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A woman, who was arrested twice last week for trying to jump the White House fence, has been arrested for the third time for scaling a fence at the Treasury Building, next to the White House. The woman, who told officers that she wanted to speak to President Donald Trump, has been charged with unlawful entry and contem... | Washington, Mar 27 (PTI) A 38-year-old woman in the US, who was apprehended twice for allegedly trying to jump the White House fence last week, has been arrested for scaling a fence at the Treasury Building. Marci Anderson Wahl of Everett, Washington, was arrested after an alarm sounded at about 2:15 am yesterday when ... |
A tea stall in Gujarat's Vadnagar railway station where PM Narendra Modi used to sell tea during his childhood is set to become a tourist spot. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma visited the place on Sunday and said the tea stall will be developed as a part of a ?100-crore project to develop Vadnagar and surrounding ... | The tea stall in Guajarat's Vadnagar where Prime Minister Narendra Modi once sold tea during his childhood is all set to become a tourist spot with the Centre deciding to give it a face-lift. The stall is located on one of the platforms of the Vadnagar Railway station. Converting the stall into a tourist spot is part o... |
US President Barack Obama has declared January 16 as Religious Freedom Day in accordance with a yearly tradition. Urging his countrymen to stand against religious intolerance, Obama said, "religious freedom is a principle based not on shared ancestry, culture, ethnicity, or faith but on a shared commitment to liberty."... | Continuing a yearly tradition, outgoing US President Barack Obama signed a proclamation to declare January 16 Religious Freedom Day. "Religious freedom is a principle based not on shared ancestry, culture, ethnicity, or faith but on a shared commitment to liberty - and it lies at the very heart of who we are as America... |
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking a stay on the release of Madhur Bhandarkar's directorial 'Indu Sarkar'. The court noted that the film is an artistic expression within the parameters of law. The petition was filed by Priya Singh Paul, who claimed to be the daughter of Sanjay Gandhi and was alle... | The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking a stay on release of director Madhur Bhandarkar?s next, Indu Sarkar. Dismissing the petition, a bench of justices including, Dipak Misra, Amitav Roy and AM Khanwilkar, said the movie is an artistic expression within the parameters of law.The movie, which release... |
Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, after he led his party to victory in the Punjab elections, winning 77 of 117 seats. Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had talked to him after the election results, Singh said PM Modi promised to help him with the... | Captain Amarinder Singh, the Congress's Chief Minister designate, will take oath as CM on March 16. The swearing-in ceremony will take place in Chandigarh on Thursday at 10 AM."A few cabinet members will also take their oath of office along with me," Amarinder said, refusing to say who will be inducted as ministers. Am... |
Television actress Kamya Punjabi has claimed in a tweet that hackers removed a 'backless' picture of hers from Instagram. In the picture, Kamya can be seen posing with a lipstick to promote the film 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'. She tweeted, "Never posted something I never believed in. Never took off something that I onc... | Kamya Panjabi, much like her colleagues in the television industry, extended her support to Ekta Kapoor?s Lipstick Under My Burkha, on social media. She posted a bare back picture and captioned it: ?They Said that don?t be that woman ?The that other woman..the divorced woman .. the single mother woman .. But I am that ... |
Souvenirs based on veteran actor Dilip Kumar's films were auctioned for over ?8 lakh. The highest bid was for a souvenir based on Dilip's 1967 film Ram Aur Shyam while a 12-sheeter teaser of Kranti (1981) was auctioned for ?3 lakh. Other souvenirs which were auctioned included an Aamir Khan poster, depicting him as Man... | Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) Memorabilia related to cinema legend Dilip Kumar sold big at an auction here with watercolours, mixed media, portraits and collage showcard artworks of the Mughal-e-Azam topping the list of favourite items of the collectors. Dilip Kumars rare set of an original watercolour, mixed media and collage ... |
The Delhi government has approved ?54.84 crore for construction of the longest skywalk in the city, that will connect Tilak Marg railway station to ITO Metro station. "There are over 25 offices at ITO, besides two Metro stations. The heavy traffic volume and crowd makes it an accident-prone area for pedestrians," expla... | The Delhi government has sanctioned Rs 54.84 crore for the construction of a skywalk at ITO. With the two Metro stations and a railway line and major traffic crossings within one km, the Public Works Department (PWD) wants to have the longest skywalk of the capital at ITO. It will connect offices and entry/exit points ... |
Drug peddlers are coating biscuits and nut crackers with Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) drug to avoid being caught at airports, Task Force officials said. "These biscuits were detected and seized only because the peddlers were carrying another drug, which was detected in the scanning machine," an officer said. This w... | Believe it or not, eatables laced with LSD are the emerging modus operandi followed by drug peddlers across the country, agencies dealing against narcotics claimed. Be it biscuits or nut crackers, drug peddlers are lacing them with LSD and selling them at higher price.The revelation came days after Task Force sleuths a... |
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has received two death threats on his official e-mail, according to the Delhi Police. They also added that the Delhi government has approached Police Commissioner Alok Verma, who then directed the Crime Branch to investigate the matter. Police have been verifying the alleged death t... | Delhi Police are examining two ?life threat emails? sent to Delhi?s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on his official email address between Tuesday and Wednesday, allegedly by an anonymous person. The emails were forwarded to the Delhi Police by the chief minister?s office, police said. A crime branch team led by joint co... |
The Public Works Department (PWD) has approved the construction of a flyover costing ?50 crore near Ghaziabad's Raj Nagar Extension. The flyover, proposed by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), is aimed at decongesting the city roads. The construction of this 538-metre-long split-type flyover will begin after it... | The public works department (PWD) has cleared the proposal for the construction of a flyover over the erstwhile NH-58 near Raj Nagar Extension (RNE). After NH-58 was denotified as a highway last year, it was assigned as ?other district road? to the PWD as per a state government notification in June.Due to massive inflo... |
As per reports, Shah Rukh Khan will have a cameo role in the upcoming film 'Baahubali: The Conclusion'. Reportedly, the director of the film franchise SS Rajamouli is currently in talks with Shah Rukh for the role. The epic historical fiction film, which is the continuation of 'Baahubali: The Beginning', will feature P... | Be it the scale or visual experience, filmmaker SS Rajamouli's period drama Baahubali: The Beginning is one of the finest Indian films of all time.While the sequel is currently in post-production stage, an interesting news about Baahubali 2 has cropped up. According to AajTak.com, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has... |
BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after AAP blamed EVMs for their loss in the MCD polls. "Let Kejriwal first tell the public how he won in Delhi in 2015 with these same EVMs..." Shah said. "UPA one and two had also won elections with the same EVMs," the BJP leader added. | On a day when the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the municipal elections in the capital, party chief Amit Shah slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over allegations of faulty electronic voting machines (EVMs)."Let Kejriwal first tell the public how he won in Delhi in 2015 with these same EVMs when the BJP was at ... |
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered authorities to take immediate action against blasphemous content on the social media and punish the perpetrators. "Those behind this heinous crime should be dealt with, without any delay," Sharif said. He also asked the relevant departments to approach internation... | From Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, Mar 14 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today ordered authorities to take immediate action against blasphemous content on the social media and remove sacrilegious contents and punish the perpetrators, days after a high court order. "Those behind this heinous crime should be deal... |
Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani posted a picture of herself dressed in a cotton saree and asked people to take the #CottonIsCool trend forward. Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje shared a photo of herself wearing cotton and tweeted, "Cotton is a statement - comfortable, fashionable. #CottonIsCool," while Virender Seh... | When you see the likes of Vijender Singh, Amish Tripathi, Kapil Dev and Vasundhara Raje posting pictures of themselves wearing kurtas/sarees, it does spike intrigue, quite naturally. On a closer look, we discover that these sports celebrities, politicians and authors are just part of a larger virtual wave started by ou... |
Kangana Ranaut directed a short English film titled 'The Touch' in 2011, which revolves around the life of a young boy who has a 'healing touch' in his hands. Kangana, who turned 30 on Thursday, made her Bollywood debut with the 2006 film 'Gangster'. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her role in... | Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut is surely one talented woman. After wooing the heart of the nation with her epic performance in 'Queen', the actor is now reportedly all set to make her directorial debut.Ms Ranaut who has returned from the New York Film Academy where she completed a two month course on screenplay writing... |
IPS officer Himanshu Kumar was suspended on Saturday after he tweeted that seniors in the police department under the Adityanath government are targeting subordinates with Yadav surname. However, he later claimed that his comments were misinterpreted. After the UP police suspended Himanshu for indiscipline, he tweeted,... | Days after he attacked the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, IPS officer Himanshu Kumar was suspended today.An IPS officer of 2010 batch, Himanshu Kumar alleged in his now deleted tweets that senior police officers were are targeting subordinates of particular caste after the formation of Yogi Adityanath's g... |
Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he had refused to act when he was first approached for his biopic 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' in 2012. "When Ravi (Bhagchandka, producer) met me...my first reply was, 'But I am not going to act'. I continue to be slightly uncomfortable...That's why I have got other guy... | Sachin Tendulkar's bipoic is set to release next week and the Master Blaster has revealed he had denied to "act" in the film when he was first approached for 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams'.Tendulkar, who is known for having a protective approach of his privacy, is excited with his biopic which will relive the some of the m... |
Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari has been banned for one game after he walked off the pitch at Cagliari on Sunday, having been booked for complaining to the referee about racial abuse by the crowd. Serie A's disciplinary committee also said that no action would be taken against Cagliari because only around 10 supporte... | Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari has been banned for one game after he walked off the pitch at Cagliari on Sunday, having been booked for complaining to the referee about racist abuse in the crowd.Serie A's disciplinary committee also said that no action would be taken against Cagliari because only around 10 supporter... |
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said in a speech that "nation building requires national pride", adding "each citizen of India is a nation builder". He talked about the various professionals of India, and how they act as nation builders. He also said that India has believed in the philosophy of "Vasudhaiva Kutumba... | Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in as the 14th President of India in the Central Hall of Parliament on Tuesday. The following is the full text of the speech delivered by him."Respected Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji,Shri Hamid Ansari ji,Shri Narendra Modi ji,Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan ji,Shri Justice J. S. Khehar ji,Excellencies,Hon... |
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court ordered a three-member committee to review the Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Jolly LLB 2' on Wednesday. The court also asked the committee to find out whether the allegations levelled by petitioner Ajaykumar Waghmare are true. Waghmare had stated that the film is an attempt to mali... | The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has ordered a three-member committee to review the Akshay Kumar-starrer Jolly LLB 2 on Wednesday. The court also asked the committee to find out whether the allegations levelled by petitioner Ajaykumar Waghmare are true.Waghmare is a practising lawyer from Nanded, who had s... |
Bombay HC has asked the Centre to submit a report on the deaths of nuclear scientists in India. The government's response should have "details of measures taken to protect the health of scientists...", the court said. The court further observed that the Army and scientists are two sets of people, who needed to be taken... | The Bombay High Court today asked the central government to file a detailed affidavit concerning death of nuclear scientists in India. |
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mohammed Shami was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad area on Sunday night by two unidentified gunmen who came on a motorbike. The incident took place when Shami was going towards his car parked outside his office. As per reports, the accused fled from the spot after the deceased fe... | BSP leader Mohammed Shami was shot dead in Allahabad on Sunday night. He was reportedly shot at by two unidentified gunmen who came on a motorbike. The incident took place in Allahabad's Mau Aima. Mohhamed Shami was going towards his car parked outside his office, when he was fatally shot. Sources said that he fell dow... |
A coaching centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar has put pictures of a boy killed in a Pakistani school terrorist attack and of a Pakistani-Canadian comedian in a newspaper ad about its successful candidates. While some trolled the coaching centre on social media, several others raised concerns on whether such coachi... | Mug shots of a school boy, one among the over 140 school kids killed in a deadly terrorist attack at a school in Peshawar in 2014, and a successful Pakistani-Canadian comedian featured in a full-page ad about a coaching centre?s successful candidates in national engineering and medical entrance exams.A full-page ad by ... |
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday inducted as a cabinet minister in the new Congress government in Punjab headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Sidhu, who joined the Congress party in January, just days ahead of the February 4 assembly elections in Punjab, won the Amritsar East seat wit... | Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday inducted as a cabinet minister in the new Congress government in Punjab headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.Sidhu was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore.However, Sidhu has not been designated as Deputy Chief... |
Pacer Mohammed Shami, who has returned to the Indian team after being included in the 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy, has said that the Indian bowling attack is one of the best in the world. Speaking about his two-year absence from the Indian team, Shami said, "In these two years, I have focussed on my streng... | Two years is a long hiatus from limited overs cricket and a fit-again Mohammed Shami is ready to come out all guns blazing in the upcoming Champions Trophy in England from June 1.Shami last played for India in an ODI, back in 2015 World Cup and it will be a fresh start in the 50-over cricket."Two years is a long time t... |
One-third of BSNL's prime land is estimated to be worth ?65,000 crore now, which is higher than the value of ?975 crore for its entire land assets decades ago, MD Anupam Shrivastava said. This includes land parcels in Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad, among others. The land on which BSNL has its corporate office, has itsel... | New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) BSNLs one-third of prime land holdings alone is estimated to be now worth Rs 65,000 crore, way higher than the book value of Rs 975 crore for its entire land assets recorded decades ago, a senior company official said. Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) had a book value of Rs 975 crore for the 15,000-o... |
Ahead of his upcoming visit to Israel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. After holding extensive talks with Abbas, Modi said that India hopes to see a sovereign, independent, united and viable Palestine, coexisting peacefully with Isra... | (EDs: With additional inputs) New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Ahead of his upcoming visit to Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conveyed to Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas Indias "unwavering support" to the Palestinian cause. After holding extensive talks with Abbas, Modi said India hopes to see a sovereign, independ... |
Delhi police has received complaints against US online retailer Lost Coast selling beer with images of Lord Ganesha, a week after officials asked a Czech Republic brewery to remove similar images from its products. The police has also received complaints against US-based apparel maker Yes We Vibe for selling shoes with... | Two US-based online retailers have come under fire for hurting religious sentiments of Hindus by selling footwear with Om symbol and beer with Lord Ganesha picture on its label.Two separate complaints have been made at the Prashant Vihar police station by animal rights activist Naresh Kadyan, who is also the commission... |
The Russian state consumer watchdog has warned that fidget spinners are harmfully addictive to children and that they could make people vulnerable to messages of the political opposition. Claiming that using spinners could manipulate people, officials observed that "it is not by chance that they have started selling sp... | Russia?s state consumer watchdog has warned that fidget spinners could be harmfully addictive, after state TV said the toys could make people susceptible to the messages of the political opposition.The watchdog said it had noted ?the aggressive promotion of so-called spinners around children and teenagers? and was awar... |
A student from Delhi University's SRCC has slapped and physically assaulted his professor over being awarded low marks in the internals. The student also reportedly kicked the professor's car in front of the college principal RP Rustagi. The professor has left for Haryana following the incident after filing an FIR agai... | Reacting to low marks assigned to him, a student from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) slapped and physically assaulted his professor on Friday evening, sending a wave of shock across the college faculty. Ashwani Kumar, an assistant professor at SRCC's global business operations in Delhi University, was attacked by ... |
Filmmaker Praveen Vyas has sent a legal notice to the makers of 'Toilet- Ek Prem Katha', accusing them of copying his 2016 documentary Manini. "Since they've...refused to monetarily compensate us for the origin of idea and script, we will now be fighting this in court," said Vyas. Toilet Ek Prem Katha is a take on PM M... | The trailer of Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar's Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has been lauded by one and all, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But there is one person who is not impressed. Filmmaker Praveen Vyas has sent a legal notice and a cease and desist notice for the film's trailer and promotional campaign, Mumba... |
US President Donald Trump has attacked The New York Times in a tweet, alleging that one of its reports led to the failure of a US bid to capture ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. However, US media suggested Trump was referring to a Fox News report which allegedly leaked information about US efforts to capture Baghdadi. | US?President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked The New York Times and its ?sick agenda,? alleging that one of the paper?s reports thwarted a US bid to take out Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.?The Failing New York Times foiled US attempt to kill the single most wanted terrorist, Al-Baghdadi. Their sick agenda ... |
DIG Roopa, who submitted a report alleging VK Sasikala being given VIP treatment in jail, has been issued a notice asking her to publish an apology in leading newspapers. The notice has been served by transferred Karnataka DGP HN Satyanarayana Rao, who was blamed in the report for taking bribe to give Sasikala special ... | Former Karnataka deputy inspector general of prisons Roopa D Moudgil, who alleged that AIADMK leader VK Sasikala received preferential treatment in Bengaluru Central Prison by paying a bribe, has been issued a legal notice by former director general of police (prisons) HN Sathyanarayana Rao seeking unconditional apolog... |
A former senior executive at online media startup ScoopWhoop has filed FIR against Co-founder Suparn Pandey accusing him of sexual harassment and assault. The complainant accused Pandey of making inappropriate remarks, sending her a lewd video, being uncomfortably close and publicly commenting on her sexuality. She als... | After a series of allegations on social media from several women complaining of sexual harassment, Mumbai Police registered an FIR against CEO and founder of The Viral Fever, Arunabh Kumar. He came out and addressed the accusations made against him and said "I am a heterosexual, single man and when I find a woman sexy,... |
Actor Shahid Kapoor has revealed that his wife Mira Rajput would prefer to have a second child soon. "She wants to flip the norm, get the kids to a certain age and then be free to do what she likes," he added. Shahid further revealed their first child, Misha, was not planned but they were ready for it. | Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are gifting their daughter Misha a sibling pretty soon, it seems. The new parents are way too excited about parenthood, and want to experience double the joy with another child.It was just yesterday that Shahid Kapoor shared the first proper photo of Misha with her mother Mira, and his fan... |
A major fire broke out at a helmet-manufacturing factory in Manesar's Sector 8 on Tuesday morning. The fire department received information about the fire around 8.30 AM and controlled the fire by 12:30 PM after nine fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Two floor were gutted and material worth lakhs of rupees was burn... | A major fire broke out at a helmet-manufacturing factory in Sector 8, Manesar, on Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the incident and the fire department officials suspect the fire originated from a short circuit. The fire department received information about the blaze at the factory of Avon Biwheeler Accessories... |
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, in his first TED Talk, revealed there were reports that his youngest child AbRam was the love child of his eldest son Aryan, who was 15-years-old then. "Apparently, he had sown his wild oats with a girl while driving her car in Romania," added Shah Rukh. SRK further said that these reports disturb... | Shah Rukh Khan got the audience on their feet clapping and hooting at the 2017 TED Conference held last month in Vancouver, Canada. His speech was witty, insightful and wise as always and one of the highlights of the twenty-minute long speech-a-thon was Shah Rukh Khan talking about his reaction to a rather idiotic rumo... |
BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said that in the previous UPA government, no one considered Manmohan Singh as the PM, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has restored the pride associated with the post. "In the earlier government, every minister thought of themselves as the PM," Shah said at a press conference in Mumb... | BJP President Amit Shah today said that in the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, no one considered Manmohan Singh as the PM, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi had now restored the "pride" associated with the post. "In (the) earlier government, every minister thought of themselves as the PM," Shah s... |
Pakistani Army had to be called in to disperse a mob of around 1,000 people who attacked an Ahmadi mosque in Chakwal district in Pakistan's Punjab, according to reports. The minority Ahmadi community has come under attack from Sunni extremists and mobs several times in the recent past. Notably, Pakistan's Ahmadi Muslim... | The Pakistan Army had to be sent in to restore control after a mob of around 1000 people charged an Ahmadi place of worship in Chakwal district in the province of Punjab.According to report by a Pakistani daily , a group of Ahmadi Muslims had gathered at the place of worship in order to offer their daily prayers but so... |
The Bengaluru-based firm which was carrying out on-screen assessment of answer sheets has said that the Mumbai University results were delayed because the varsity didn't provide them with a consolidated list of evaluators. The university, however, said that it had given them a list of 10,000 evaluators and it was the f... | Three days before deadline to declare degree college results, MeritTrac, the Bengaluru-based information technology firm carrying out the on-screen assessment of answer sheets, claimed that the University of Mumbai is yet to provide them with a complete list of evaluators causing delay and snags in the assessment proce... |
Five buildings at Pragati Maidan, including the iconic 45-year-old 'Hall of Nations', were demolished on Sunday night after their architect Raj Rewal lost a case in Delhi High Court. The buildings were commissioned in 1972 and the architect claimed that they were the world's first pillar-less concrete frame structures.... | About half a dozen bulldozers worked overnight on Sunday at Pragati Maidan to pull down five iconic buildings ? Hall of Nations and Industry. Next to come under the hammer is Nehru Pavilion. Indian trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) razed the structures two days after their architect Raj Rewal lost the case in Delhi h... |
Actor Pankaj Tripathi has said that people come and tell him that they loved his films and then ask him his name. "Naam mein kya hai? People can forget your name, but if you excel at what you do, at least someone will remember you," added Pankaj. He is known for his films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur', 'Fukrey', among othe... | Actor Pankaj Tripathi has been a part of popular films such as Agneepath (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur I and II (2012) and Fukrey (2013). Despite being a known face and a critically acclaimed actor, more often than not, people tend to ask him his name but that doesn?t bother him. Pankaj explains, ?I have been in the indu... |
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to submit an action plan for the restoration of Yamuna floodplains. This comes after an expert committee appointed by the NGT claimed that the ecology of over 420 acres of floodplains was adversely affected by the World Culture F... | The restoration of Yamuna floodplains could start soon with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directing the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and irrigation department of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to submit an action plan within a week.A bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar formed a three-mem... |
Five new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, taking its working strength to 28. The new judges elevated to the apex court include four chief justices of state high courts and a sitting Karnataka High Court judge. Notably, the Supreme Court has a total sanctioned strength of 31 judges. | New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI) Five new judges were today appointed to the Supreme Court, taking it working strength to 28. President Pranab Mukherjee has signed their Warrants of Appointment and the notifications will be issued shortly, sources in the government said here. Those elevated to the apex court are five high court... |
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old man in South-East Delhi's Taimoor Nagar area on Monday, reports said. The police said the accused has been identified as Mukhtar Sheikh, who was working as a security guard in the city's New Friends Colony area. Sheikh had reportedly lured the girl on the pretex... | A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old man in southeast Delhi?s Taimoor Nagar area on Monday afternoon. Police said the accused has been identified as Mukhtar Sheikh, a resident of West Bengal. He was working as a security guard in New Friends Colony. The incident took place around 2 pm in the slum ... |
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court in connection with the defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Arvind Kejriwal has sought details of bank accounts of Arun Jaitley and his family members. The two leaders are involved in a defamation case after Kejriwal accused Ja... | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court in connection with the defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.Arvind Kejriwal has sought details of bank accounts of Arun Jaitley and his family members. |
Former US President Barack Obama has left Washington DC in a helicopter after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Obama and his family were escorted by President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence. The Obamas will now fly the Air Force One for the last time to Palm Springs, Cal... |
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An ongoing live stream of the inauguration proceedings is here:Currently atop the blog are video highlights from the day thus far. [Update: we?ve gone back to the live stream up there for the moment but will re-elevate the highlights at the right time.]The Obamas at Andrews Air Force Base, where the... |
Stylist Law Roach has revealed the sleeves of singer Celine Dion's gown at the Billboard Awards were filled with tissues. "It came in a huge box. The sleeves were packed up with tissue paper - it's a whole thing, for real," said Roach. Celine wore a floor-length white gown with a plunging neckline and accentuated shoul... | Singer Celine Dion's sleeves on the gown she adorned for the Billboard Music Awards this year were packed with tissue paper, according to her stylist, Law Roach.Dion, 49, flaunted a floor-length, figure-hugging, white gown with a v-plunge neckline and accentuated shoulder details to the awards gala on May 21.Roach has ... |
A 24-year-old businessman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai at 3 AM on Sunday. A police officer said Pawanjeet Singh Kohli had been depressed since he heard the news of his former girlfriend's engagement and had googled the fastest way to kill himself. However, police office... | All seemed well for Pawanjeet Singh Kohli. His friends thought of him as a happy person, was rich and was gifted a new Audi for his birthday. But all was not well. The 24-year-old was secretly looking ways to kill himself. His family and friends were shocked to know that he had jumped off the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.Pawa... |
Portugal national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a left-footed long-range effort after his teammate André Silva provided a mid-air backheel assist on an aerial long ball, in Portugal's 3-0 friendly win over Hungary on Sunday. The 32-year-old also scored a freekick from the side of the penalty box, claiming ... | While Cristiano Ronaldo kept moving up Europe's all-time scorers list on Saturday, a demoralizing loss to Bulgaria endangered the Netherlands' World Cup qualification.With two goals in Portugal's 3-0 win over Hungary, Ronaldo moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list for European nations.Ronaldo's 70 in 137 ... |
The United Nations on Friday honoured West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with the highest public service award for her girl empowerment initiative Kanyashree Prakalpa. The initiative was ranked first among 552 such social schemes for 'Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable through Inclusive Services and Participation'. T... | In a major boost to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's pet project 'Kanyashree', the United Nations today accorded its highest award for public service to the West Bengal government for the scheme initiated to empower the girl child with education.The project was launched in 2011 soon after Mamata Banerjee came to power ... |
Martin Sorrell, CEO of world's largest advertising and public relations company WPP, was awarded a payout of over $62 million (?400 crore) in 2016. The payout was around 32% less from the $91 million (?585 crore) he received in 2015, one of the biggest in UK's corporate history. With this, Sorrell has received $272 mil... | Sir Martin Sorrell received £48m in remuneration last year as WPP, the marketing and advertising company he founded and runs, moved to curb the level of his future payouts to avoid further clashes with investors.Sorrell, who has been on the receiving end of a string of shareholder voting revolts at WPP?s annual meeting... |
BJP MP Paresh Rawal has alleged that he was "coerced by Twitter" into removing a tweet targeting author Arundhati Roy. Rawal in his tweet said, "Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie up Arundhati Roy!" Further, Rawal said in a statement that he will continue to stand by the citizens and Armed forces "at an... | Famous actor and BJP lawmaker Paresh Rawal alleged today that he was "coerced by Twitter" into removing a tweet targeting author Arundhati Roy. The tweet had sparked a major controversy .Paresh Rawal was outright when he defended his tweet in spite of being criticised for the post.The tweet which now has been deleted, ... |
The website of National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, was hacked on Monday, with hackers posting "Free Kashmir" and anti-Indian Army messages. The portal was hacked by a group named Team Pak Cyber Skullz, who also posted messages demanding the removal of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. "Freedom from the evil of t... | In an unfortunate series of events that unfolded in the Kashmir Valley in the aftermath of the India-Pakistan tie in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston that left the neighbours' nose bloodied, pro-Kashmir elements hacked the official website of the premier National Institute of Technology (NIT) based in Srinaga... |
At least 400 languages or more than half languages spoken by India's 1.3 billion people may die out in next 50 years, a study by the People's Linguistic Survey of India (PSLI) stated. Further claiming that India has already lost 250 languages in last five decades, the survey said, "Each time a language is lost, the cor... | More than half of the languages spoken by India's 1.3 billion people may die out over the next 50 years, scholars said on Thursday, calling for a concerted effort to preserve the tongues spoken by the nation's endangered tribal communities.The People's Linguistic Survey of India (PSLI) raised the alarm during the launc... |
Singer Shreya Ghoshal is set to get a wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in New Delhi. Ghoshal said, "it is an honour to be featured among such talented stars, artists, historians and renowned celebrities." The wax museum, which will open later this year, will also feature wax figures of Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachcha... | Shreya Ghoshal sure is treading new heights. With Madame Tussauds all set to come to Delhi, one of the unexpected names of celeb statues that has surfaced is that of singer Shreya Ghoshal.The statue will be created in a distinctive singing pose, and will be open to the public when the museum opens at Regal Palace, in t... |
Japanese electronics maker Sony has unveiled the 'Xperia XZ Premium', the world's first smartphone with 4K HDR display at ?46,700. The phone's 19-megapixel camera has a memory-stacked sensor, making it world's first smartphone camera that records slow motion video at 960 frames per second. The device runs on Android No... | Hot on the heels of Nokia, LG and Huawei's, Sony has unveiled their latest Xperia flagship Smartphone - the Xperia XZ Premium at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona. The Xperia XZ Premium is undoubtedly the company's most exciting device in years and comes with a range of breakthrough features, the chief amongst t... |
Sonam Kapoor has been trolled for allegedly misquoting the National Anthem in a column. "National Anthem pata nahi aur chale National Award lene," tweeted a user. "Never knew [she] is so ignorant," commented another user. "Listen to the national anthem one more time. nRecall the line you heard as kids, 'Hindu, Muslim, ... | Sonam Kapoor, always known to speak her mind, poured her heart out in a recent column for Hindustan Times. Sonam expressed her anguish at being trolled for questioning the status quo and sometimes, the government. The Neerja actor's column soon went viral, but for the wrong reason.One part of it read, "I'm a proud Indi... |
Union Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday said that about 91 lakh new taxpayers have been added after demonetisation. "Demonetisation has promoted digital economy. Increased digital transaction has hurt the shadow economy which was flourishing unchecked," he said. Meghwal added that when history... | Union Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal today said that after demonetisation about 91 lakh new tax payers have been added to the earlier list.Meghwal said that demonetisation handed a mighty blow to parallel economy. He said, "Demonetisation has promoted digital economy. Increased digital transaction has ... |
Bomb squads and canine teams were rushed to check a package recovered in the cargo hold area of Delhi airport on Wednesday. Officials later declared the area safe, adding, "the suspect item was nothing but some spare parts of company Maruti." Its X-ray image had raised suspicion among airport staff. | New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Bomb squads and canine teams were today rushed in to check a suspect object that was recovered at the cargo hold area of the IGI airport here, later declared safe after it was found that the consignment only contained some auto spare parts. CISF Director General O P Singh said the "suspect item h... |
The Income Tax department on Sunday warned black money holders that their undisclosed assets are "not hidden" from its gaze. It further advised them to avail the ongoing one-time disclosure window under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna to come clean on their stashed funds. The department further added that "total ... | holders New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Warning black money holders that their undisclosed assets are "not hidden" from its gaze, the Income Tax department today advised them to avail the ongoing one-time disclosure window--PMGKY-- to come clean on their stashed funds. In advertisements released in leading national dailies, th... |
For the first time in the history of Manipur, Chief Minister Biren Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has launched a toll-free 24/7 helpline number '181' for women. Addressing the launch programme, State Minister for Social Welfare and Corporation Nemcha Kipgen said that the helpline will help fight and ... | To battle the ever increasing crimes against women in Manipur, the Biren Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has launched a toll free 24/7 helpline number 181 for women in the state.This is first time in the history of Manipur. A helpline just for women was launched today at Kuranga Nayani Hall, D C offic... |
Two Indian Army jawans were martyred on Wednesday after Pakistan Army opened fire in Kupwara area along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place two days after seven pilgrims were killed in a terrorist attack in Anantnag city. As per reports, there have been 23 incidents of ceasefire violation ... | Two Indian Army jawans from 5 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles were martyred in a sniper shootout near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir.It is believed Pakistani troops targeted two army jawans near Furkian Gali of Keran sector in Kupwara district.It is not yet clear whether the jawans were fired by Pakistani troops or ... |
Aamir Khan attended his first award show in 15 years on Monday, after receiving a special invite for the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards from Lata Mangeshkar. He was presented Vishesh Puraskar for 'Dangal' by RSS Chief Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat. Aamir said, "I want to thank Lata Didi, the Dinanath trust, and their entir... | Actor Aamir Khan, who is known to give award functions a miss for the past 15 years (he last attended the Oscars where his production Lagaan was nominated in the Foreign Film category), made an exception on Monday evening when he was honoured at the 75th Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. In the presence of the legenda... |
Edible oil manufacturer Ruchi Soya's shares surged nearly 20% on Monday after the firm announced it has signed agreements with Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved for physical refining and packaging of edible oils. Ruchi Soya is currently the country's leading agriculture and food FMCG company with a turnover of $4 ... | New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Shares of Ruchi Soya Industries today surged over 17 per cent after the company signed an agreement with Patanjali Ayurved for physical refining and packaging of edible oils. The scrip skyrocketed 16.34 per cent to settle at Rs 29.90 on BSE. During the day, it zoomed 19.84 per cent to Rs 30.80. ... |
The Delhi government is planning to e-auction special registration numbers for motorcycles and scooters, according to reports. The minimum price for '0001' number has been set at ?50,000 and, bidding for numbers from '0002' to '0009' will begin from ?30,000. Any other registration number an individual would want will c... | Those who had been wishing for a fancy number plate for their two-wheelers will soon have an opportunity to make their dream come true as the Delhi government is planning to e-auction special registration numbers for motorcycles and scooters. The minimum price for the golden number ?0001? has been proposed at Rs 50,00... |
The Defence Ministry has scrapped a ?6,500-crore deal to procure 16 helicopters for the Indian Navy from American firm Sikorsky, according to reports. The deal had been in the making since 2009 but had been stuck over price issues since 2015. The Defence Ministry is merging the deal with a Make in India programme to pr... | The Defence Ministry has scrapped a Rs 6,500 crore deal for buying 16 multirole helicopters for the Navy from America as the government is bargaining hard on price with foreign vendors and promoting Make in India in the military sector for reducing imports.The decision has come a couple of weeks before Prime Minister N... |
A four-year-old girl died on Monday, two days after sustaining burns on her face when she fell into a pan containing hot tea in Delhi's Old Seelampur. Reportedly, her elder sister had prepared tea and kept it under the bed waiting for other family members to arrive when the girl fell off the bed and landed head-first i... | In a freak accident in east Delhi?s Old Seelampur, a four-year-old girl died after she fell in a pot filled with hot tea.The girl fell into the freshly boiled beverage head first on Saturday, receiving severe burns to her face and upper body parts. She battled for life at a hospital for two days before succumbing to he... |
Archaeologists on Saturday unearthed a two-metre high, centuries-old statue believed to have been the symbolic guardian of an ancient hospital at the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia. The statue is believed to date back to the late 12th to early 13th century. Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which dates fro... | Archaeologists have unearthed a large, centuries-old statue that is believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at Cambodia?s famed Angkor temple complex.The nearly two metre tall carving, which is thought to be from the late 12th to the early 13th century, was discovered during a dig on Saturday, said L... |
Comedian-turned-politician and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann lost to Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal by 18,500 votes. The Shiromani Akali Dal leader won over 75,000 votes while Mann could manage just around 56,000 votes. Sukhbir Singh's father and outgoing CM Parkash Singh Badal defeated Congress' Chief Ministerial can... | For the first time in recent history, Punjab witnessed a three-cornered fight for its 117-seat Assembly. Counting began at 8 am at 54 centres in 27 locations where the state election commission had deployed more than 14,000 officials. The Congress took a lead since the very first trend, and continued the momentum to o... |
Maharashtra's Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar topped the list of absentees in cabinet meetings by missing 11 out of the 35 meetings held between July 2016 to May 2017, according to an RTI response. Fundkar clarified that he missed two meetings for personal reasons, and was either attending state functions or on ... | Apart from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, not a single minister has a 100% attendance record for the cabinet meetings that were held from July 2016 to May 2017. Agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar tops the list of absentees.As per the state?s reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by activist An... |
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju while discussing the recent incidents of mob lynching in Parliament said, "Do you want the PM should break the federal structure and take over state machinery?" The statement which led to an uproar in the Parliament came after Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge criticised th... | Charges and counter charges flew in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the issue of lynchings, with the Opposition parties targeting the Modi government and the ruling side asserting that it was the responsibility of the state governments to deal with such crimes.During the discussion, Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge criticis... |
The Delhi government, under its City Taxi Scheme, 2017, is planning to prevent cab aggregators including Uber Pool and Ola Share from offering shared rides. Cab aggregators have 'contract carriage permits', which only allows point-to-point transportation with no stopovers on the route of a ride, according to officials.... | New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The Delhi governments City Taxi Scheme, 2017 may ban shared rides provided by cab aggregators in the national capital. The scheme is being scrutinised by senior officials and its finalisation is in the last stages after which it will be notified, said a source in the AAP government. "The scheme, ... |
Social media giant Facebook has poached senior Google executive Pulkit Trivedi as its first Industry Director to spearhead e-commerce, retail, travel and financial services verticals in India. Besides Google, Trivedi has over 18 years of experience at multinational companies including Intel, Microsoft, and IBM. Earlie... | Social-media giant Facebook has announced Pulkit Trivedi as its new industry director for e-commerce, retail, travel and financial services verticals. Trivedi's work role involves building and maintaining strategic relationships with clients in the country. Pulkit holds over an 18 years of industry experience covering... |
A teacher of a private school in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand has been accused of stripping two girls in front of the class for performing poorly in a test held for English subject. While the parents of the girls lodged a complaint against the teacher and the school management, the allegation has been refuted by th... | A teacher of a private school in Haridwar district has been accused of stripping two girls in front of the class for performing poorly in a test held for English subject, an allegation refuted by the school management.According to police, a female teacher at JP International Public School in rural belt of Landaura forc... |
Leading stock exchange NSE has proposed a pay package of ?8 crore per annum for its new CEO Vikram Limaye. Limaye's annual pay would be nearly double that of the total remuneration earned by the chiefs of rivals BSE and MSEI. At a meeting, NSE will seek shareholders' approval for Limaye's appointment for five years and... | New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) Leading stock exchange NSE has proposed a pay package of Rs 8 crore per annum for its new chief Vikram Limaye and will seek approval of its shareholders on March 7 for his appointment and remuneration package. At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the National Stock Exchange will ... |
The Election Commission ordered police protection for all Congress MLAs in Gujarat over reports of the BJP trying to bribe them to join the party. All of the nine MLAs in Gujarat were given security, in addition to the 42 that the party took to Bengaluru. This comes after six of the party's MLAs resigned and joined the... | Police protection was given to all the Congress legislators in Gujarat on Monday following Election Commission?s order on a party complaint that the ruling BJP was trying to bribe and coerce its MLAs to defect ahead of the Rajya Sabha election in the state.The security cover was given to nine of the 51 Congress MLAs wh... |
Doctors of a medical institute in Jharkhand operated on the right kidney of a patient when the stones were detected in the left one. After the patient's husband pointed out the mistake to the doctors, they assured him of treatment in a private hospital but later asked them to leave. The Urology department's head blamed... | A patient?s right kidney was operated upon instead of the left at a premier medical hospital in Ranchi.Gudia Bai?s operation on the right kidney took place at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) while stones had been detected in her left kidney, her anguished husband Pradeep Kumar said on Wednesday.?Stone... |
The Shirdi Saibaba temple in Maharashtra received offerings worth ?403.75 crore in 2016 as against ?393 crore it received in 2015. The temple received ?258.42 crore through offerings in the form of cash, online money transfers, credit/debit cards, and these offerings received an interest of ?125.95 crore from the banks... | The much-talked about note ban had no impact on the famous Shirdi Saibaba temple as it received offerings worth Rs 403.75 crore in 2016, which is Rs 10 crore more than what it received in 2015.According to Shirdi Sai Temple Trust's trustee, Sachin Tambe, the temple had received Rs 393 crore in 2015, while in 2016, it g... |
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