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The centre replied that it is reviewing the situation in Kashmir on a day-to-day basis. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir is very sensitive, govt needs more time to bring normalcy: SC

Centre gives 2 weeks time to govt to bring normalcy before it will hear petitions on Article 370 abrogation.

13 Aug 2019 1:55 PM

‘We will stay with the public even after the removal of Article 370. One should know how the Army and the common public used to live together in Jammu and Kashmir in the '70s and '80s,’ Bipin Rawat said. (Photo: ANI)

Shouldn't get too concerned: Army Chief on Pak deployment along LoC

Rawat opined that with recent moves, situation will go back to normal and Army can again go back to having cordial relationship with public.

13 Aug 2019 1:51 PM

Zomato delivery workers in Howrah formed a small group to protest over the delivery of beef and pork and have been on strike for a week. (Photo: ANI)

'Nothing to do with food or religion’: Zomato founder on riders' strike

Zomato just emerged out of a recent controversy involving a man who had got his food delivered by a Muslim rider.

13 Aug 2019 1:43 PM

The bench had, on Friday, last asked as to whether anyone from the 'Raghuvansha' (descendants of Lord Ram) dynasty still resides in Ayodhya. (Photo: File)

Arguements before SC on 'whether temple existed at disputed site' in Ayodhya

Earlier, three judges of the Allahabad HC had held that there was a temple at the disputed site.

13 Aug 2019 1:23 PM

In the petition, it was mentioned that Tharoor refused to apologize for his remark. (Photo: ANI)

Tharoor slapped with arrest warrant over 'Hindu-Pakistan' remark

Tharoor was also sued under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.

13 Aug 2019 1:21 PM

India on Tuesday issued an advisory to its citizens for travelling to Hong Kong, a day after flight operations were severely disrupted at the city’s international airport due to public demonstrations on August 12. (Photo: AP)

India issues travel advisory for people travelling to Hong Kong

The airport was reopened on Tuesday, however, hundreds of flights were still listed as cancelled.

13 Aug 2019 12:55 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Anuradha Bhasin, Editor of Kashmir Times, to hand over a memo to the apex court registrar for urgent listing of her plea seeking removal of restrictions on the media in Jammu and Kashmir after scrapping of provisions of Article 370. (Photo: File)

SC to consider scribe's urgent hearing plea for removal of media restrictions in J&K

Grover said that Bhasin is an editor of a leading daily in Kashmir and due to complete lockdown in Valley journalists are unable to work.

13 Aug 2019 12:08 PM

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil. (Photo: File)

Maharashta minister asks flood-affected people to 'shut up' when they demanded relief

Chandrakant Patil was addressing a group in Shirol and Kolhapur and Sangli in Western Maharashtra are the worst flood-affected districts.

13 Aug 2019 12:06 PM

Eighty-eight people have died across 14 districts of flood-battered Kerala while 40 are missing, authorities said on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

88 dead, 40 missing in Kerala; CM to visit flood-affected areas today

Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc in several areas across the state in past few days with daily lives of residents taking a hit.

13 Aug 2019 11:55 AM

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with family members of Sonbhadra massacre victims in Mirzapur. (Photo: PTI)

Priyanka Gandhi will visit Umbha today to meet families of Sonbhadra massacre victims

Priyanka is expected to spend more than an hour in the village meeting the family members of the victims.

13 Aug 2019 11:33 AM

A major fire broke out at Gandhi Nagar market on Tuesday morning. (Representational Image)

Fire breaks out at Gandhi Nagar market in Delhi, 21 fire tenders at spot

Gandhi Nagar market situated in Shahdara area of New Delhi is one of Asia's largest textile market.

13 Aug 2019 11:05 AM

On August 4, a Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight carrying around 143 passengers had returned to the city airport, almost an hour after its departure, due to a technical glitch. (Representational Image)

Indigo pilot aborts Delhi flight minutes before take-off, Gadkari onboard

An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Delhi on Tuesday morning was returned to the taxiway from runway after it developed serious technical error.

13 Aug 2019 10:24 AM

The episode was shot in Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand and was a 'frank and freewheeling journey' that would throw light on wildlife conservation. (Photo: Twitter)

'Was proud moment': Ministers applaud PM's 'Man vs Wild' episode

Hosted by Bear Grylls, the 'Man vs Wild' episode featuring PM Modi was aired 9 pm on Monday.

13 Aug 2019 10:12 AM

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security agencies have been warning social media users not to believe in rumours about alleged large-scale violence in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under lockdown since the centre scrapped special status and divided it into two union territories on August 5. (Photo: File)

Suspend accounts spreading 'malicious' content about J&K: Centre to Twitter

The government said people must not believe in rumours about alleged incidents of firing in Kashmir valley.

13 Aug 2019 9:46 AM

Siddaramaiah had been flaying the central government over the delay in releasing funds to take up relief measures. (photo: File)

Visit your constituency if party is over: BJP slams Siddaramaiah over Eid feasting

BJP also posted pictures of Siddaramaiah purportedly having food along with KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, Kharge, MB Patil, among others.

13 Aug 2019 9:39 AM

Her first instinct was to pick up a pair of slippers and throw them on the intruders. She later threw chairs and a stool. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Brave elderly couple fight armed burglars with chairs, slippers in Tamil Nadu

Investigators said the couple lived alone and the incident took place around 9 pm on Sunday.

13 Aug 2019 9:30 AM

Columnist Shobhaa De on Monday rubbished the claims made by former Pakistan envoy to India Abdul Basit that he had influenced her to write the 2016 article where she 'advocated plebiscite' in Kashmir in the aftermath of Burhan Wani’s death. (Photo: File)

Shobhaa De rubbishes ex-Pak envoy claim he influenced her Kashmir article; see video

Speaking to ANI, De said that the only time she ever met Basit was during the Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2019.

13 Aug 2019 9:00 AM

The law suit filed by the deity in the Ayodhya case has also made the birth place of Lord Ram as co-petitioner and has sought claim over the entire 2.77 acre of disputed land at Ayodhya where the structure was razed on December 6, 1992. (Photo: PTI | File)

SC to resume day-to-day hearing in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case today

The bench assumed significance following its query as to whether anyone from the 'Raghuvansha' dynasty still resides in Ayodhya.

13 Aug 2019 8:45 AM

Modi said he never had a good answer about nervousness because it was not a part of his experience. (Photo: Bear Grylls | Twitter)

'Taking vacation for first time in 18 years,' says Modi on Discovery's 'Man vs Wild'

When Grylls asked whether he ever dreamt of becoming a Prime Minister, Modi said his focus has always been the development of the nation.

13 Aug 2019 8:24 AM

He also said that India was passing through a 'deep crisis' and it needs the cooperation of like-minded people. (Photo: File)

'Voices from J&K must be heard,' says Manmohan Singh on Article 370

'Its outcome is not to the liking of many people of our country,' Singh said.

13 Aug 2019 8:02 AM

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