mention of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani in the order.All security, vehicles and any other facility provided to the separatists will stand withdrawn by Sunday evening.
2019-02-17 07:11:13 Read More>>

Prez Kovind condemns Pulwama attack

At least 40 CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama. Stay with TOI for the latest developments.
2019-02-17 05:51:47 Read More

Pulwama encounter live updates: 2 Jaish terrorists killed

Two JeM terrorists have been killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after four Army personnel were martyred today. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
2019-02-17 05:51:47 Read More

Brain behind Pulwama attack still in Kashmir?

Latest intelligence inputs suggest that Ghazi alias Rasheed Afghani may have had a narrow escape during an encounter which took place days before the Thursday's terror attack in Pulwama. A local militant was killed in the encounter. Ghazi, who is an Afghan war veteran and an IED specialist, is learnt to have trained who drove the explosive-laden SUV into the CRPF convoy.
2019-02-17 05:08:11 Read More

Azhar gave nod for Pulwama attack from Army base hospital in Pakistan

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar ordered the suicide bombing on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama from the Rawalpindi Army base hospital where he is being treated for a terminal illness for the last four months. Few days back, Azhar released an audio message in a feeble voice asking to avenge the death of his nephew Usman, who was killed by security forces in October last year in Tral.
2019-02-16 20:47:56 Read More

Pakistan shifts terrorists from LoC launch pads

Fearing surgical strikes, Pakistan has relocated terrorists at launch pads along the Line of Control to army camps that are usually in close proximity to such facilities. Though there is tension on both sides, there is no artillery movement or any other deployment along the frontiers, top intelligence sources in Kashmir said.
2019-02-16 20:03:14 Read More

Post-Pulwama, US offers intel support to India

2019-02-16 19:45:18 Read More

China weighing options on Masood Azhar issue

China appeared to be reviewing its stance on the issue of declaring Masood Azhar — head of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) — a global terrorist, after the uproar in India over the Pulwama killings.
2019-02-16 17:40:50 Read More

Pulwama response:Air strike will need hard intel

The US government’s support goes beyond endorsing India’s right to self-defence or retaliatory action, and extends to assistance at diplomatic and intelligence cooperation in the Pulwama terror case. The US has promised to work with India in removing obstacles in getting Jaish chief Maulana Masood Azhar sanctioned as a global terrorist by the UNSC.
2019-02-16 14:41:30 Read More

Sacrifice of CRPF jawans won't go in vain: PM

Asserting that the sacrifice of the 40 CRPF personnel killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama will not go in vain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said security forces have been given a free hand to punish the perpetrators of the attack.
2019-02-16 07:49:34 Read More

We support India's right to self-defence: US NSA

US National Security Adviser John Bolton telephoned Doval Friday morning to express his condolences. Bolton said the US has been very clear to Pakistan on ending support to terrorist safe havens. "I told Ajit Doval today that we support India's right to self-defence. I have spoken to him twice..," said Bolton.
2019-02-16 02:51:16 Read More

New threat in J&K: Homegrown suicide bomber

As per a line of thought in Islam that emerged West Asia, suicide committed in furtherance of jihad is not ‘haraam’ as the suicide attacker is a soldier of Islam,” he said. “This ideology later spread to Syria, followed by Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, if the same ideology gains ground among Kashmiris, it is a matter of concern," said a former J&K DGP.
2019-02-16 00:58:54 Read More

Slain jawan’s wife heard blast over phone

2019-02-15 21:50:57 Read More

18 shortlisted players: MSK Prasad on WC plans

This is one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district.
2019-02-15 13:59:47 Read More

Rajnath: Some elements in J&K have ISI links, review their security cover

In a veiled reference to separatists and hardline Hurriyat Conference leaders, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the security cover given to people getting funds from Pakistan and its snooping agency ISI should be reviewed.
2019-02-15 13:07:28 Read More

Forces will get free hand to deal with terror: PM

National selection committee chairman MSK Prasad on Friday said that 18 cricketers have been shortlisted for the upcoming ODI World Cup and the BCCI is in talks with their respective IPL franchises to manage their workload ahead of the mega-event in England.
2019-02-15 13:05:36 Read More

Live updates: Govt calls all-party meeting tomorrow

40 CRPF personnel were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. India held Pakistan directly responsible for the worst-ever terrorist attack in J&K. The government has said that terrorists will pay heavy price for attack. Stay with TOI for all the latest developments
2019-02-15 07:30:01 Read More

'Stand united in fight against terrorism': All-party meet resolution

MFN status to Pakistan revoked: What it means

2019-02-15 07:07:19 Read More

Rahul accuses PM Modi of 'treason' in Rafale deal

2019-02-12 21:14:15 Read More

Rs 23k cr deal to sell telecom assets to Mukesh failed: Anil Ambani to SC

About thirteen months after Anil Ambani announced, on his father Dhirubhai's 85th birthday, the sale of his debt-ridden Reliance Communications' telecom assets to elder brother Mukesh's Reliance Jio for an estimated Rs 23,000 crore, he told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the deal has fallen through despite its best efforts.
2019-02-12 19:33:12 Read More

SC makes CBI's Rao 'sit in a corner till court rises'

The war of words over Rafale intensified on Tuesday with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "treason" and of violating the official secrets act by "leaking" information related to India's national security to "capitalist friend" Anil Ambani.
2019-02-12 19:09:08 Read More

IAF looks to acquire 21 MiG-29s from Russia

Grappling with a free fall in the number of its fighter squadrons amid the ongoing political dogfight over the Rafale deal, the IAF is now looking to acquire 21 MiG-29 jets lying in an unassembled, mothballed condition with Russia since the later-1980s. The 21 MiG-29s will instead be assembled into fully-formed fighters of “MiG-29 upgrade” standards by Russia.
2019-02-12 16:32:44 Read More

Modi acted as Anil Ambani's middleman: Rahul

2019-02-12 06:58:01 Read More

'Sit in a corner till the court rises': SC punishes CBI's Nageswara Rao

Pratibha, Mumbai's original tower of corruption, is finally being razed to the ground 35 years after massive building violations were detected and exposed by then city collector Arun Bhatia. The skeleton of the building, located in the tony Pedder Road-Breach Candy area, has been standing as a mute testimony of the city's first major FSI (floor-space index) scandal.
2019-02-12 05:38:41 Read More

17 killed in massive fire in central Delhi hotel

Ambani's knowledge of a defence deal under preparation, which even the then defence minister had said he was not aware of, is in violation of the Official Secrets Act, Gandhi alleged, and said this "puts Modi in jail". Only Modi could have told Ambani about the deal in advance, he alleged. "This is treason. He (Modi) is doing what spies do," Gandhi said.
2019-02-12 02:08:09 Read More

35 yrs on, Mumbai's original 'tower of corruption' finally bites the dust

Cash in system surges: Informal sector's back?

2019-02-11 19:10:48 Read More

Rao apologises to SC for transferring CBI officer

Held prima facie guilty of "contempt" by the Supreme Court last week for unilaterally transferring former joint director AK Sharma, who was supervising the probe into Bihar shelter home sexual abuse cases, without its approval, CBI additional director M Nageswara Rao Monday filed an affidavit before the apex court tendering "unconditional and unqualified apology".
2019-02-11 16:49:24 Read More

Poll: How do you rate Modi govt’s performance?

2019-02-11 12:21:28 Read More

How Priyanka could be different from Rahul

2019-02-11 11:39:56 Read More

Anxiety looms as Sabarimala reopens on Tuesday

Bengal pace spearhead Ashok Dinda was hit on the forehead while attempting a sharp caught-and-bowled chance during Bengal's Twenty20 practice match at Eden Gardens on Monday.
2019-02-11 11:26:33 Read More

Train 18's Delhi-Varanasi AC chair car ticket to cost Rs 1,850

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is in Lucknow with brother and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for her first roadshow. Catch all live updates here:
2019-02-11 10:41:32 Read More

Dinda struck on head, advised rest after CT scan

Priyanka on the other hand appears more open to change if the situation demands so. As per reports, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka’s last-minute intervention had saved the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance just before the 2017 assembly polls.
2019-02-11 08:59:55 Read More

Live: Priyanka holds roadshow in Lucknow

Several special rituals including 'kalabhabhishekam', 'sahasrakalasam' and 'laksharchana' would be performed during the five days at the shrine, the 'sanctum sanctorum' of which would be thrown open by chief priest Vasudevan Nampoothiri Tuesday evening.
2019-02-11 04:34:07 Read More

Hooch toll 116, Yogi Adityanath smells political 'conspiracy'

Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) blamed the ruling BJP in both states for the deaths, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said he smelt "a conspiracy" in which the SP may be involved. Adityanath warned of stern action against all those found involved in illicit liquor trade even if they were associated with any political party.
2019-02-10 20:11:23 Read More

ED probes Rs 270cr in Deepak Talwar’s accounts

The corporate lobbyist, known for his access in civil aviation circles, is being questioned by ED to establish the money trail where it is suspected that Rs 90 crore was withdrawn from accounts of Deepak Talwar-controlled entities and distributed to politicians and officials who could have had a role in tweaking of rules to benefit few foreign aircraft manufacturers and airlines.
2019-02-10 19:42:01 Read More

Mehrishi 'ineligible' to audit Rafale deal: Cong

Congress and the government engaged in a fresh war of words over the Rafale deal with the opposition party raising questions over CAG Rajiv Mehrishi as he had been finance secretary when the defence contract was being worked out. Congress submitted a memorandum to Mehrishi saying the cardinal principle of law was that "no one can be a judge in his own case".
2019-02-10 19:01:50 Read More

Gujjar quota stir turns violent, 4 cops injured

The ongoing Gujjar agitation for reservation took a violent turn on its third day when protesters clashed with cops on Sunday, prompting the Rajasthan government to impose prohibitory orders in Dholpur, Karauli and Bharatpur districts. Four cops were injured in stone-pelting. As many as 26 trains were diverted and 12 others cancelled due to protests on tracks.
2019-02-10 18:55:02 Read More

TMC MLA's murder: Mukul Roy, 3 others booked

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy was named in the FIR as one of the accused in Saturday's murder of Krishanganj Trinamool MLA Satyajit Biswas in Fulbari, opening a fresh front in the Trinamool-BJP war of words in Bengal. Roy, once the No. 2 person in Trinamool until he left the party in November 2017, is heading his party's election campaign strategy in Bengal.
2019-02-10 18:33:00 Read More

Sindhu strikes it rich with deal worth Rs 50 cr

Sindhu is the only Indian shuttler to win an Olympic silver and World championships silver. After her Olympic feat, Sindhu had signed a landmark deal with Baseline Ventures, a sports management company, worth more than Rs 100 crore.
2019-02-08 20:39:29 Read More

Fresh Rafale dogfight over MoD note

Congress president Rahul Gandhi took up a newspaper report about the then defence secretary G Mohan Kumar’s reservations in a note of November 2015 about the PMO conducting “parallel discussions” with France as it could weaken India’s negotiating position, to say that his “chowkidar chor hai” battle cry had been validated.
2019-02-08 20:30:36 Read More

In U-turn, Pawar says he may contest LS polls

“All senior party leaders, including Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil who represents Madha in the Lok Sabha, urged me to contest the elections. The leaders said they obey my decisions and that I should now respect their decisions and contest the election. I will think over it and let them know,” Pawar told newspersons.
2019-02-08 19:08:00 Read More

Mayawati has to pay back public money: SC

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, while hearing a 2009 PIL filed against the state government and Mayawati, observed: “Madam Mayawati, reimburse to the exchequer public money you spent on the elephants. We are of the tentative view that you should pay the public money from your pocket.”
2019-02-08 19:02:19 Read More

Indians may get more green cards as US bills seek to nix country cap

Representatives Zoe Lofgren (Democrat from California and Ken Buck (Republican from Iowa) moved a new version of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. The bill will eliminate the per-country limit on employment-based permanent residency, currently set at seven%. It has backing from majority lawmakers from both parties and a good chance to become a law.
2019-02-08 16:25:11 Read More

IND vs NZ: Daryl's dismissal turns controversial

The Supreme Court said it is of tentative view that former UP CM Mayawati should reimburse the public exchequer for all the amounts spent on putting in place elephants statue at a public place. The remarks were made during a hearing of a petition filed by an advocate who had contended that public money cannot be utilised for creating own statues and for propagating the political party.
2019-02-08 07:02:55 Read More

Maya may have to refund for her statues: SC

2019-02-08 06:50:57 Read More

Sitharaman on Rafale: Cong flogging dead horse

Check live cricket score, scorecard and ball by ball commentary of 2nd T20I match between India and New Zealand on Times of India.
2019-02-08 05:30:14 Read More

2nd T20I Live: India restrict New Zealand to 158

In what was a somewhat bizarre incident, New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell had to go back to the dug out after the on-field umpire sent him back, despite HotSpot technology clearly showing an inside edge off his bat during the second T20I against India at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
2019-02-08 04:51:44 Read More

Taxmen dig up graveyard, unearth gold, diamond, cash in Tamil Nadu

Income tax officials who searched Saravana Stores 'brahmandamai' and realty firms Lotus Group and GSquare in Chennai and Coimbatore for more than a week had to dig up some graveyards to unearth unaccounted cash, documents, gold and diamonds, worth several hundred crores of rupees.
2019-02-08 02:42:23 Read More

DATE 4

India to get ‘flying Oval Office’ with rocket shield

On India’s request, the US state department has now approved the “foreign military sale” of two B777 “large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) self-protection suites (SPS) for an estimated cost of $190 million” to India.
2019-02-07 21:40:52 Read More>>

Farmers security-free loan limit raised 60%

The enhancement, which depend on the land holdings of the farmer, will enable 75% of the eligible farmers raise money without any security. Collateral-free loans help small and marginal farmers who do not have any assets that can be offered as security.
2019-02-07 20:02:33 Read More

Das debuts as RBI guv with surprise rate cut

The decision to reduce rates was a split one. Of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), four, including Das and RBI ED Michael Patra, voted in favour while deputy governor Viral Acharya and external member Chetan Ghate voted against cutting rates.
2019-02-07 19:51:28 Read More

Didi's dharna: Govt may strip 6 cops of medals

The ministry has identified DGP Virendra, ADG (security) Vineet Kumar Goyal, ADG (law and order) Anuj Sharma, commissioner of police (Bidhannagar) Gyanwant Singh and Kolkata Police additional commissioner Supratim Sarkar for action.Similar action is also expected against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar, against whom disciplinary action has already been sought.
2019-02-07 19:45:26 Read More

Indian team likely to travel to Pak for Davis Cup

The government has no intention of throwing a spanner in the All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) plans to make its Davis Cup team members travel to Pakistan in their bid to re-enter the World Group qualifiers.
2019-02-07 19:23:44 Read More

Priyanka backs Vadra, drops him off at ED office

Priyanka's decision on Wednesday to accompany Vadra till the Enforcement Directorate office where he was questioned on alleged property deals and her remark that she stood by her husband and family indicate her intent not be on the defensive. She said the "entire world knows what is happening" when asked whether the case against Vadra is political in nature.
2019-02-06 20:26:28 Read More

Sops shower: Gold for brides in Assam, jobless dole in MP

In BJP-ruled Assam, finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma raised the bar on Wednesday by offering gold, estimated to cost Rs 38,000, for brides from families with annual income of less than Rs 5 lakh. He also promised “e-bikes” for all girls who secure first division in higher secondary examination and a one-time subsidy of Rs 50,000 on all education loans sanctioned during the current financial year.
2019-02-06 20:24:48 Read More

Advisor to Swedish PMO has roots in Maha

Nila Vikhe Patil is the daughter of Balasaheb’s son Ashok, who heads the family’s ‘Pravara’ chain of educational institutions in the family borough of Ahmednagar district and beyond. Born on Swedish soil to a Swedish mother, Eva-Lill, whom Ashok met on a business trip to Stockholm, Nila spent her pre-school years in Ahmednagar as part of a joint family.
2019-02-06 20:04:25 Read More

Kolkata Police prep top cop for CBI interview

Senior Kolkata Police officials had indicated on Tuesday that Kumar was ready to face the CBI team by Friday itself. Their decision came the very day Supreme Court cleared Kumar’s interrogation by CBI but with the rider that it could not arrest or take any “coercive action” against him.
2019-02-06 19:28:23 Read More

Aurangzeb murder: 3 soldiers held, ‘lens on more’

The reports say three soldiers of 44 Rashtriya Rifles have been detained and are being questioned. Sources revealed that the Army suspects the RR soldiers shared information about Rifleman Aurangzeb and even claimed that more men may be involved in sharing information about the rifleman’s movements with the terrorists.
2019-02-06 17:38:35 Read More

'Will see if lawyers can criticise in pending case'

The Supreme Court, hearing contempt pleas of the Centre and attorney general against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday, said it would examine if a person can criticise the court in a sub-judice matter to influence the public opinion which may interfere with the course of justice.
2019-02-06 16:01:27 Read More

9 K'taka Cong MLAs skip legislature session, keep coalition on edge

Ignoring whip, nine Congress MLAs in Karnataka skipped the legislature sitting on Wednesday, keeping the ruling coalition on tenterhooks on the opening day of the budget session.
2019-02-06 14:16:52 Read More

'Stand by family,' says Priyanka as ED grills Vadra

In a move that was aimed to send out a clear message to her political opponents, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday accompanied her husband Robert Vadra and dropped him outside the ED office, where he was called for questioning.
2019-02-06 12:04:19 Read More

Pak actions source of frustration: Top US general

Pakistan's actions are often a source of "frustration" to US' regional efforts in Afghanistan, a top American general has said as he asked Islamabad to cease its behaviour undermining stability and play constructive role in achieving peace in South Asia.
2019-02-06 11:51:16 Read More

Pope admits priests sexually abused nuns

Pope Francis on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and vowed to do more to fight the problem, the latest sign that there is no end in sight to the Catholic Church's abuse crisis — and that it now has a reckoning from the #MeToo movement.
2019-02-06 03:18:09 Read More

Gsat-31 launched from French Guiana

S Pandian, director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) said, “It was a flawless launch of Gsat-31 by Arianespace. Gsat-31 was a replacement satellite for an Insat satellite. I congratulate Arianespace and also Isro officials who have been camping at the European spaceport since early January to prepare for the launch.”
2019-02-05 22:21:26 Read More

BCCI may ask captains to declare potential conflict of interest

The Justice (retd) R M Lodha Committee, which was tasked by the Supreme Court with suggesting reforms in BCCI, had called for a vigorous agent registration system to safeguard players’ interests and eliminate conflict of interest. It had asked for the agents to be cleared by an anti-corruption unit.
2019-02-05 20:30:00 Read More

Muzaffarnagar riots: UP to drop 38 cases

The riot cases deal with charges of dacoity, use of fire and explosive substances and defiling places of worship and outraging religious feelings. Another case pertaining to obstruction to work with criminal intent and injury by a man under Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act will also be withdrawn.
2019-02-05 20:30:00 Read More

SC lets CBI quiz Rajeev Kumar, but no arrest

In the backdrop of massive mobilisation of state police personnel on Sunday who detained the CBI men who went to Kumar's residence to question him and laid siege to the CBI office as well as the residence of a CBI joint director, a bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna acceded to attorney general K K Venugopal's request for a neutral venue to question the police commissioner.
2019-02-05 18:46:47 Read More

Crypto firm CEO dies taking password to $190mn

The saga, just unfolding in the western media, goes back to December when Gerald Cotten, 30-year old founder of QuadrigaCX, died due to complications with Crohn’s disease, according to the company and Cotten’s wife, Jennifer Robertson. Cotten died “while traveling in India, where he was opening an orphanage to provide a home and safe refuge for children in need,” the company's social media page said.
2019-02-05 18:26:40 Read More

Times Top 10: A Himalayan 'defrost' is happening

2019-02-05 03:00:00 Read More

Mamata holds cabinet meet at police outpost

Bengal witnessed its first roadside cabinet meeting on Monday. History suggests that the Bengal CM may not be in a hurry to end her protest; a hunger-strike launched from this very spot 13 years ago — to protest against acquisition of land in Singur by the Left Front govt — went on for 26 days. This time, though, Banerjee has multiple official duties and engagements.
2019-02-05 02:31:35 Read More

Rare documents linked to Nehru at IIT Roorkee

In a visitor's notebook kept at the Mahatma Gandhi Central Library of IIT Roorkee, India's first PM signed his name in three languages along with the date 'Nov 25, 1949'. A tiny correction that Nehru made while writing his name in Hindi is what makes the document especially interesting. It also has one of the earliest prints of Shakespeare's collected works.
2019-02-04 20:03:57 Read More

Show us proof against Bengal govt and we’ll come down hard: SC to CBI

After the solicitor general presented the arguments, the SC said, "If you lay a single piece of evidence before us that this man (Kumar) or any state authority is even remotely involved in destruction of evidence...(in chit fund scam cases), we will come down so heavily that he will regret it.” SC will hear the CBI’s contempt plea against Bengal govt on Tuesday.
2019-02-04 18:56:08 Read More

UK home secy gives nod for Mallya’s extradition

British home secretary Sajid Javid signed the order for the extradition of the indebted liquor baron on Sunday. The decision comes exactly two years after the Indian govt first handed over the extradition request to the British high commission in New Delhi. Mallya told TOI straight after the home office announcement on Monday that he would appeal.
2019-02-04 17:37:16 Read More

India on course for historic series win in Australia

Southeast Asia is increasingly sceptical of US commitment to the region as a strategic partner and a source of security, while China's reach is seen as growing both politically and economically. A large majority said their governments "should be cautious in negotiating BRI projects, to avoid getting into unsustainable financial debts with China.
2019-01-06 17:03:20 Read More

Chhetri overtakes Messi in international goals

2019-01-06 16:58:56 Read More

Eye on Sena, Shah says BJP will defeat ex-allies if alliance talks fail

Weather may play spoilsport on the final day of the ongoing fourth Test in Sydney, but India are well on course for their maiden series win in Australia after the visitors put themselves in a commanding position at the SCG.
2019-01-06 16:47:58 Read More

Southeast Asia wary of China's OBOR: Survey

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit back at Rahul Gandhi after he accused her of lying in Parliament about procurement orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Sitharaman said it was a matter of "shame" that the Congress president was misleading the country on the issue.
2019-01-06 16:10:50 Read More

Nirmala hits back at Rahul's 'resignation' jibe

Chhetri went past Messi in the list of goals scored by an active footballer in the international arena, leading, as he has so many times done, his country to its first win in the AFC Asian Cup since 1964.
2019-01-06 11:51:48 Read More

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