Current Affairs For The Year 2019 And Month Apr

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Maha: 15 jawans injured in IED blast by Maoists

At least 15 security personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast carried out by the Maoists in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Maoists torched at least 25 vehicles of a road construction company in Gadchiroli district, police officials said.
2019-05-01 08:11:02 Read More

Mumbai: High turnout in Guj, Marathi areas may give BJP-Sena edge

Minority-dominated areas like Bhendi Bazaar, Mohammad Ali Road and Dongri, all part of the Mumbadevi assembly segment in south Mumbai, reported a 48.3% turnout.
2019-05-01 04:13:09 Read More

Whatâ€™s new on TOI: Text to speech and Podcasts

2019-05-01 03:40:50 Read More

Why parties are wooing UPâ€™s most backward sub-castes

In many constituencies, the 76 sub-castes among the most backward castes (MBC) which constitutes 51% of UPâ€™s population play a key role in determining an election result. The emergence of regional parties representing particular castes, and quota have empowered dominant castes among MBCs. However, lower castes are still deprived of the benefits of reservation.
2019-05-01 01:47:50 Read More

This is not 1971, Pakistan tells India

In a long presser in Rawalpindi on Monday peppered with similar unconvincing claims, DG-ISPR Asif Ghafoor blamed Indiaâ€™s spy agency RAW for allegedly funding the Pashtun protest movement, PTM. â€œWe gave a befitting reply to Indian aggression on February 27 and we can do it again.â€ he said.
2019-04-30 23:01:26 Read More

IS issues direct threat to attack India

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjay K Kaul and K M Joseph chastised Rahul for the ambiguously worded 22-page affidavit he had filed in response to the contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi. The bench noted that the Congress chief required 22 pages to express regret within a bracket.
2019-04-30 22:53:44 Read More

'Whole country knows that Rahul is Indian'

2019-04-30 21:57:55 Read More

'Whole country knows that Rahul is Indian'

2019-04-30 21:57:55 Read More

SC tells Rahul to say sorry for chor jibe

2019-04-30 20:49:38 Read More

Sebi fines NSE Rs 1,100 crore, bans two ex-MDs in brokersâ€™ scam

The regulator also asked NSE not to introduce any new derivatives contracts for the next six months. Sebi, through five different orders, also banned the three brokers from the market for up to five years and asked them to disgorge illegal gains and interest on the same, aggregating about Rs 51 crore.
2019-04-30 19:44:52 Read More

Cyclone Fani may hit Odisha at 205km/hr

The development comes just a day after Islamic State carried out a minor explosion near a cinema theatre in Dhaka. The minor blast took place near Gulistan theatre around 7.30pm on Monday. Though no casualties were reported as there was some problem with the bomb assembly, a few policemen did sustain injuries in the blast.
2019-04-30 16:16:59 Read More

SBI's new rules for savings accounts: Key points

Earlier in March, the SBI had announced that it will be linking its savings deposits rates and short-term loans to the RBI's repo rate from May 1 with an aim to ensure faster monetary transmission. The bank further said all cash credit accounts and overdrafts with limits above Rs 1 lakh will also be linked to the benchmark policy rate, plus a spread of 2.25 per cent.
2019-04-30 14:19:20 Read More

Some progress made, Masood Azhar issue will be properly resolved: China

China has said that the vexed issue of designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN will be "properly resolved" but it did not give any timeline. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that relevant consultations are going on and have achieved some progress.
2019-04-30 11:44:36 Read More

'File response to Rafale review petitions by May 4'

The SC has directed the Centre to file response by May 4 to the petitions seeking review of last December's verdict by which the apex court had dismissed the pleas challenging India's deal to procure 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi did not allow the plea of the Centre that it be granted 4 weeks time to file its response.
2019-04-30 11:19:17 Read More

Vistara hires 100 pilots, 450 cabin crew from Jet

Almost 100 pilots and 450 cabin crew members of Jet Airways have been hired by Vistara. This Tata Group-Singapore Airlines JV is also planning to induct some of Jetâ€™s aircraft. The other Tata JV airline, AirAsia India, is also planning to take Jetâ€™s Boeing 737s in its fleet.
2019-04-30 11:02:24 Read More

SC seeks EC response on plea against PM, Shah

The Supreme Court has sought response of the Election Commission on a plea by a Congress MP alleging Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on their alleged hate speeches and using armed forces for "political propaganda".
2019-04-30 10:57:14 Read More

SC: Pulled up for 'regret', Rahul to tender apology

Rahul Gandhi has apologised to the Supreme Court for linking the top court's order to "Chowkidar Chor hai" political jibe at PM Modi. Rahul's apology came after the top court pulled him up over errors in his affidavit and asked him to accept his mistake. Rahul had earlier expressed regret for linking SC order on Rafale petition to "chowkidar chor hai" jibe.
2019-04-30 10:11:31 Read More

Footprints of mythical beast sighted: Indian Army

Indian Army on Tuesday claimed that one of its teams spotted mysterious footprints of mythical creature "Yeti" close to Nepal's Makalu Base Camp. During an expedition, the Mountaineering Expedition team came across mysterious marks measuring 32X15 inches, which the Army believed are of the mythical beast Yeti, the Army said.
2019-04-30 04:21:06 Read More

PepsiCo faces heat after suing farmers

Political discontent is rising against US beverage and snacks major PepsiCo after its local arm took Indian farmers in Gujarat to court for allegedly infringing a patent by growing a particular variety of potato.
2019-04-30 01:53:27 Read More

At 55%, Mumbai posts highest vote since 1991

Maximum city stamped out its image of electoral apathy on Monday by recording a 55.1% turnout, its highest not only in the post-liberalisation era but since 1989, when it had recorded 57.7%. The city turned up to vote in much larger numbers despite the sweltering heat and long weekend, which had triggered concerns that many would choose to holiday instead.
2019-04-30 01:05:58 Read More

China spends 4 times more than India on defence: Report

Chinaâ€™s military expenditure is almost four times that of India, as per the data released by global think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). "The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the US ($649 billion), China ($250 billion), Saudi Arabia ($67.6 billion), India ($66.5 billion) and France ($63.8 billion)," it said.
2019-04-29 21:44:43 Read More

EC to hear plaints against PM, Rahul tomorrow

A voter turnout of 64 percent was recorded in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday, the Election Commission said. Voting was held in 72 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states in this phase. Nearly 66 per cent turnout was recorded in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls.
2019-04-29 15:08:01 Read More

64% voter turnout in 4th phase of LS polls: EC

When the Wahhabis came, with their austere ideology and abundant coffers, the town of Kattankudy yielded fertile ground. In this part of Sri Lanka, faith was often the sole sustaining force during the civil war that raged for nearly three decades. Wahhabism â€” a hard-line strain of Islam blamed for breeding militancy â€”proposed a direct path to God, albeit one that aimed to return the religion to the time of the Prophet Muhammad.
2019-04-29 14:52:18 Read More

SL radical's town a fertile ground for extremism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that at least 40 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs are in touch with the BJP. Addressing a rally in Sreerampur, PM Modi slammed Mamata Banerjee and warned her of a mass revolt within the TMC. Taking a swipe at Mamata, PM Modi said, "With a handful of seats, 'Didi' you can't reach Delhi. Delhi is far away."
2019-04-29 12:41:01 Read More

PM claims 40 TMC MLAs in touch with BJP

2019-04-29 10:04:17 Read More

NDAâ€™s big test today in regions it swept in 2014

The 13 constituencies of Rajasthan will kickstart the clash for its prized 25 seats. Add to it 13 seats of UP and six of MP, and the fourth phase seems the most decisive of the 2019 contest in which BJP is seeking a return mandate against Congress and an array of regional parties who have vowed to come together after the polls to form a â€œsecularâ€ government.
2019-04-29 03:41:06 Read More

Has aging Rajinikanth left it too late to make a splash in politics?

Assembly elections are due in Tamil Nadu in 2021, by which time Rajinikanth will be 71. And yet, the aging superstar has not launched a political party.
2019-04-29 03:14:26 Read More

Vote '19: Will Modi magic ensure repeat for BJP?

The battle in phase 4 remains largely north of the Vindhyas. BJP alone had won a whopping 45 of the 71 seats going to polls on April 29. Can Narendra Modi repeat the 2014 success in 2019 Lok Sabha elections as well? The nine states going to polls in phase 4 are Maharashtra: 17 seats, Rajasthan: 13 seats, UP: 13 seats, Odisha: 6 seats, West Bengal: 8 seats, Jharkhand: 3 seats, Bihar: 5 seats and Jammu and Kashmir: 1 seat.
2019-04-29 03:00:00 Read More

Live: Violence breaks out in Asansol; Babul Supriyo's car vandalised

Voting is under way in 72 Lok Sabha seats spread across 9 states. The fate of 961 candidates will be decided by about 12.79 crore voters in the fourth phase. Stay with TOI for all live updates
2019-04-29 00:52:06 Read More

Job-hopping in US gets tougher for H-1B holders

It is getting tougher for H-1B visa holders to switch jobs. Even if the new job is similar, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in several cases, has denied the application by the new employer on various grounds. The most common reason for denial is that the new position does not constitute a â€˜specialty occupationâ€™.
2019-04-28 21:33:23 Read More

Sri Lanka bans all kinds of face coverings

A week after serial explosions ripped through Sri Lanka, the Presidentâ€™s office on Sunday banned any â€œcovering of faceâ€ to conceal identity. President's office said covering the face in order to avoid the identification of a person will be banned with effect from Monday to ensure public safety. Sirisena took the decision under the Emergency Regulations.
2019-04-28 21:20:20 Read More

Forces prepare to deal with cyber attacks

The Indian armed forces will conduct a major cyber exercise this week which will include scenarios connected to cyber attacks on critical Indian infrastructure like strategic networks and power grids. Cyberex is the first such major joint exercise of the Army, IAF and Navy, under the aegis of integrated defence staff,â€ a source said.
2019-04-28 21:09:13 Read More

NIA raids 3 Kerala houses, looks for links with Lanka bombers

NIA on Sunday carried out searches at the houses of three suspects linked to an Islamic State-inspired module, comprising over a dozen people from Kasargod in Kerala who had left India in 2016 to join IS in Afghanistan. NIA is questioning the suspects to establish any possible link between the module and the bombers behind Easter Day attacks in Sri Lanka.
2019-04-28 20:03:24 Read More

LS polls: Why stakes are high for NDA in phase 4

The stakes are high for the BJP and allies as it had swept 56 of these seats in 2014, leaving just two for the Congress and the rest for opposition parties. Voting will take place in 17 seats in Maharashtra, 13 each in Rajasthan & UP, eight in West Bengal, 6 each in MP and Odisha, 5 in Bihar, 3 in Jharkhand and a part of the Anantnag constituency in J&K.
2019-04-28 14:57:37 Read More

Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed

Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed Hashim, who were seen in a video circulating on social media calling for all-out war against non believers, were among 15 killed in a fierce gun battle with the military on the east coast on Friday, four police sources said.
2019-04-28 08:21:31 Read More

Received no monetary benefit from MI: Sachin

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday responded to all allegations of Conflict of Interest levelled against him. In a 14-point written response to a notice sent by Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) DK Jain, Sachin categorically refuted all the allegations.
2019-04-28 07:34:50 Read More

Air India snag: 137 flights to be delayed today

The five-hour shutdown of Air India's check-in software, which occurred Saturday morning, is still causing its ripple effect as the airline said 137 flights will be running with a delay on Sunday. The average duration of delay would be of 197 minutes. A total 149 flights were delayed on Saturday because of the software shutdown.
2019-04-28 05:53:30 Read More

Naidu, Didi, Maya top PM picks: Sharad Pawar

â€œNarendra Modi was chief minister of Gujarat before taking over as the PM. In my opinion, since the possibility of the NDA securing a clear majority is remote, Banerjee, Naidu and Mayawati are better options for the PMâ€™s post,â€ Pawar told TOI.
2019-04-28 05:45:01 Read More

Etawah, where â€˜gathbandhanâ€™ clicked in 1991

At the peak of the Ram Temple movement in 1992, the BJP victory march was stopped dead on its tracks when Mulayam Singh Yadav and Kanshi Ram entered into an alliance. The slogan of â€˜Mile Mulayam Kanshi Ram, hawa main ud gaye Jai Shri Ramâ€™ rent the air and the BJP was trounced. Yadav, then, emerged as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
2019-04-28 01:09:35 Read More

How to raise a reader? Tuck them in with a story

2019-04-27 22:30:00 Read More

TOI growing rapidly across India: IRS

India has rejected allegations in a US report about the country being a chief source of counterfeit medicines and said it is an attack on low cost generic drugs â€” crucial to make healthcare affordable. A report by United States Trade Representative (USTR) had earlier slammed India and China as leading sources of counterfeit medicines distributed globally.
2019-04-27 21:53:09 Read More

Asylees to get visas, OCI cards: Government

Trishla Jain, whose books Sunrise, Moonrise and Om the Gnome attempt to make spirituality both meaningful and modern for children, has been reading to her children since they were three months old. Now that theyâ€™re five and six years old, the reading ritual is well established.
2019-04-27 20:54:32 Read More

India slams US for 'attack on generic drugs'

In a major relief to Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) who have taken asylum in foreign countries and were often denied consular services by Indian missions there for being on the local black list, India has directed its missions abroad to abolish such lists. This will help asylum-takers avail of consular services, including visa and OCI services.
2019-04-27 20:25:58 Read More

MSD moves SC for possession of Rs 1.25 crore flat he got for Rs 20 lakh

After being detected by the SC-appointed forensic auditors as beneficiary of a penthouse in Noida bought for just Rs 20 lakh, M S Dhoni has rushed to the court fearing cancellation of allotment and sought possession of the property developed by Amrapali group. Dhoni has argued that cost concession was due to his having been a brand ambassador for the group.
2019-04-27 20:00:06 Read More

RBI to issue new Rs 20 notes: Things to know

The RBI has announced that it will shortly issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes, in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, bearing the signature of the central bank's governor Shaktikanta Das. "The Rs 20 note will be greenish-yellow in colour. The new banknote has a motif of Ellora Caves on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage," RBI said.
2019-04-27 04:29:53 Read More

Dhoni's absence a massive boost for us: Rohit

In the absence of key players MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings suffered their fourth defeat of IPL 2019 against Mumbai Indians on Friday. The Southern giants lost the match against Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai by 46 runs in Chennai.
2019-04-27 04:14:33 Read More

Sri Lanka: 15 killed in shootout with militants

The shootout between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu in Ampara, to the south of the town of Batticaloa, site of one of the Easter Sunday blasts at three churches and four luxury hotels. A police spokesman said that three suspected suicide bombers were among the 15 dead after the shoot out.
2019-04-27 03:51:38 Read More

PM Modi's proposers: Whistleblower on baby food and Dom Raja

The four proposers for PM Modi were from diverse backgrounds: an agricultural scientist, a former principal of BHUâ€™s Mahila Mahavidyalaya, an RSS worker and the chief cremator of Varanasi ghats.
2019-04-27 03:05:04 Read More

Easter bombings: How kingpin's radical tilt slipped Lankan radars

Zahran Hashim, the 'mastermind' of the deadly Sri Lanka attack that killed 253 people and injured around 500, was born in Kattankudi, a coastal Muslim town in Batticaloa district 300km from Colombo.
2019-04-27 00:02:06 Read More

TOI readership soars 17% in first quarter: IRS

The SC has directed RBI to disclose names of loan defaulters under the RTI Act and also asked it to make public the inspection reports containing critical assessment of functioning of banks and financial institutions. The bench held that RBI committed contempt of court, it, however, did not pass any punitive order and let the regulator off with a warning.
2019-04-26 21:46:58 Read More

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Make list of defaulters public, SC tells RBI

On Friday, British high commissioner, Dominic Asquith told journalists the UK was â€œoptimisticâ€ that the process would be completed soon. At the UN in New York, officials have been fine-tuning the language of the resolution that will finally name Azhar, the head of Jaish-e-Mohammed. The effort is to get China to change its stand without suffering loss of face.
2019-04-26 20:45:27 Read More>>

PM fires back at oppn, defends demonetisation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday responded to the oppositionâ€™s criticism that notebandi hurt the economy, saying â€œNote ban led to a reduction in house prices, but those close to Congress who had invested in the sector are devastated. Congress is at pains because three lakh companies were sealed following note ban.â€
2019-04-26 20:31:43 Read More

Heatâ€™s on white-collar crime: Six get life for cheating bank

A special CBI court on Friday sentenced six accused, including a former assistant general manager of Bank of India and a chartered accountant, to life imprisonment in a cheating case. 19 years ago, Manoharlal Ahuja (65) and Amit (39) had cheated Bank of India by fraudulently procuring a loan and letters of credit (LoC) by using false and forged documents.
2019-04-26 19:51:47 Read More

Can Kanhaiya Kumar break identity barriers?

In one of the most intriguing and closely watched contests of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kanhaiya Kumar of CPI is pitted against BJP's Hindutva icon Giriraj Singh in Begusarai.
2019-04-26 18:03:01 Read More

Intâ€™l pressure mounts on China to yield on Azhar

2019-04-26 15:36:36 Read More

NDAâ€™s show of strength vs lone warrior Rahul

2019-04-26 07:12:49 Read More

Did Virat Kohli taunt Ashwin about Mankading?

After taking the catch to dismiss Ravichandran Ashwin, a highly charged up Virat Kohli made a gesture with his hand, before putting his right hand, in which he held the ball, behind his body. The action appeared slightly similar to Ashwin flicking the bails behind him, without delivering the ball, to controversially run out Rajasthan Royals' opener Jos Buttler.
2019-04-26 05:18:12 Read More

'Wanted Sri Lanka radical died in hotel attack'

Hashim appeared in a video released by the Islamic State group after they claimed the bombings, but his whereabouts after the blasts was not immediately clear. Sirisena did not immediately clarify what Hashim's role was in the attack on the Shangri-La, one of six bomb blasts that killed over 250 people on Sunday.
2019-04-26 04:57:27 Read More

World Cup: Injury management crucial for Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been playing through back pain. On Tuesday, after CSK won their game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dhoni hinted that resting could be an option if necessary, and the skipper may well get a chance to do so if CSK win their game against Mumbai and seal a top-two berth.
2019-04-26 04:10:14 Read More

Live: Nation witnessing its first pro-incumbency wave, says PM Modi

As we head into the 4th phase of Lok Sabha elections, campaigning has hit a feverish pitch with leaders criss-crossing the country to woo voters. Stay with TOI for all live updates
2019-04-26 02:26:32 Read More

Lankans in blast-ravaged city target Pak refugees

The first disturbing sign of communal backlash surfaced in grief-soaked Negombo when several Pakistani refugees were violently attacked by locals. At least 800 men, women and children, all asylum seekers living in small rental homes were asked to get out of their temporary homes by their landlords, who feared they may have terrorist links.
2019-04-25 19:46:42 Read More

SC orders probe into alleged bid to frame CJI

Supreme Court has appointed former SC judge A K Patnaik to probe, with help from the CBI, Intelligence Bureau and Delhi police, a lawyerâ€™s allegations that a â€˜gang of fixersâ€™ in league with disgruntled and dismissed SC employees were attempting to manage benches and frame the CJI.
2019-04-25 19:22:39 Read More

SC orders probe into alleged bid to frame CJI

Muslim refugees flee SL homes over attack fears

Hundreds of Muslim refugees in western Sri Lanka have taken refuge in mosques and a police station after facing intimidation following the deadly Easter bombings, activists said Thursday. At least 359 people died in Sunday's coordinated suicide blasts, including more than 100 Christians attending mass at St Sebastian's church in Negombo on the island's west coast.
2019-04-25 13:00:41 Read More

Maruti to phase out all diesel cars from April next year

Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said it will phase out all diesel cars from its portfolio with effect from April 1, 2020. "From April 1, we will have no diesel car on sale. Depending on how customers react... if we find there is a market for diesel cars (after the new emission norms kick in) we will develop it in a reasonable amount of time," the company said.
2019-04-25 11:31:31 Read More

In Bihar, a 'referendum' on Nitishâ€™s politics

Nitish Kumar has much at stake this time â€” BJP has given JD(U) an equal number of seats (17) to contest despite JD(U) winning only two seats in 2014. Nitish is the NDA face of development in Bihar and at every rally and harps on the PMâ€™s deft tackling of terrorism and assures the electors that the country will be safe in the hands of Modi.
2019-04-25 09:48:56 Read More

Live: PM Modi's mega roadshow in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega roadshow will stretch over 6km, going from the Lanka area to Dashashwamedh Ghat via Godoliya, party insiders said. Stay with TOI for all the live updates.
2019-04-25 02:44:27 Read More

Muslim leaders keep strategic silence in UP

Chiefs of various â€˜tanzimsâ€™ (organisations) have maintained a studied silence even as elections have moved to the Muslim-dominated constituencies of Rohilkhand. Also, missing in the action this time is the Imam of Delhiâ€™s Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, who is known to make political moves during elections.
2019-04-25 01:27:24 Read More

Muslim leaders keep strategic silence in UP

Identified: 10 Pak-based 'militant-cum-LoC traders'

The ten Pakistan based-traders, orginally from J&K, identified by agencies used trade and hawala transcations as a means to provide funds to terrorist organisations in the Valley to fuel subversive operations. India had on April 19 indefinitely suspended cross-LoC trade saying it was being exploited by traders on either side of the LoC.
2019-04-24 22:23:49 Read More

Lankan prez sacks defence secy, police chief

President Maithripala Sirisena asked defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara to quit after it emerged that security forces shrugged off intelligence alerts of an impending terror strike. In an address to the nation on Tuesday, Sirisena had admitted security lapses and assured changes in police and security forces.
2019-04-24 19:59:35 Read More

SC seeks help of CBI, IB to probe role of 'fixers'

The court took a serious view of the allegations after it was informed that two SC staff members who were recently sacked for altering an order in Anil Ambani contempt case, acted in league with the dismissed woman employee who has accused CJI of sexual harassment. Keen to swiftly settle the controversy, SC called heads of CBI, IB and Delhi Police.
2019-04-24 19:38:20 Read More

India to skip Belt and Road meet as China tries to build influence

India is likely to be the only major country to not participate in the three-day Belt and Road Forum, starts on Thursday, which will attract leaders and officials from 150 countries. India has chosen not to avail of the economic opportunity because the BRI hurts Indiaâ€™s sovereignty; a part of the BRI passes through disputed areas of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
2019-04-24 17:54:04 Read More

RCB vs KXIP Live: Umesh dismisses Gayle early

Check RCB vs KXIP live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, RCB vs KXIP highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-24 16:54:22 Read More

BCCI Ombudsman issues notices to Sachin, VVS

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar and batting maestro VVS Laxman were served notices by BCCI's Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer DK Jain for their alleged 'conflict of interest' by serving as mentors of IPL franchise as well as member of Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).
2019-04-24 16:00:12 Read More

Madras high court lifts ban on TikTok app

The Madras HC has lifted its earlier ban on the Chinese short-video app with the condition that the content hosted using it should be free from obscene videos of children and women.
2019-04-24 15:39:27 Read More

PM says opponents 'daydreaming'; oppn calls him 'prachar mantri'

PM Modi took a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying people looking at a mirror 10 times a day and aspiring to become PM cannot even win assembly constituencies in their Lok Sabha seat. PM said the opposition was now talking ill of the EVMs after realising the "trend" of voting, "just like a child who makes excuses to justify his underperformance in exams".
2019-04-24 15:16:58 Read More

SL: Muslims' radicalization was slow & steady

A spate of attacks against mosques, shrines and followers of Sufi sheikhs in Sri Lanka more than a decade ago point to early warning signs of fundamentalism taking root among a sliver of the country's Muslims.
2019-04-24 13:15:27 Read More

SL blasts: 1 of 9 suicide bombers a woman

The SC on Wednesday said it will go to the root of the alleged conspiracy made by a lawyer that there was a conspiracy to frame CJI Ranjan Gogoi in sexual harassment allegations against him. The SC said if fixers continue to manipulate the judiciary as claimed, neither this institution nor any of "us" will survive. The bench will hear the matter on Thursday.
2019-04-24 13:05:20 Read More

Mallya calls fugitive tag 'economic death penalty'

Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's lawyer wife Apoorva on charges of his murder, citing a "turbulent and unhappy" marriage as the motive, a senior police official said. Rohit Shekhar, the son of the late veteran politician ND Tiwari, was smothered to death on the intervening night of April 15 and 16, an autopsy report said.
2019-04-24 11:55:38 Read More

We will inquire claims of fixers at work: SC

Mallya made the statement through his counsel Amit Desai before a bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre, during arguments on his plea challenging several provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act that came into existence in August last year.
2019-04-24 11:05:27 Read More

Wife smothered Rohit Shekhar to death: Police

2019-04-24 09:37:35 Read More

Premiums, claims - Why many aren't happy with their health insurance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday revealed that he shares a warm relationship with many opposition leaders, including West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. In an interview to ANI with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, the Prime Minister said that the Trinamool Congress chief sends him kurtas and Bengali sweets â€œonce or twiceâ€ in a year.
2019-04-24 08:11:36 Read More

Indian-origin boy, 15, UK's youngest accountant

2019-04-24 07:22:26 Read More

CJI case: SC summons IB, CBI, Delhi Police chiefs

Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, the son of former chief minister of UP and Uttarakhand ND Tiwari, was allegedly murdered by his wife, police said on Wednesday.
2019-04-24 07:07:12 Read More

Delhi Police arrest Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's wife

2019-04-24 06:56:41 Read More

Podcast: I'm guarded optimist, says Nilekani

2019-04-24 04:54:51 Read More

Have many friends in oppn, Mamata gifts me kurtas every year: PM Modi

NIA: Found no grounds to prosecute Pragya

On October 30 last year, the court framed terror and murder charges against Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and five others in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. In December 2017, the court had rejected discharge pleas of the accused, including Thakur and Purohit. The order came despite the NIA not opposing her discharge plea and having given her a clean chit.
2019-04-24 04:21:41 Read More

A first: BJP to contest more seats than Congress in Lok Sabha elections

This year, BJP has announced 437 candidates. While, Congress has named 423 only, with a couple of more seats to be announced in UP. Congress was always a national party, its roots going back to pre-Independence, while BJP, mutating from its forerunner Bharatiya Jana Sangh, was for a long time with minimal national footprint.
2019-04-24 00:41:51 Read More

3-judge committee to probe plaint against CJI

A panel of three SC judges headed by Justice SA Bobde will inquire into a dismissed junior court assistant's allegation of sexual harassment against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, who has refuted them strongly. The panel has issued notices to the complainant and SC secretary general and asked them to be present before it on Friday, the first hearing on the complaint.
2019-04-23 19:09:17 Read More

CSK v SRH live: Pandey, Shankar lead SRH charge

Check CSK vs SRH live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, CSK vs SRH highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-23 16:01:07 Read More

62.87% cast vote in Phase 3 of Lok Sabha polls; one killed in Bengal

A high voter turnout was recorded in the third and largest phase of Lok Sabha elections Tuesday covering 116 constituencies amid complaints of EVM malfunctioning in many states and killing of a man outside a booth in West Bengal. Election Commission officials in Delhi put the voting percentage at 62.87.
2019-04-23 14:43:36 Read More

NBW against Kejriwal in defamation complaint

A Delhi court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav for failing to appear before it in a criminal defamation complaint filed in 2013 by a ticket aspirant. The court has posted the matter for Wednesday.
2019-04-23 13:15:19 Read More

'Rahul not to appear personally in contempt case'

Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Lekhi, had said that issuance of notice by the Supreme Court to Rahul Gandhi would make him personally appear to give explanation. Hours after the hearing, the order of the SC, was uploaded on the apex court website which made it clear that Gandhi's personal presense on April 30 has been dispensed with.
2019-04-23 12:28:23 Read More

Islamic State claims responsibility for SL blasts

Islamic state has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured about 500 others, the group's AMAQ news agency said on Tuesday.
2019-04-23 10:56:11 Read More

Why Congress-JD(S) tie-up shouldn't worry BJP

The â€œsuccessâ€ of the post-poll alliance in Karnataka assembly elections prompted the Congress and JD(S) to replicate the formula for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as well. However, a look at the voting pattern of the previous Lok Sabha polls indicate that the alliance may find it difficult to deliver on its objective.
2019-04-23 04:45:25 Read More

Voter ID much more powerful than IED: PM Modi

The power of the voter ID is much more than IED of terrorism, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning after he had cast his vote in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. "I feel blessed to have exercised my franchise in this biggest festival of democracy," the PM said, and urged people to come out in large numbers to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
2019-04-23 03:45:45 Read More

Calculator MS Dhoni working like never before

All through his career, MS Dhoni has been a hard man to decipher. He has his own way of going about things and often ends up throwing conventional wisdom out of the window in the process. Even in the final phase of his career, when he has occasionally struggled for India, he is doing exactly that. How else can you explain the fact that the last two seasons have been his best ever in the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
2019-04-23 03:21:40 Read More

Guj: BJP eyes 26-0, assembly show buoys Cong

All eyes are on Gujarat as son-of-the-soil Narendra Modi seeks a second term in the highest office of the country. It is a battle between BJPâ€™s emotional pitch of â€˜NaMo Againâ€™ and Congressâ€™ war cry for NYAY for the poor and farmers in the state.
2019-04-23 00:03:03 Read More

DATE 3

LS election phase-3 live: Polling to begin shortly

Polling will be conducted today for 116 Lok Sabha seats spread across 14 states and UTs. Stay with TOI for all live updates.
2019-04-22 23:05:40 Read More>>

Rahul regrets linking â€˜chorâ€™ jibe, SCâ€™s Rafale order

Saying that his remarks in Hindi were made â€œin a rhetorical flourish in the heat of the moment,â€Rahul Gandhi undertook never to link his political views to the courtâ€™s orders in future. However, he carefully avoided the word â€˜apologyâ€™ while responding to BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhiâ€™s petition, which had sought initiation of contempt proceedings against him.
2019-04-22 21:23:06 Read More

Lanka blasts: 5 JD(S) men among 9 Indians dead

The five JD(S) activists from Karnataka who were on a post-poll vacation and were eating breakfast at Colomboâ€™s Shangri-La Hotel when the blast went off, very close to where they were seated. A forensic analysis by the Sri Lankan government of human remains found at three churches and three hotels determined that seven suicide bombers had carried out the attacks.
2019-04-22 20:34:45 Read More

IS hand in Lanka blasts? Pics of 3 suicide bombers appear online

Pro-IS Telegram channels on Monday released pictures of three of the alleged suicide bombers with the IS flag as the backdrop. A source said the pictures had some element of credibility as one of them is that of National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) operative Zahran Hashin who was identified as one of the suicide bombers.
2019-04-22 20:02:14 Read More

Pak jihadis rising in Sri Lanka, India had warned

Indian intelligence has been tracking the influence of Wahabism, with its hardline Islamic beliefs, in eastern Sri Lanka and warned that the region could develop into an operational zone for Lashkar-e-Taiba and like-minded jihadi groups. The Pakistan link to violent groups in Sri Lanka was underlined by Lashkar's charity front Falah-i-Insaniyat advertising in 2016 its presence in the country.
2019-04-22 18:44:35 Read More

RR vs DC Live: Delhi opt to bowl vs Rajasthan

Check RR vs DC live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, RR vs DC highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-22 14:09:54 Read More

US to end waiver to India for Iran oil import

"President Donald J. Trump has decided not to reissue Significant Reduction Exceptions (SREs) when they expire in early May. This decision is intended to bring Iran's oil exports to zero, denying the regime its principal source of revenue," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said.
2019-04-22 13:41:59 Read More

BCCI shifts IPL final to Hyderabad from Chennai

The IPL final scheduled on May 12 was on Monday shifted from Chennai to Hyderabad after the TNCA failed to get requisite permission from the government to open the three closed stands. While the Chennai Super Kings still have a chance to play Qualifier 1 (May 7) at home, but the Eliminator (May 8) and Qualifier 2 (May 10) has been shifted to Visakhapatnam.
2019-04-22 12:26:19 Read More

Toll hits 290, Lanka anxious over what's to come

Eight apparently co-ordinated explosions targeted Easter worshippers and high end hotels popular with international guests. The horrific death toll, which has risen dramatically overnight, was given on Monday morning by a police spokesman, who said a further 500 people had been wounded. A nationwide curfew imposed shortly after the blasts was lifted early Monday.
2019-04-22 03:51:34 Read More

Miffed Maya tells SP men to learn to listen

The exit of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi from the Indian market has resulted in a sharp fall in India's silver jewellery exports with an over 75% decline reported during the 2018-19 financial year.
2019-04-22 03:10:45 Read More

Live: Congress releases Delhi list, fields Sheila

Campaigning has hit a feverish pitch, as we head into the third phase of Lok Sabha elections. With 5 more phases still to go, a lot is at stake. Stay with TOI for all the live updates.
2019-04-22 02:24:55 Read More

Silver jewel exports crash as Nirav, Choksi flee

2019-04-22 01:26:07 Read More

Lok Sabha elections: It's a game of chess in Uttar Pradesh's wild east

While BJP was in a fix over who to nominate for Ghosi, the SP-BSP alliance is having a hard time picking a candidate from Ballia. Caste equations make alliance candidates strong challengers in eastern UP. However, the consolidation of upper castes and non-Yadav backward castes coupled with "the Modi factor" are keeping BJP upbeat.
2019-04-22 01:03:54 Read More

Live: Two JD(S) leaders killed in Sri Lanka blasts, 5 others missing

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches as worshippers attended Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday. Stay here for all live updates:
2019-04-21 05:37:38 Read More

Live: 8 Indians killed in Sri Lanka blasts

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches as worshippers attended Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday. Stay here for all live updates:
2019-04-21 05:37:38 Read More

Poll official: Bengal like Bihar 15 years ago

“The present condition of Bengal is similar to that of Bihar 10-15 years ago. The people and parties of Bihar understood that such a situation cannot continue. So there was change,” said the special election observer for Bengal, Ajay Nayak. The sharp criticism came on the day the EC removed Malda SP Arnab Ghosh, the sixth police officer to be taken off poll duty.
2019-04-21 01:39:24 Read More

PM raises Batla House to fight Cong’s Karkare fire

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Congress on Saturday, asking why questions over the 2008 Batla House encounter were not seen an insult to martyrs. “Wasn’t raising a question on the Batla House encounter an insult to the martyr?” PM Modi said while addressing a rally in Araria. Cong's Digvijay Singh had called the encounter fake.
2019-04-20 21:03:36 Read More

CJI: Bigger forces behind affidavit against me before important cases

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday dismissed as ludicrous the charges of sexual harassment against him and said a bigger force appeared to be behind a conspiracy to destabilise the judiciary and unsettle him ahead of important cases next week. The CJI gave a fairly detailed rebuttal of the dismissed woman employee’s allegations against him.
2019-04-20 19:51:40 Read More

AI, SpiceJet to fly Jet planes from next week

Almost 40 to 45 planes will be operational within the next 10 days. This will help provide gainful employment with pay to some employees of Jet as the aircraft will be wet-leased (meaning hired with crew to operate them). The additional flights will mean the runaway fares will hopefully stabilise, at least on domestic routes to begin with.
2019-04-20 19:39:55 Read More

Helped raze Babri, will build Ram temple: Pragya

Boasting about her role in the demolition of Babri Masjid, Sadhvi Pragya, BJP's LS candidate from Bhopal, said, "I climbed atop the structure to break it. I am tremendously proud that God gave me the opportunity and the strength to do it. And I did it. We wiped off a blot on the country. Now we will build the Ram temple." Within hours EC issued her a second notice.
2019-04-20 18:41:13 Read More

DC v KXIP Live: Delhi lose Shaw after good start

The Election Commission on Saturday asked Eros Now to stop till further orders online streaming of a web series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In its direction, the poll panel has cited its April 10 order, banning a biopic on PM Modi, to place a similar bar on the web series titled "Modi - Journey of a Common Man".
2019-04-20 16:47:02 Read More

'Pay at least one-month's salary': Jet Airways' employees request govt

Shortly after the first estimates of a poor voter turnout emerged, commentators on social media started skewering Bengalureans for their infamous indifference towards the electoral process. But expert analysis on Friday suggested that bloated voters’ rolls, featuring redundant entries, may be the reason behind the city’s embarrassing turnout figure of 54.13% this time.
2019-04-20 16:18:02 Read More

RR vs MI Live: De Kock, Yadav drive MI forward

Check RR vs MI live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, RR vs MI highlights and more on Times of India.
2019-04-20 11:13:08 Read More

EC bans streaming of web series on PM Modi

2019-04-20 10:41:25 Read More

EC bans streaming of web series on PM Modi

2019-04-20 10:41:25 Read More

Steve Smith replaces Rahane as Royals' captain

Former Australian captain Steve Smith on Saturday replaced Ajinkya Rahane as Rajasthan Royals skipper, hoping the mid-season switch will revive their disappointing campaign so far in the IPL.
2019-04-20 09:48:20 Read More

AAP says no to 'alliance just in Delhi'

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said an alliance just in Delhi is not possible after the Congress refused to have a tie-up anywhere else with it.
2019-04-20 07:23:18 Read More

AAP says no to 'alliance just in Delhi'

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said an alliance just in Delhi is not possible after the Congress refused to have a tie-up anywhere else with it.
2019-04-20 07:23:18 Read More

Independence of judiciary under serious threat: CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The matter relates to some web-based media houses publishing sexual harassment allegations made by a woman against CJI Ranjan Gogoi. The CJI led a special bench hearing on Saturday and refuted the allegations, saying that he was being targeted by some "forces" because he is scheduled to hear important matters next week.
2019-04-20 06:26:57 Read More

ND Tiwari's son murdered, say cops; kin quizzed

Rohit was declared "brought dead" after being rushed to a south Delhi hospital Tuesday evening. Delhi Police registered a case of murder. A medical board of five doctors conducted Rohit's post-mortem examination. The doctors found some marks around his neck and said the asphyxiation could have been caused by one or more pillows.
2019-04-20 04:11:30 Read More

Why only 54% of Bengaluru turned up to vote

India, England will make World Cup semis: Lara

2019-04-20 02:51:13 Read More

ISB graduate Priyanka charts a fresh journey

The West Indians are dominating the Indian Premier League (IPL) and keeping a watch from close quarters is the prince from the Caribbean himself - Brian Charles Lara. Consistency, says Lara, will be the key if the West Indies are to do well in England. For now, he believes India and England are among the better equipped teams heading to the World Cup.
2019-04-20 02:02:32 Read More

Poorva Express derails near Kanpur, 13 injured

2019-04-20 01:31:31 Read More

How chance flight encounter led to grand UP get-together

One a January day this year, Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Seth and BSP general secretary and MP Satish Mishra were returning to Lucknow from Delhi on the same flight. The chance meeting led to an informal discussion about a joint effort to win the Gorakhpur bypoll and how it would send a strong message across the nation.
2019-04-20 01:25:11 Read More

Pragya’s 'my curse killed Karkare' remark under lens: MP poll chief

Pragya alleged that then Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare detained her without evidence and tortured her in custody. She told party workers in Bhopal that Karkare was killed because of her curse. MP’s chief electoral officer said, “The matter was reported by our surveillance teams. We are getting it examined. The Bhopal collector has been asked to file a report by April 20.”
2019-04-19 22:10:24 Read More

Mulayam, Maya bury hatchet, share dais at rally

2019-04-19 19:20:07 Read More

Stage now set for AAP-Cong final act

2019-04-19 18:57:25 Read More

PM defends Pragya's candidature from Bhopal

PM Narendra Modi defended BJP's decision to field Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal LS seat. "A civilisation, a tradition that has promoted the idea of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family) for the last 5,000 years was branded as terrorists. Her candidature is a symbol that will prove costly to the Congress," PM Modi said.
2019-04-19 17:48:33 Read More

KKR v RCB Live: Kolkata opt to bowl vs Bangalore

SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati on Friday shared dais at an election rally in Mainpuri with the BSP president describing the SP patron as a "real leader" of the backwards, unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom she dubbed as "farzi". The SP patron, who was the first one to speak asked his supporters to always respect her.
2019-04-19 14:28:56 Read More

Oppn slams Pragya's remark on Karkare; BJP says her 'personal view'

The BJP on Friday distanced itself from the remarks of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who claimed that 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare died because she had cursed him for "torturing" her.
2019-04-19 12:53:26 Read More

'China ready for Wuhan-style summit meet'

Hours after quitting Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi joined Shiv Sena in the presence of party president Uddhav Thackeray. "I am thankful to Uddhavji for giving me respect and welcoming me into the party," Chaturvedi said after joining Shiv Sena. She was miffed at the reinstatement of some party workers who had misbehaved with her a few days ago in Mathura.
2019-04-19 11:34:36 Read More

Poll ink applied on Rajini's right index finger

A woman election officer applying indelible ink on voters’ index fingers in a polling booth at Stella Marris College here during polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday may face action since she applied the ink on the right index finger of Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth instead of on the left index finger.
2019-04-19 09:16:06 Read More

Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Cong, joins Shiv Sena

Mulayam is real leader, he is not a fake backward like Modi: Mayawati

Ambani backs Cong's Deora for South Mumbai

Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani and the richest banker in Asia, Uday Kotak, to has declared his support for Congress’s Milind Deora who is contesting from the Mumbai South seat. It is unusual for industrialists to come out in support of a candidate. Besides, Ambani’s support for Deora comes at a time when Congress has been targeting his brother, Anil.
2019-04-18 19:58:16 Read More

Air India, SpiceJet line up to take Jet’s slots

The grounding of Jet Airways has come as a boon for other airlines. The govt will allot 280 slots at Mumbai and 160 at Delhi as well as those at other airports to Indian carriers for three months. Airlines that can induct more planes quickly and tide over the sudden shortage ahead of peak summer travel season — and help bring down spiralling fares — will get more slots.
2019-04-18 19:45:10 Read More

At 68%, turnout dips in second phase of polling

2019-04-18 19:02:26 Read More

Azhar ban: China looking for face-saving formula

The Azhar case has posed a serious challenge to China’s international image ahead of the Belt and Road Forum that it is holding in Beijing between April 25 and 27, informed sources in Beijing said. China is giving out signals that it is reviewing its own stance about blocking efforts by India, and other countries to get the United Nations to declare a global terrorist.
2019-04-18 17:27:27 Read More

Sadhvi breaks down, alleges 'torture' in custody

2019-04-18 16:40:08 Read More

DATE 4

'Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe'

2019-04-18 15:56:23 Read More>>

India suspends cross-LoC trade

Voting is under way in 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry. Over 15.80 crore voters will decide the fate of the 1,600-odd contestants. Stay with TOI for all live updates.
2019-04-18 13:24:22 Read More

Lucknow: Advantage Rajnath as oppn shies away

2019-04-18 12:25:09 Read More

I still consider myself a challenger: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded confidence about a “massive mandate” when he met TOI amid the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, saying he still sees himself as a “challenger” like in 2014, rather than an incumbent, as he remains committed to combatting corruption, dynasty and terrorism.
2019-04-18 12:01:09 Read More

'Chowkidaar chor hai' campaign banned in MP

The reason for BJP’s dominance on the seat can be gauged by the candidates who have represented Lucknow – Vajpayee, Tandon and Singh – are all considered liberals wedded to the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.
2019-04-18 11:06:53 Read More

Phase 2 of LS elections: A test of alliance politics

2019-04-18 04:55:49 Read More

Vote '19: Decoding key issues in LS polls Phase II

People get hired for their competence and fired for personality. When we decide to work in an office, we are signing up to follow an accepted norm of behaviour. Acknowledge your awkwardness with the situation and state that you are interested in building a positive relationship. At times our behaviour can stain years of spotless reputation.
2019-04-18 03:34:49 Read More

I fought with my boss. Now what?

In this phase two voting of Lok Sabha elections, all eyes will be on the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which sends 39 MPs to Lok Sabha which can be a major factor in case there is a hung parliament at Centre. In Karnataka, Cong-JD(S) will be hoping to defeat the BJP. In UP, the ability of SP to transfer its Yadav and other OBCs votes to BSP will put to test.
2019-04-18 02:33:41 Read More

LS polls live: Voting for phase 2 under way across 11 states, 1 UT

Live: 59% turnout in UP, 46% in Bihar till 5pm

AIADMK struggles without Amma, and with Dhinakaran as ‘third front’

The DMK-led opposition seems to have pulled off a strong anti-Modi campaign, which neither BJP nor its principal ally, AIADMK, have been able to counter effectively. Much water has flown in Chennai’s Cooum since the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in which Congress, contesting alone, forfeited deposits in 38 out of 39 seats in the state and DMK and its allies came a cropper.
2019-04-17 22:23:25 Read More

With Dhoni in team, I'm just a small first-aid kit, says Dinesh Karthik

"Look, as far as MS Dhoni is concerned, I am just that small first-aid kit that will travel with the team. If he (Dhoni) gets injured then I will be the band-aid for a day," Dinesh Karthik said in a lighter vein.
2019-04-17 03:03:13 Read More

Wipro hit by advanced phishing attack; says malware alerts detected a week ago

2019-04-17 02:14:01 Read More

Poll ambassador Dravid can’t vote tomorrow

The IT major said it released a security patch instantly, and is conducting a forensic investigation into the breach. It has quarantined the systems of the employees impacted and said the malware attack would not have any material impact on its financials. Blog KrebsOnSecurity, the first to report on the attack, said Wipro systems were being used as jumping-off points for phishing expeditions targeting a dozen Wipro customer systems.
2019-04-17 01:32:00 Read More

Two Indians in Saudi Arabia executed for murder

The foreign ministry has confirmed that two Indians, Satwinder Kumar of Hoshiarpur and Harjeet Singh of Ludhiana, have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia on charges of murdering a fellow Indian. The two were executed on February 28 this year. The Indian embassy in Riyadh, however, was not informed by the Saudi authorities before the executions.
2019-04-17 00:49:49 Read More

Raj counsel who took Lekhi case on Rahul sacked

2019-04-16 20:56:58 Read More

Saudi Aramco eyes up to 25% in RIL refining & petrochemical business

While Saudi Aramco, which is also the world’s largest oil exporter, is known to have first shown interest in Reliance about four months ago, talks gathered momentum following the visit of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to India in February, during which he met RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani.
2019-04-16 19:49:15 Read More

Rahul, Ashwin script KXIP's 12-run win over RR

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave his nod for the Election Commission's recommendation to rescind the election in the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the wake of seizure of unaccounted money from DMK candidate Kathir Anand. Elections officials seized a total of Rs 11 crore from Anand’s residence and a few other places.
2019-04-16 18:38:56 Read More

Polling in Vellore seat cancelled over voter bribery

In the SC, only a small group of lawyers designated as advocate-on-record, after they clear a tough examination conducted by the apex court, can file a petition on behalf of a litigant. An AOR is required to be present along with the arguing counsel when the court takes up a petition for hearing.
2019-04-16 17:41:22 Read More

LS polls: I-T officials raid Kanimozhi's house

Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and opener KL Rahul played pivotal roles as Kings XI Punjab produced a superb all-round performance to script a comfortable 12-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a second leg IPL clash to bring their campaign back on track.
2019-04-16 15:43:04 Read More

LS polls in TN's Vellore cancelled after cash haul

Jet Airways on Tuesday sent a final SOS to banks for immediate release of at least Rs 400 crore to avoid a complete shutdown by end of day. While it is still waiting to hear from banks, aviation authorities have meanwhile started frantic efforts to rein in runaway fares as a fallout of Jet — which had a fleet size of 124 last November — is operating just five planes as of Tuesday.
2019-04-16 14:27:42 Read More

'Because of Sabarimala': SC notice to Centre on women's entry in mosques

Income tax officials and static and flying squads began searches in the residence of DMK leader Kanimozhi -- who is party’s candidate in Tuticorin Lok Sabha constituency -- on Tuesday evening, based on information that cash was stored there, an I-T official said.
2019-04-16 13:59:47 Read More

Jet seeks Rs 400cr from lenders to avoid closure

2019-04-16 11:34:22 Read More

Jet seeks Rs 400cr from lenders to avoid closure

The cancellation of Vellore poll — a first for a Lok Sabha constituency on grounds of voter bribery and corrupt practices — follows days after a massive stash of Rs 11.48 crore cash was unearthed during income-tax raids at premises owned by DMK functionary Poonjolai Srinivasan’s brother-in-law Damodaran in Vellore.
2019-04-16 11:34:22 Read More

World Cup 2019: Did selectors blunder by ignoring Rishabh Pant?

In ignoring 21-year-old Rishabh Pant, BCCI hasn't just denied a young talent of an opportunity he deserved but has also opted to do away with the only batsman who could have provided the team with a pinch-hitting option anywhere in the batting order.
2019-04-16 03:50:05 Read More

Exports rise 9% to touch record $331 bn in FY19

India’s exports hit a new high of $331 billion in the last financial year, but higher imports pushed up the trade deficit. In March, as 20 of the 30 major product segments saw higher shipments, exports expanded 11% to reach $32.5 billion, the highest in a month in recent years.
2019-04-15 21:28:24 Read More

SC seeks Rahul's explanation on Rafale comment

2019-04-15 21:07:45 Read More

Hate speech: EC takes action against Yogi, Maya

Yogi Adityanath and Azam Khan were prohibited for 72 hours, starting 6am and 10am, respectively, on April 16, from holding public meetings, processions, rallies, road shows and interviews and public utterances in media in connection with the ongoing polls.
2019-04-15 20:54:06 Read More

With no lifeline, Jet Airways stares at shutdown

The SC clarified that it has not offered any view or finding on allegations levelled by Rahul about corruption in the Rafale deal and PM Modi’s complicity in it. The SC gave Rahul a week to respond to the petition which accused him of contempt for wrongly telling the public that the SC had found the PM guilty of corruption in the Rafale deal.
2019-04-15 20:23:25 Read More

How China turned a city into a prison

2019-04-15 17:16:57 Read More

Now, Azam Khan and Maneka face EC action over controversial remarks

The Election Commission on Monday banned SP leader Azam Khan and Union minister Maneka Gandhi from campaigning for 72 hours and 48 hours respectively for their controversial remarks at recent election rallies. While Khan has been reprimanded over his objectionable comment against Jaya Prada, Maneka is facing action over her recent remarks on Muslims.
2019-04-15 16:03:50 Read More

Alliance talks: Rahul, Kejriwal trade barbs

Dinesh Karthik on Monday returned to India's World Cup squad after 12 years, trumping Mahendra Singh Dhoni's heir apparent Rishabh Pant in a selection move that will be debated for a long time.
2019-04-15 13:09:10 Read More

SC to examine EC's powers amid hate speeches

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party is willing to give four seats to the AAP in Delhi and accused its chief Arvind Kejriwal of making a U-turn amid talks to forge an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections. Hitting back at Gandhi, Kejriwal said that the Congress chief is only interested in posturing and not an actual alliance with AAP.
2019-04-15 12:05:35 Read More

India's WC squad: Players’ profile and more

The Indian team for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 was announced in Mumbai on Monday. The MSK Prasad-led selection committee named the 15-man squad that will represent India in the cricket's biggest extravaganza, scheduled to commence on May 30 in England and Wales. Here’s a detailed look at player profiles, their recent performances and much more that will help you know your team better ahead of the World Cup.
2019-04-15 10:34:59 Read More

Karthik makes cut; Pant ignored in WC squad

2019-04-15 10:32:28 Read More

IMD predicts 'near normal' monsoon this year

The forecast may send ‘feel good’ signal to farmers with the IMD also predicting possibility of well distributed rainfall across the country during June-September period. It pegged overall countrywide rainfall at 96% of the Long Period Average (LPA) with model error of plus/minus 5%.
2019-04-15 10:26:58 Read More

Pant misses out on wicketkeeping skills: MSK

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced India's 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup 2019 to be held in England and Wales.
2019-04-15 09:53:42 Read More

Karthik, Rahul make cut in India's World Cup squad; Pant misses out

The BCCI Selection Committee, along with India captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri, met in Mumbai to select India's 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup to be played in England and Wales.
2019-04-15 06:53:16 Read More

Che behind no to contesting polls: Uma Bharti

In an interview with TOI, Uma Bharti rallied behind UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and PM Modi, saying she’s fond of both of them and added Yogi is the younger version of the Prime Minister. She also said that Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, Lord Hanuman and warrior king Shivaji influenced her decision not to contest Lok Sabha polls in 2019.
2019-04-15 00:48:25 Read More

KKR vs CSK Live: Raina keeps CSK in the hunt

Kolkata Knight Riders would look to overturn their two-match losing run and clip the wings of high-flying Chennai Super Kings, who currently sit on top of the points table with six wins from seven games so far.
2019-04-14 13:03:34 Read More

ISIS plotting deadly attacks across Europe: Report

The Islamic State terror group is plotting deadly attacks across Europe along the lines of the one carried out on concert hall in Paris in which 130 people were killed 4 years ago, a British newspaper has reported. Documents seen by The Sunday Times reveal detailed plans of attacks in Europe and the Middle East, funded and controlled by ISIS leaders.
2019-04-14 12:58:26 Read More

FB, Instagram and WhatsApp face global outage

2019-04-14 12:33:30 Read More

Name of 'EVM thief' was missing in list of delegates provided by TDP: EC

The Election Commission on Sunday wrote back to the Telugu Desam Party pointing out that the name of its technical adviser Hari Prasad, arrested for EVM theft in 2010, was not there in the list of delegates provided by the party when Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led team met the poll panel on Saturday.
2019-04-14 12:02:07 Read More

Final descent? Jet's fate may be sealed tomorrow

Monday is a crucial day for Jet Airways and could well decide whether the troubled airline formally closes down or keeps flying. The management will meet lenders tomorrow with a fresh plan to request for the promised emergency infusion of Rs 1,500 crore. The pilots are divided on the issue of going on a strike as there are hardly any flights left to operate.
2019-04-14 11:16:02 Read More

Pant or DK? Debate over 2nd keeper slot heats up

"The selectors had zeroed in on the World Cup squad after the recent Australia series. The IPL was only used to check the fitness of the players. Pant has been allowed to ease into the team recently but Karthik has played a few crucial cameos. The selectors are ready with the team for a week now," a source close to the team told TOI.
2019-04-14 02:49:27 Read More

Firm developing app for TDP has Aadhaar data of 7.8 crore voters

The Cyberabad police has filed an FIR on the complaint of UIDAI stating that information technology firm IT Grids (India) was in possession of Aadhaar data of over 7.8 crore residents of Telangana and AP. The company was using the data to develop TDP’s Seva Mitra app. The data was in a removable storage device in violation of the Aadhaar Act, FIR said.
2019-04-14 01:21:03 Read More

Naidu’s ‘expert’ for EC meet an ‘EVM thief’

When the Election Commission agreed to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s request on Saturday morning to let an “expert” from his delegation come back for a more technical discussion on EVMs, little did it realise this ‘expert’ was Hari Prasad, a Hyderabad-based researcher arrested in 2010 in a one-of-it’s-kind EVM theft case.
2019-04-13 20:56:12 Read More

Naidu’s ‘expert’ for EC meet an ‘EVM thief’

Will Congress field Priyanka from Varanasi?

Amid growing murmurs over the likelihood of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress on Saturday refrained from announcing its candidate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi constituency.
2019-04-13 20:34:31 Read More

International airfares soar as Jet wobbles

Jet’s three slots at London’s Heathrow airport have been returned to the company’s estranged partner Etihad. With UK hosting the ICC world cup this summer and expecting a surge in travel from cricket-crazed India, the cancellation of UK flights could not have come at a worse time. While the airline has so far said it is not operating international flights till Monday, a question mark hangs on its survival.
2019-04-13 20:28:22 Read More

DATE 5

'Cong, Left, IUML in dangerous game on Sabari'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday continued to try to corner his opponents over the contentious Sabarimala issue, amplifying his message that his government was committed to protecting the tradition which forbade the entry of women of menstrual age into the Kerala shrine devoted to Lord Ayyappa.
2019-04-13 20:04:47 Read More>>

After India, Bhutan too may give China BRI meet a miss

While India has rejected China's invite for Belt and Road Forum meet, most of its neighbours including the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh have confirmed participation in the event. Diplomatic sources here said Bhutan is unlikely to attend the BRI Forum meet.
2019-04-13 18:42:30 Read More

KXIP v RCB Live: Two quick wickets jolt Punjab

Englishman Jos Buttler laid the platform with a rampaging 89 while Shreyas Gopal held his nerve at the death to power Rajasthan Royals to a four-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in an IPL encounter on Saturday. This was Royals' second victory of the season in seven games after losing a last ball thriller to CSK less than 48 hours back.
2019-04-13 15:58:23 Read More

IPL: Buttler guides RR to 4-wicket win over MI

2019-04-13 14:47:24 Read More

MoD dismisses Anil Ambani's tax waiver report

Reacting to a French media report that Anil Ambani's firm received a tax waiver from France within months of Rafale deal, the ministry of defence on Saturday said there is no connection between the two. " ... connections drawn between the tax issue and Rafale matter are totally inaccurate, tendentious and is a mischievous attempt to disinform (sic)," MoD said.
2019-04-13 12:21:37 Read More

Former IL&FS CEO arrested on charges of fraud

Check KXIP vs RCB live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, KXIP vs RCB highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-13 11:20:18 Read More

US ‘heard and understood’ India on S-400 deal with Russia: Sitharaman

New Delhi has been "heard and understood" by the US over its accord to buy the S-400 missile defence system for $5.2 billion, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interview this week. She told AFP that Washington has taken on board that India, bordering both Pakistan and China, needed arms from Russia, and others, to remain a "strong partner".
2019-04-13 07:36:18 Read More

Notice to Maneka Gandhi for communal remarks

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the customs department told the bench that the plea pertains to the incident of March 15-16 when customs officials were obstructed from carrying out their duty at Kolkata Airport for checking the luggage of a Trinamool Congress leader's wife. SC asked the Bengal govt to file its reply on the plea within four weeks.
2019-04-12 16:57:10 Read More

Jet Airways to fly with 6-7 aircraft this weekend

2019-04-12 15:05:39 Read More

'Politicisation of forces': Veterans write to Prez

Union minister Maneka Gandhi was on Friday issued a show-cause notice after she kicked off a major controversy when she told the Muslims in Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh to vote for her if they wanted her to get their work done after she wins from the constituency.
2019-04-12 14:42:24 Read More

As alliance talks fail, Congress and AAP engage in war of words

On Friday Congress announced that it will fight the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi alone but maintained that it is still willing to have an alliance with the AAP. AAP want an alliance in Haryana and Punjab in addition to Delhi, a condition Congress has been unwilling to accept. Sources said there was still a slim chance of an alliance.
2019-04-12 13:28:33 Read More

Something very serious going on in Bengal: SC

"Jet had a meeting with bankers. It has put forth demand of funds. It is currently flying 11 aircraft and will fly six to seven aircraft in the domestic circuit on both days this weekend. We have asked it to take into consideration issues of passengers," the aviation secretary said.
2019-04-12 11:55:33 Read More

Assange’s 7-year seclusion ends with arrest

Taking strong note of complaints against Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and BSP leader Mayawati, the Election Commission on Thursday issued notices to both the leaders over their respective remarks, seen to be communally loaded, made during campaign speeches.
2019-04-11 22:14:26 Read More

Jet left with just 14 domestic aircraft

Cash-starved Jet Airways cancelled all international flights for Thursday night and Friday morning even as it operated just 14 aircraft during the day — the smallest fleet among scheduled domestic carriers.
2019-04-11 21:57:02 Read More

Yogi, Mayawati get EC notices for code breach

2019-04-11 20:33:17 Read More

In Phase 1 of 2019 polls, turnout trend same as in 2014: EC

The first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections saw long lines of voters in several places but concluded on Thursday with turnouts across 20 states more or less matching the voting percentages recorded in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, according to the Election Commission.
2019-04-11 20:06:00 Read More

US, UK, France give China Azhar ultimatum

The proposers of the resolution to ban Azhar - US, UK and France - have asked China to lift its "technical" hold on the ban proposed in the UNSC 1267 sanctions committee in the next couple of weeks or face another resolution for the same in the Council.
2019-04-11 18:49:08 Read More

EC bars uncertified political content on NaMo TV

Julian Assange, the Australia-born founder of Wikileaks, was arrested, forcibly bundled into a police van and brought before a London court on Thursday where he was found guilty of a bail offence and remanded in custody.
2019-04-11 16:42:23 Read More

SC fines Bengal govt Rs 20 lakh for ‘blocking’ film

Expressing concern over growing intolerance in the country towards dissent views and putting curbs on artistic freedom, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that state is constitutionally bound to protect people’s freedom and slapped a fine of Rs 20 lakh on West Bengal government for blocking release of satirical film 'Bhobishyoter Bhoot'.
2019-04-11 14:23:20 Read More

Watch: What is at stake for BJP, Cong

2019-04-11 04:38:24 Read More

Live: AP assembly poll in 175 seats under way

Voting is under way for 175 assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh. Check all the live updates of Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, constituency wise poll percentage and more on Times of India.
2019-04-11 00:59:34 Read More

Lok Sabha polls: 5 factors in UP make this poll different from 2014

In 2014, the Lok Sabha elections were held in a communally charged atmosphere in the region; they were held just six months after the Muzaffarnagar riots of September 2013 that claimed 60 lives and left thousands displaced for months. The riots had torn the social fabric of the region, causing a vertical divide between Muslims and Jats, Jatavs and Gujjars.
2019-04-11 00:31:22 Read More

LS polls live: Voting under way for 91 seats

Polling is being held in 91 parliamentary constituencies in the country. Stay updated with Times of India for all the live updates on Lok Sabha Elections:
2019-04-11 00:15:04 Read More

Modi is need of the hour, say over 900 artistes

The artistes appealed to the people to cast their vote without any pressure and prejudice. “It is our firm conviction that the continuance of the government led by PM Narendra Modi is the need of the hour. Besides, when challenges like terrorism are before all of us, we need a ‘Majboot Sarkar’ not a ‘Majboor Sarkar’,” it said.
2019-04-10 22:28:21 Read More

Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Amethi

His mother Sonia Gandhi, sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and brother-in-law Robert Vadra were with him in the Collectorate when he filed his papers. The three-term MP will take on Union minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani in what is seen as a direct contest with the SP-BSP-RLD alliance taking the decision to not filed any candidate from the constituency, seen as a Congress bastion.
2019-04-10 07:45:10 Read More

SC dismisses bail plea of Lalu Prasad

A bench led by CJI Rajan Gogoi said it is not inclined to enlarge Lalu on bail in the cases. The bench rejected Lalu's arguments that he has been in jail for 24 months, saying in comparison to the 14-year sentence awarded to him, 24 months was nothing. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Lalu, said the only major offence under which he was convicted was conspiracy.
2019-04-10 06:02:29 Read More

SC allows use of 'leaked' papers in review plea

CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph dismissed the preliminary objection raised by Union of India questioning the maintainability of the review petition. The court said it will fix a date for a detailed hearing on the review petitions which question the pricing of Rafale jets and appointment of Anil Ambani's company as offset partner.
2019-04-10 05:14:06 Read More

Wipro plans largest buyback worth $1.7 billion

2019-04-10 04:16:36 Read More

Campaign tracker: Follow PM, Rahul on poll trail

2019-04-10 03:41:38 Read More

Live: SC dismisses objections filed by govt on Rafale deal

A three-judge bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said it would now go ahead with the hearing of review petitions in the light of new documents cited by petitioners alleging wrong doing in Rafale deal.
2019-04-10 02:45:13 Read More

Canada holds doors wide open for Indians

Canada is set to make the Global Talent Stream (GTS) programme, which offers a hassle-free and quick route to work in the country, a permanent scheme. This will benefit aspiring Indians (including those currently based in US), who have a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) background, to make the most of emerging job opportunities.
2019-04-10 01:54:37 Read More

Canada holds doors wide open for Indians, eases path to citizenship

Under the Global Talent Stream (GTS) programme processing of applications filed by sponsoring employers takes just two weeks. The icing on the cake is that those hired under the GTS route gain valuable work experience in Canada, which gives them an edge when applying for permanent residency. Indians formed the largest group to be issued invites for permanent residency.
2019-04-10 01:54:37 Read More

Censor board clears way for Modi biopic release

2019-04-09 21:18:56 Read More

Was NaMo TV content certified: EC to Delhi CEO

2019-04-09 20:52:04 Read More

Nirmohi opposes govt plea on Ayodhya land

2019-04-09 20:28:24 Read More

PM Modi invokes Pulwama martyrs to seek votes, opposition moves EC

In a massive attack ahead of the first phase of elections in Bastar on April 11, Maoists triggered an IED blast in which Dantewada BJP legislator Bhima Mandavi and five security personnel were killed Iin Kuakonda area in tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
2019-04-09 19:58:56 Read More

Artistes urge voters to 'reject hate politics'

In a series of joint statements, numerous intellectuals and artistes have stepped away from political neutrality and stuck their neck out to take a position
2019-04-09 19:30:00 Read More

CSK vs KKR Live: Chennai restrict Kolkata to 108

The revised one-year marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) stands at 8.50 per cent down from 8.55 per cent earlier, the bank said in a statement. The lender has also cut interest rates on housing loans up to Rs 30 lakh by 10 bps. Accordingly, the interest rate on housing loans below Rs 30 lakh will be in the range of 8.60-8.90 per cent, from 8.70-9 per cent earlier.
2019-04-09 16:15:58 Read More

MP raids: I-T dept suspects misuse of govt funds; EC seeks report

SBI cuts rates on home loans up to Rs 30L

2019-04-09 12:41:18 Read More

SBI cuts rates on home loans up to Rs 30L

2019-04-09 12:41:18 Read More

BJP MLA among 5 killed in Bastar Maoist attack

The coalition led by PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to win 273 of the 543 parliament seats at stake, one more than the halfway mark required to rule. In the last election the alliance won more than 330 seats, the biggest mandate in three decades. Most surveys released in the last four days said Modi got a boost from recent tension with Pakistan.
2019-04-09 12:41:00 Read More

NDA to win slim majority, 'poll of polls' shows

Check CSK vs KKR live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, CSK vs KKR highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-09 09:27:24 Read More

Karnataka has not picked Muslim MP since 2004

Of the 84 MPs Karnataka sent to Parliament since 2004, Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi, from Kalaburgi in 2004, was the only Muslim. The Congress and JD(S) together had only 11 Muslim candidates from 2004 to 2019, while the BJP had none.
2019-04-09 08:34:21 Read More

BJP manifesto: New promises for LS polls 2019

2019-04-09 07:46:15 Read More

BJP manifesto: New promises for LS polls 2019

2019-04-09 07:46:15 Read More

India delays May order for Iran oil, awaits clarity on sanctions: Report

Washington, however, gave a six-month waiver to eight nations including India, allowing them to import some Iranian oil until early May. India, Iran’s top oil client after China, was allowed to buy about 9 million barrels a month. In November, US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and re-imposed broad economic sanctions.
2019-04-09 07:38:04 Read More

Cong responsible for creation of Pak: PM Modi

Pakistan would not have born had Congress leaders acted wisely in the pre-independence era, Modi said, as he stepped attack on the opposition party. Modi said the Congress manifesto speaks the same language as that of Pakistan, and accused the party and its ally NCP of standing with those who want a separate Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir.
2019-04-09 07:10:22 Read More

'India highest recipient of remittances at $79bn'

India retained its position as the world's top recipient of remittances with its diaspora sending a whopping $79 billion back home in 2018. India was followed by China ($67 billion) and Mexico ($36 billion). Over the last three years, India has registered a significant flow of remittances from $62.7 billion in 2016 to $65.3 billion 2017.
2019-04-09 02:35:17 Read More

KXIP vs SRH Live: Warner's 70* guides SRH to 150

Check KXIP vs SRH live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, KXIP vs SRH highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-08 15:15:04 Read More

DATE 6

Have proof that MiG-21 shot down Pak F-16: IAF

The IAF on Monday said it has “irrefutable evidence” that not only did Pakistan deploy F-16s in the intended strike on Indian military installations across the Line of Control on February 27, which was thwarted by its fighters, but also that one of the US-origin jets was shot down by the MiG-21, being flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
2019-04-08 15:05:41 Read More>>

Amit Shah meets LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi

BJP president Amit Shah on Monday called on party veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Shah is meeting the two leaders days after they were not given poll tickets. The BJP has fielded Shah from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, a seat represented by Advani for many years. Joshi has been replaced by Satyadev Pachauri in Kanpur.
2019-04-08 14:59:24 Read More

How Mukesh Ambani is taking on Amazon

Ambani is racing to grab a share of an online shopping market that Morgan Stanley estimates will grow to be valued at $200 billion by 2028 from about $30 billion last year. Ambani outlined his plan to shareholders in July, saying the effort will involve the group’s unlisted businesses Reliance Retail Ltd and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
2019-04-08 08:58:26 Read More

BJP releases 'sankalp patra', focusses on nationalism, farmers

Calling the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls a "vision document", head of the party's manifesto committee Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fully committed on nationalism and zero tolerance towards terrorism.
2019-04-08 08:41:38 Read More

BJP's 'sankalp patra' for 2019 LS polls: Highlights

With Kings XI Punjab needing 39 runs off 12 balls, Dhoni handed the ball for the 19th over to Chahar. Chahar started his over with an above-the-waist delivery to KXIP's Sarfaraz Khan who smashed the pacer for a four.
2019-04-08 07:50:56 Read More

Will revise I-T brackets if re-elected: BJP

2019-04-08 07:42:41 Read More

Army gets first batch of Dhanush artillery guns

"We are committed to further revise the tax slabs and the tax benefits to ensure more cash and greater purchasing power in the hands of our middle income families," the BJP said in its election manifesto released on Monday.
2019-04-08 06:59:03 Read More

Dhoni hugged me and said 'well done': Chahar

2019-04-08 06:58:29 Read More

Live: 279 seats for NDA, 149 for UPA, predicts Times Now-VMR survey

Times Now and VMR are back with the last opinion poll just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The opinion poll was conducted at 960 locations and a total of 14,301 voters were surveyed. Stay with TOI for all updates
2019-04-08 02:31:16 Read More

Open to post-poll pact with SP-BSP: Scindia

2019-04-07 20:25:46 Read More

Political row erupts over I-T raids on Nath's aides

The election speech of BSP supremo Mayawati at Deoband on Sunday has come under the scanner of the Election Commission. The office of chief electoral officer Lakku Venkateshwarlu is believed to have taken cognisance of Mayawati's speech where "she appealed to Muslim voters to vote for the BSP-SP alliance and not for the Congress".
2019-04-07 20:02:56 Read More

Second year in a row, India declines China’s invite for BRI forum

The Wuhan 'spirit' was dented this year by China’s decision to again put on "technical" hold a UN resolution to ban Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.
2019-04-07 18:34:59 Read More

India slams Pakistan for fueling 'war hysteria'

2019-04-07 17:33:11 Read More

EC seeks report on Mayawati’s speech in Deoband

2019-04-07 13:21:27 Read More

Cops transferred: EC rejects Mamata's allegations

2019-04-07 00:03:25 Read More

50% of VVPAT slip count must: Oppn parties to SC

2019-04-06 21:13:57 Read More

BJP ignores biggies, drops nine more sitting MPs

2019-04-06 21:04:35 Read More

India working on star wars armoury

2019-04-06 20:25:24 Read More

Not aware of any audit of F-16s in Pakistan, says Pentagon

Pentagon said it was “not aware” of any audit of Pakistan’s F-16 jets that a US journal said showed no missing aircraft. Pakistan released pictures of what it claimed are four missile seeker heads purportedly from India’s downed MiG 21.
2019-04-06 17:38:50 Read More

'Modi popularity back to peak levels on air strike'

The SC expressed dissatisfaction over the replies filed by former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh in response to its March 14 direction asking them to submit a concrete plan for paying Rs 4,000 crore to Daiichi Sankyo as directed by a Singapore tribunal. "If we find you guilty of violating our orders, we will send you to jail," the court warned.
2019-04-06 15:25:32 Read More

SRH vs MI Live: Mumbai lose quick wickets

Check SRH vs MI live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, SRH vs MI highlights and more on Times of India.
2019-04-06 14:31:37 Read More

An African nation needed help, China had money, and now US is worried

Djibouti's geostrategic location explains the Chinese interest in the place: About a third of all the world's shipping steams past this barren land on the northeast edge of Africa en route to and from the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. China's bridgehead here is part of its globe-girding "Belt and Road" initiative.
2019-04-06 12:03:49 Read More

Mamata writes to EC against transfer of top cops

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to the Election Commission protesting transfers of four IPS officers, including Kolkata and Bidhannagar police commissioners. The Election Commission's decision is "unfortunate", highly arbitrary, motivated and "biased" and was taken at the behest of the BJP, she wrote in the letter.
2019-04-06 11:59:33 Read More

No sibling saviour in this billionaires' crisis?

2019-04-06 07:48:18 Read More

New tax return forms seek more information

2019-04-05 21:30:00 Read More

NYAY will not increase tax burden: Rahul Gandhi

2019-04-05 20:50:45 Read More

'Didn't name anyone': Christian Michel in court

2019-04-05 20:28:18 Read More

EC finds Yogi flouted poll code, cautions him

2019-04-05 17:51:05 Read More

IAF refutes US journal report that Pakistan didn't lose any F-16

2019-04-05 17:01:04 Read More

RCB vs KKR Live: Kohli, ABD hit 50s to lead RCB

Check RCB vs KKR live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, RCB vs KKR highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-05 15:49:22 Read More

B Tech from IIT Bombay tops UPSC

Kanishak Kataria, a B Tech from IIT Bombay, has topped the civil services final examination, results of which were announced by the UPSC on Friday. Srushti Jayant Deshmukh is the topper among women candidates, securing an overall fifth rank.
2019-04-05 14:52:46 Read More

Shot down Pak F-16 during aerial dogfight: IAF

The Indian Air Force has refuted a report in a US magazine that all Pakistani F-16s were accounted for after the February 27 dogfight. The IAF has officially reiterated that the MiG-21 being flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a F-16 in Nowshera Sector on that day.
2019-04-05 13:43:34 Read More

Jaitley asks who are 'RG', 'AP'? Cong hits back

Addressing a press conference at the party office, Jaitley said the Congress should answer as to who were referred to as 'RG', 'AP' and 'FAM' in documents cited by the ED.
2019-04-05 12:23:11 Read More

LS polls: In Karnataka, all parties are fighting their own T20 contest

Even as teams in the IPL cricket tournament battle it out for top honours across the country, political parties in Karnataka are fighting their own T20 contest. The ruling JD(S)- Congress combine and opposition BJP have set themselves a target of 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. But, just as home team RCB are struggling for a win even after the first four outings, there’s much scepticism if the poll rivals can touch T20.
2019-04-05 04:17:27 Read More

Michel has named top Congress neta: ED’s Agusta chargesheet

Advani’s blog, almost a parting note from the retiring veteran to his party’s leadership, seems to be a curt reminder that BJP is moving away from its guiding principles established in 1980, after a period of struggle during the “Emergency.”
2019-04-04 21:12:13 Read More

Nitish wanted to return to alliance, I said no: Lalu

2019-04-04 21:04:18 Read More

Indian Army has always been apolitical: VK Singh

2019-04-04 20:46:08 Read More

BJP never regarded critics as enemies: Advani

2019-04-04 17:15:06 Read More

Rahul shows assets, income worth Rs 16.1cr

2019-04-04 14:33:55 Read More

What Google knows about you even if you don't use its products

The soaring graph of BJP, which took the party to a record 282 Lok Sabha seats and a voteshare of 31% in 2014 coincides with an inverse trend – the gradual fall in the voteshare of national parties as a whole, touching an all-time low of 60.7% that very year.
2019-04-04 10:34:43 Read More

Walmart's new trick to take on Mukesh Ambani

While political pundits believe BJP’s decision to field ‘Nirahua’ against Akhilesh in Azamgarh was a masterstroke as the Bhojpuri singer from Birha family, there are those who believe it will turn out to be a Yadav versus Yadav battle.
2019-04-04 09:24:02 Read More

3-member team to probe Dehradun student death

2019-04-04 07:04:19 Read More

How small players gained at nat'l parties’ expense

These unlikely allies are part of the latest attempt by the Bentonville, Arkansas-based behemoth to crack the country’s giant consumer market, taking on e-commerce arch-rival Amazon.com Inc and Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani.
2019-04-04 00:38:12 Read More

‘Nirahua’ peps up poll battle in Azamgarh

2019-04-03 23:20:00 Read More

Rahul made sweetheart deals with dishonest: FM

2019-04-03 21:07:00 Read More

IAF controller may get award for dogfight op

Finance minister Arun Jaitley attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for what he called sweetheart deals with fly-by-night operators that included receiving inflated rent payments, saying he must remember to explain his affairs before levelling allegations.
2019-04-03 20:43:17 Read More

â€˜Speed-breaker didiâ€™, â€˜expiry PMâ€™: WB battle hots up

A woman ground-based fighter controller who showed exceptional alertness and presence of mind to direct Indian fighters during their tense dogfight with intruding Pakistani jets a day after the Balakot air-strikes is likely to be recommended for a "distinguished service medal" by the IAF.
2019-04-03 20:30:12 Read More

‘Broke’ Vijay Mallya living off his partner & kids, UK court told

Once the “King of Good Times”, now Vijay Mallya is insolvent and living off his partner, his personal assistant, a business acquaintance and his adult children, a court heard on Wednesday. The London high court heard that Mallya’s “partner/wife Pinky Lalwani” earns in excess of ?150,000 (about Rs 1.35 crore) a year.
2019-04-03 20:20:33 Read More

Isro to launch 5 military satellites this year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an all-out attack from Bengal on both the Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday, choosing the Kolkata venue to target his principal national rival, the Congress, and focusing on the major state-level player, the Trinamool, in his Siliguri speech.
2019-04-03 18:59:20 Read More

MI vs CSK Live: Mumbai lose Yuvi, Rohit quickly

The Supreme Court judgment will impact the bankruptcy regime that had forced stressed companies to come clean and declare bankruptcy. The SC ruling also means that banks are no longer required to complete the resolution process within a specified time or take the insolvency route.
2019-04-03 14:31:48 Read More

DATE 7

'Speedbreaker Didi' vs 'Expiry babu': Modi, Mamata showdown in Bengal

The BJP has fielded Brihanmumbai Municiapl Corporation (BMC) corporator Manoj Kotak in place of Somaiya
2019-04-03 14:13:27 Read More>>

Trying to identify 'RG' in Agusta scam probe: ED

2019-04-03 14:10:16 Read More

Maha MP denied BJP ticket for criticising Uddhav

Check MI vs CSK live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, MI vs CSK highlights and more on Times of India
2019-04-03 13:21:37 Read More

Will good old days be back for big bad loans?

2019-04-03 05:06:57 Read More

RR vs RCB Live: Gopal triple-strike jolts RCB

The 55-page document titled 'Hum Nibhayenge' (We will deliver) focused on addressing the issues of joblessness, farm distress, safety of women and boosting the rural economy, with stress on building a narrative on "real issues" faced by people.
2019-04-02 15:21:40 Read More

Jet fleet down to 20 as more planes grounded over payment woes

Till last month, the Mumbai-headquartered airline, which is now under the new ownership, had taken 54 planes out of operations due to lease rental defaults. ".... an additional 15 aircraft have been grounded due to non-payment of amounts outstanding to lessors under their respective lease agreements," Jet Airways said in a filing to the stock exchanges.
2019-04-02 14:59:45 Read More

Experts rubbish Nasa's claims on A-Sat test

NASA head Jim Bridenstine, while addressing employees after India's A-Sat missile test, said, "India destroyed a satellite at a relatively low altitude of 300 km, well below the ISS and most satellites in orbit."
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3 Indian-origin workers charged with H-1B fraud

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Cong manifesto promises jobs, relief for farmers

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SC rejects RBI Feb 12 circular on debt resolution

As per the RBI circular, banks had to classify a loan account as stressed if there was even a day of default and bankers have to mandatorily refer all accounts with over Rs 2,000 crore loans to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the bankruptcy court if they failed to resolve the problem within 180 days of default.
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SC refuses urgent hearing of Hardik Patel's plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accord urgent hearing to Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea challenging the Gujarat high court order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra.
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EC to write to Prez on Raj guv violating MCC

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EC to write to Prez on Raj guv violating MCC

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Live updates: Congress releases manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Leaders criss-crossing the country for election rallies, fiery speeches, switching loyalties, alliances broken and forged... its all happening as campaigning for the 17th general elections hits a crescendo. Stay with TOI for all updates.
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Live updates: Congress releases manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

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