Trump joked he could play matchmaker for PM Modi: Foreign media
US President Donald Trump allegedly joked he could play matchmaker for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after learning from aides that the 67-year-old leader has long been estranged from his wife, according to a new report in Politico. The article detailed a...
It’s propaganda, happens in China, Russia: Shiv Sena on PM’s interviews
The Shiv Sena today alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen a "short cut of e-mails" for media interviews and called the exercise a "propaganda" and "a kind of monologue" prevalent in some communist countries. In an editorial...
BJP’s Rafale deal for dummies with Pallavi Joshi
Former TV actress Pallavi Joshi has been trending on Twitter for her video tutorial on the Rafale deal. The BJP which has been facing an unceasing assault from the Opposition over the Rafale deal, today released a 'Rafale Deal for Dummies'...
PM said to be unhappy with Naidu over expunging of remark
On Thursday, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did the unusual thing of expunging a remark made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his congratulatory speech to felicitate Janata Dal-U MP Harivansh on his election as the RS deputy chairman...
Umar Khalid Shot At in Delhi, Escapes Unharmed
An unidentified man opened fire at JNU student Umar Khalid outside Constitution Club of India. He is unhurt. The reason behind the attack is not known. Khalid was at the venue to attend an event titled 'Khauff Se Azaadi', organised by...
India’s foreign reserves in “comfortable range”: Report
India's foreign reserves are in a "comfortable range" and another 5-8 per cent fall in reserves will not jeopardise the situation, says a DBS report. According to the global financial services major, a challenging global environment has compelled RBI to...
Mail Today editor uses a photo instead of a cartoon critical of Modi’s China policy
"Drop the cartoon and carry a photo! "Thats how my cartoon column with Mail Today ended yesterday. Thats how the editor looked at a cartoon and cartoonists opinion. Thats how the editor chose to shut a voice! "The cartoon he rejected...
15 injured in Muzaffarpur temple stampede
At least 15 people were injured in a stampede at Garibnath Temple in Muzaffarpur on Monday morning. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital. According to preliminary investigation, devotees in massive numbers gathered at the temple on the third...
Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away
Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away at the age of 89 years in a Kolkata hospital. He was in hospital and put on ventilator support after he suffered a heart attack. Eighty-nine-year-old Chatterjee, who was suffering from a kidney-related...
39 Civilians, Including 12 Children, Killed in Syria Weapons Depot Blast
Idlib : At least 39 civilians were on Sunday killed in blast at a weapons depot in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. The 39 civilians also include 12 children. The explosion, reported at a residential building at...
Pune police raids 12 pubs , 6000-7000 were present
Pune – On night of 11 and 12th August from 1am to 4 am, Crime and EOW Units of Crime Branch, Pune City carried out raids on following Pubs, Star Hotels and Huookah Joints and made cases under different sections...
I want to make it clear lynching is a crime, no matter the motive: PM Modi
Speaking on incidents of mob lynching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the opposition should not politicise the issue and ensure that society remains integrated. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Prime Minister Modi said that "My party and I have...
BSP MLA gets Rs 1 crore ransom email, with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s photo attached
LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Umashankar Singh has claimed that he has received an email demanding Rs 1 crore ransom from the underworld. The mail, he said, has a photo of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim attached. The BSP MLA...
Nobel Prize-winning author VS Naipaul dies aged 85
Novelist Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died aged 85, his family have said. Sir Vidia, who was born in rural Trinidad in 1932, wrote more than 30 books including A Bend in the River and...
Aero India to be shifted? Karnataka asks Centre to clarify
Amid reports of the defence ministry planning to shift the venue of Aero India, the country's biennial air show and aviation exhibition, from Bengaluru to Lucknow, Karnataka asked the Centre to clarify its stand on the matter. A miffed...
1 cop killed, 3 security personnel injured in encounter with terrorists in J-K
A policeman has been killed and three security forces personnel injured during an early morning encounter with terrorists in Batmaloo area today, police said. "On a specific information about presence of terrorists in a hideout, an operation...
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Admitted to AIIMS
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh reached All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to enquire about his health condition. The Union Minister had earlier visited Vajpayee at the...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launch postponed
We do not have lift off. Nasa's much-anticipated Parker Solar Probe - a spacecraft which it is claimed will "touch" the sun - failed to launch following a countdown on Saturday morning. Engineers "scrubbed" takeoff at the last second...
Slab of under-construction flyover in UP collapses, labourer injured
A labourer was injured when a slab of an under-construction flyover of National Highways Authority of India collapsed at Phutaiyya Chauraha in Basti district today, an official said. The labourer on duty in the night shift was immediately admitted...
Somanth Chatterjee’s Condition Critical, Put on Ventilator
New Delhi: Somnath Chatterjee, former Lok Sabha speaker, has been admitted to a private nursing home in Kolkata. His condition is said to be critical and has been put on a ventilator. As per the hospital sources, Chatterjee has been...
Air India Delays Employees Salary for July, says will be paid by next week
New Delhi: Debt-ridden Air India, which has not paid its July month salary, issued a notice to its staffs stating that it is making all efforts to disburse them by the next week. This is the fifth...
