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#11:27 PM

West Bengal: Police detained 4 army jawans, earlier today, for allegedly thrashing a civilian & a civic volunteer in Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata. - ANI

#10:25 PM

Delhi: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina met President Pranab Mukherjee earlier today. - ANI

#10:11 PM

Kerala: Family of Jishnu Pranoy, student who allegedly committed suicide, has stopped hunger strike after govt. accepted their demands. - ANI

#9:57 PM

Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) files police complaint against BJP MLA T. Raja Singh for hate speech on Ram Navami in Hyderabad. - ANI

#9:51 PM

Assam's Minister for Edu, Health &Finance Himanta Biswa Sarma also announced that public feedback on the policy will be taken till 15th July. - ANI

#9:44 PM

Anyone having more than 2 children, marrying before attaining legal age won't be eligible for Assam govt. jobs under new population policy. - ANI

#9:42 PM

Raipur-Kolkata Indigo flight made emergency landing in at the Raipur airport after a bird hit. - ANI

#9:32 PM

J&K: Polling booth at Govt high school, Arihal, Pulwama set ablaze by unknown persons ahead of Anantnag LS bypoll scheduled for April 12. - ANI

#9:19 PM

J&K: Terrorists attack a police station in Yaripora, Kulgam. More details awaited. - ANI

#9:07 PM

Title contenders Mohun_BaganAC beat east bengalfc 2-1 in an I-League encounter in Siliguri. #ILeague #MBvKEB.. - PTI

#8:56 PM

Budgam Protesters-Security forces clash: Death toll rises to seven Jammu Kashmir. - ANI

#8:53 PM

Congress issues three-line whip in Lok Sabha for tomorrow. - ANI

#8:44 PM

Bhadrakh (Odisha): Relaxation of 4 hours was given in the curfew, situation was normal during this period: Additional DGP Binayatosh Jha. - ANI

#8:35 PM

45 people killed & 119 others injured in twin ISIS blasts targeting Coptic churches in Egypt.. - PTI

#8:30 PM

Assam: Security forces bust NDFB (S) camp in Chirang district. Huge cache of arms & ammunition recovered. - ANI

#8:22 PM

All Kashmir University exams scheduled to be held up-to Apr12 are postponed due to prevailing situation. New dates to be notified separately. - ANI

#8:16 PM

Internet services to remain suspended in entire Kashmir valley till conduct of Anantnag Bypoll on April 12. - PTI

#8:13 PM

Hundreds of foreigners take part in #yongyang Marathon, highlight of isolated North Korea's annual tourism calendar. - AFP

#8:09 PM

Road caves in near site of underground tunnelling for Chennai Metro Rail; narrow escape for car, bus passengers. - PTI

#8:02 PM

KarnatakaBypolls: 76 percent polling in Nanjanagud, 78 per cent at Gundlupet. - PTI

#8:01 PM

NK Sakthivel, Vice Principal of Nehru College of Engineering & third accused in the Jishnu Pranoy death case arrested from Coimbatore, TN. - ANI

#7:25 PM

Bhadrakh violence: Social media blocked for 48 hours in Bhadrakh and nearby areas by Odisha government from 7 PM today. - ANI

#7:13 PM

Defending champions Sun Risers crush The Gujarat Lions by 9 wickets in an IPL encounter. IPL SRHvGL. - PTI

#7:03 PM

Kuchh log hamare jawanon ke upar patthar phenkte hain, jab sankat ki ghadi aati hai yahi jawan unki bhi jaan bachaate hain: Rajnath Singh. - ANI

#7:01 PM

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad will fly with Air India tomorrow; his first flight after flight ban on him was lifted. - ANI

#7:00 PM

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath met PM Narendra Modi in Delhi today. - ANI

#6:54 PM

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull arrives in Delhi on 4-day visit. - ANI

#6:47 PM

A body is wheeled away from a church in Alexandria after a bomb struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday Egypt blast. - AFP

#6:45 PM

Koi jawan, adhikaari shaheed hota hai, kisi bhi surat mein, 1 crore se kam ki dhan raashi uske parivaar ke logon ko nahi milni chahiye: HM. - ANI

#6:43 PM

HM launched website 'Bharat Ke Veer', brainchild of Akshay Kumar,to facilitate monetary contribution to kins of CRPF jawans killed in action. - ANI

#6:39 PM

A consortium of investors led by PE fund True North Managers to buy Religare Health Insurance for Rs 1,300 crore. - PTI

#6:39 PM

36 people killed and nearly 140 others injured in twin ISIS blasts targeting Coptic churches in Egypt. - PTI

#6:23 PM

CRPF sniffer dog Cracker who lost his life in IED blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur also remembered at the 'Shaurya Diwas' function. - ANI

#6:22 PM

Six civilian deaths during poll violence, more than 100 security personnel injured: CEO. Srinagar Bypoll - PTI

#6:20 PM

Poor 6.5 per cent polling in bypoll for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat: Chief Electoral Officer Shantanu. Srinagar Bypoll . - PTI

#6:19 PM

Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh gives bravery awards and medals to CRPF Jawans on 'Shaurya Diwas', actor Akshay Kumar also present. - ANI

#6:16 PM

Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam City Taskforce apprehended 5 persons with Rs. 1.48 crores in old currency notes of 500 and 1000. (April 8) . ANI

#6:11 PM

J&K: Total 6.5% voting recorded in Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll. - ANI

#6:10 PM

Islamic State group claims Egypt church bombings: Amaq. - AFP

#6:09 PM

Suicide bomber behind Alexandria church blast: Egypt police.- AFP

#6:04 PM

11 killed, 66 injured in Alexandria's Saint Mark's church blast, says Egyptian Health Ministry.. - PTI

#6:03 PM

Urge all citizens to extend their unstinted support to mission of a less cash India: President Pranab Mukherjee. - ANI

#6:01 PM

Prajnesh loses dead 5th rubber 5-7 3-6 to Temur Ismailov while India wins the Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan 4-1. NDvsUZB. - PTI

#5:59 PM

I complement the Govt on its bold initiatives for promoting the culture of digital payment in the country: President Pranab Mukherjee. - ANI

#5:58 PM

Delhi: DRI recovered Rs. 15.75 cores in old currency notes of 1000 & 500 from premises near Jhandewalan metro station, investigation on. - ANI

#5:58 PM

The Aadhaar card initiative is a watershed event in the development story of India: President Pranab Mukherjee. - ANI

#5:57 PM

India is on cusp of a digital revolution-President Pranab Mukherjee during mega draw of lot for Lucky Grahak Yojana& Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana. - ANI

#5:36 PM

27 killed, over 100 injured as twin blasts hit Egypt's Coptic Churches packed with worshippers in Tanta, Alexandria cities. - PTI

#5:33 PM

Death toll in Alexandria church bombing rises to 11: health ministry. - AFP

#5:26 PM

Rajouri Garden bypoll witnesses poor turnout of 35 per cent till 3 PM. - PTI

#5:26 PM

Naushera (J&K): House damaged in ceasefire violation by Pakistan last night, villager displays mortar shell. - ANI

#5:16 PM

OPS men attacked us after argument, 1 of us got injuried,police remained mere spectators,have video proof: VP Sivasubramani,Sasikala faction. - ANI

#5:11 PM

Six dead in bomb blast at church in Egypt's Alexandria: ministry. - AFP

#5:06 PM

Second suspect arrested over Stockholm truck attack: court. - AFP

#5:04 PM

Egypt state television reports "injuries" in an explosion near Saint Mark's Church in the coastal city of Alexandria. - AFP

#4:42 PM

Girl born with heart outside body in MP's Khajuraho town, shifted to AIIMS in Delhi. - PTI

#4:38 PM

MPBypolls: 34 per cent polling in Ater, 37 per cent in Bandhavgarh till 1 PM. - PTI

#4:37 PM

Explosion near Alexandria church: Egypt state media. - AFP

#4:36 PM

MP Bypolls: Two firing incidents reported in Ater assembly seat. - PTI

#4:33 PM

V-P Hamid Ansari wife Salma says uttering talaq thrice doesn't amount to divorce; asks Muslim women to read Quran, not rely on clerics. - PTI

#4:29 PM

Cash payments of over Rs 2 lakh for paying loans, cr card bills during 50-day period post demonetisation to be disclosed in new #ITR form. - PTI

#4:24 PM

Chennai: A Clash took place between O Panneerselvam & TTV Dinakaran supporters at RK Nagar. Situation now under control RK Nagar ByPoll - ANI

#4:23 PM

Ram Mandir ke liye jaan de bhi sakte hain,dusron ki jaan le bhi sakte hain. Aane waali RamNavmi tak Ram Mandir ban ke rahega: Raja Singh,BJP - ANI

#4:22 PM

#SBI branch in Bareilly opened 2K A/cs post #demonetisation till Dec 31 to channel #blackmoney; Rs 8 cr found deposited in banned notes: CBI. - PTI

#4:21 PM

#Bangladesh to execute banned #HuJIChief, 2 associates for attack on shrine that killed 3, wounded #British envoy in 2004. - PTI

#4:21 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan outplays Sanjar Fayziev 6-3 6-2 to give India a 4-0 lead against Uzbekistan in #DavisCup tie. #INDvsUZB. - PTI

#4:17 PM

EVMs are robust and tamper-proof, even manufacturers cannot manipulate them at the time of production, says EC. - PTI

#4:13 PM

Indian, Chinese navies rescue merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden. - PTI

#4:10 PM

Srinagar Bypolls: 4 killed, several injured as security men fire on mobs; voter turnout abysmally low at 5.52 per cent till 1400 hours. - PTI

#4:13 PM

Budgam Protesters-Security forces clash: 5 killed, 36 injured including poll officials. - ANI

#4:06 PM

Tamil Nadu: Part of a road at Chennai's Anna Salai caved in trapping a bus and a car. Both vehicles pulled out. - ANI

#3:59 PM

Theft in ND-Patna Rajdhani Express, 7 RPF personnel suspended. - PTI

#3:40 PM

Situation imprvd considerably,absolute normalcy will restore in next few days;gradually curfew to be relaxed:AB Ota,Revenue Div Commissioner - ANI

#3:10 PM

Anyone who breaks the law will be punished: Gulab Chand Kataria, Rajasthan Home Minister on Alwar incident - ANI

#3:01 PM

#2:59 PM

Received summon, I am law abiding, will be present in IT office tomorrow: TN Health Min C Vijayabaskar on IT summon - ANI

#2:49 PM

If EC postpones election then it proves that its inefficient. They should conduct election in fair manner: RS Bharathi, DMK - ANI

#2:44 PM

Around 150 vehicles gutted; fire under control. Cause of fire is being probed: SP Anant Kumar on fire at a parking lot near Rly Stn - ANI

#2:34 PM

Egyptian official says death toll rises to 21 in church bombing north of Cairo- AP

#2:34 PM

Son did not have license, he called me, I was on my way with it but by then police started misbehaving and beating him: Sanjay Tyagi, BJP- ANI

#2:24 PM

Sahjanwa: Man burnt alive by unknown assailants. Police on spot, investigation underway.- ANI

#2:18 PM

Fire breaks out at a factory in Loni industrial area (Ghaziabad district); 4 fire tenders on spot.- ANI

#2:14 PM

Woke up to be flooded by messages of assaulting a fan? Where do people make this news up from? Not assaulted anyone: Arjun Rampal- ANI

#2:03 PM

Athletics: Kenya's Paul Lonyangata wins Paris marathon- AFP

#1:49 PM

At least 13 dead in Egypt church bombing: state media- ANI

#1:25 PM

Crime Branch of Odisha Police begins probe into Bhadrakh violence. Curfew reimposed in the city, to be in force till 7 AM on 10 April.- ANI

#1:19 PM

Raipur(Chhattisgarh): Fire breaks out in a car parking lot next to railway station. Many cars gutted, fire tenders on spot.- ANI

#1:13 PM

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix- AFP

#1:11 PM

To those who warn of dire consequences if Ram Mandir built.We were waiting for you to say this so we can behead you:Raja Singh,BJP Hyd MLA- ANI

#1:01 PM

7 killed, 3 injured after a collision between a car and bus in Azamgarh- ANI

#11:55 AM

CBI registers case against M/s Kudos Chemie Ltd,Chandigarh & its 3 directors who are alleged to have siphoned off Rs 1301 Cr (approx).- ANI

#11:42 AM

Modi stands for 'Making of development of India': Union Min Venkaiah Naidu in Gandhinagar, Gujarat- ANI

#11:37 AM

BCCI Special General Meeting (SGM) adjourned because Committee of Administrators (COA) seeks SC's advice.- ANI

#11:34 AM

Delhi: HM Rajnath Singh chairs 11th standing committee meeting of the Inter state council- ANI

#11:12 AM

BCCI Special General Meeting (SGM) adjourned till Wednesday, 12 April.- ANI

#10:59 AM

BCCI Special General Meeting (SGM) begins in Delhi. Saurav Ganguly,TC Mathew,Rajeev Shukla,N Srinivasan present- ANI

#10:55 AM

Indian Navy assists Chinese PLA Navy in sanitising a ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden -ANI

#10:41 AM

Bhadrak (Odisha): Curfew relaxed in the city for few hours- ANI

#10:24 AM

Palm Sunday being observed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- ANI

#10:23 AM

We are very poor.Son was given job in Qatar but from there he was shifted to Saudi where his employer is torturing him:Mother- ANI

#10:17 AM

J&K: Petrol bombs hurled towards polling station in Budgam.More details awaited- ANI (Read more)

#10:16 AM

J&K: Voting underway for Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll- ANI

#10:16 AM

Hyderabad's Toufeeq allegedly being tortured by his employer in Saudi Arabia for last 1 year, family appeals for help.- ANI

#10:13 AM

Nanjangud bypoll candidate from Congress Kalale Krishnamurthy wore Congress symbol inside polling station in Karnataka- ANI

#10:13 AM

Four EVMs replaced due to fault in Bandhavgarh assembly bypoll, Madhya Pradesh.- ANI (Read more) 

#10:09 AM

Delhi: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reaches residence of BJP national president Amit Shah- ANI

#10:00 AM

Rajouri Garden assembly seat bypoll: Congress leader Ajay Maken casts his vote in Delhi.- ANI (Read more)

#9:56 AM

Actor Vinod Khanna's health is better now, improving, says hospital medical bulletin.- ANI

#9:48 AM

Two policemen have lost their lives in an encounter with Maoists in Jharkhand's Simdega.- ANI

#9:48 AM

Jammu & Kashmir: Voting underway for Ganderbal Lok Sabha bypoll- ANI (Read more)

#9:32 AM

J&K: Voting underway for Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll- ANI (Read more)

#9:30 AM

Incident happened at 3.30 am, I don't know why Arjun Rampal threw camera at me.Police not cooperating at all: Shobhit,Victim- ANI

#9:21 AM

Molestation case: TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar has been given interim protection from arrest till tomorrow by a sessions court in Mumbai.- ANI

#9:13 AM

Himachal Pradesh: Polling begins at Booth no.51 in Bhoranj assembly bypolls (Hamirpur district) after fault in EVM was rectified.- ANI (Read more)

#9:11 AM

Ater(Bhind) bypoll: 6 Police officials removed by EC after Congress candidate Hemant Katare alleged they were threatening ppl- ANI (Read more)

#9:09 AM

Air India (Express) pilot's Breath Analyser (BA) test found positive. He was grounded for 3 months after he had failed the test.- ANI

#9:06 AM

Karnataka: Voting underway for Nanjangud assembly seat.- ANI (Read more)

#9:03 AM

Patna Rajdhani train dacoity: Three people injured in the incident. Victims file complaint- ANI

#8:59 AM

Tussle between BJP leader Sanjay Tyagi & Police in Meerut after his son was stopped for tinted windows on his car.- ANI

#8:50 AM

Arjun Rampal allegedly got angry after photographer clicked pic&Rampal snatched his camera & threw it which hit the complainant injuring him- ANI

#8:47 AM

Complain of assault filed against Arjun Rampal in Delhi, according to the complainant the incident took place in a 5 star hotel- ANI

#8:41 AM

Patna Rajdhani train dacoity: RPF personnel part of the escort team have been suspended for negligence of duty- ANI

#8:36 AM

J&K: Security tightened in Srinagar on voting day for Lok Sabha bypolls- ANI (Read more)

#8:36 AM

Himachal Pradesh: Polling delayed at Booth no.51 in Bhoranj assembly bypolls (Hamirpur district) due to fault in EVM.- ANI (Read more)

#8:29 AM

West Bengal: Voting has begun on Kanthi Dakshin seat in East Midnapore bypoll- ANI (Read more)

#8:06 AM

Kerala: Student Jishnu Prannoy death case: Mother Mahija who was manhandled by Police has been shifted to ICU in Trivandrum: ANI

#7:29 AM

There is very little water in Teesta. It is our lifeline, the lifeline of North Bengal: WB CM Mamata Banerjee- ANI

#7:27 AM

What we can do is that there are many other rivers in the area(India-Bangladesh), we can use water from them: WB CM on Teesta- ANI

#7:25 AM

Bihar: Dacoity in Patna Rajdhani Express near Buxar. Culprits also beat up passengers. Railway Police informed- ANI

#7:20 AM

Bypolls: Voting underway for Bandhavgarh assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh- ANI

#7:17 AM

J&K: Internet services in Srinagar have been shut down ahead of bypolls- ANI

#6:01 AM

Norwegian police say man arrested, area cordoned off after 'bomb-like' device found in capital- ANI

#11:13 PM (April 8)

Two children suffered injuries after a minor blast in Kiradpura locality of Maharashtra's Aurangabad; no terror angle says police- ANI