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11:01 AM

This Christmas looks different for all of us: Obama

10:47 AM

PM Modi to release benefits under PM-Kisan scheme shortly

10:30 AM

India a proud cricket country, won't roll over at MCG: Paine

Australian captain Tim Paine on Friday said a "proud" cricketing nation like India is not going to roll over like Adelaide, in the Boxing Day Test here and singled out KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant as potential threats. India are heading into the second Test, starting at the MCG from Saturday, on the back of a humiliating defeat in the series-opener in Adelaide. But Paine is in no mood to take it easy against their battered opponents who collapsed to their record lowest Test score of 36 last week. "Well, we can't pay any attention to mental scars or whatever thing they're talking about," the skipper, who was named Man of the Match in the first Test, said during a virtual press conference.

 

10:11 AM

Dissent is hallmark of democracy: Allahabad HC

In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court has said that "expressing dissent on law-and-order situation in a state is a hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy like ours, and the same is constitutionally protected under Article 19 of the Constitution (that guarantees right to freedom of speech and expression)". The court made the observation while quashing an FIR lodged against a person for his alleged remarks that the "Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has transformed the state into a jungle raj in which no law and order prevails"." Allowing a writ petition filed by one Yashwant Singh, who had made this remark against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his Twitter handle, the High Court said it did not "find, even remotely, a commission of offence" under two sections mentioned in the FIR. 

9:44 AM

Modi pays tribute to Atal Bihar Vajpayee

9:20 AM

Trump's pardoning of convicted Blackwater guards not positive: UN

US President Donald Trump's pardoning of four security guards from the private military firm Blackwater who were convicted of killing 14 Iraqi civilians was not a positive development, a UN spokesman said. "We support what the (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights said. This development is not a positive one for accountability of crimes against civilians," Xinhua news agency quoted Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying at a briefing on Thursday. On the broader issue of paid mercenaries and paid military contractors, the Secretary-General has spoken out very forcefully on the negative influence that they have, he said.

 

9:16 AM

UK businesses feel relief for averting no-deal Brexit

British businesses felt relief for avoiding the no-deal outcome after Britain and the European Union (EU) reached their post-Brexit trade agreement in the last-minute negotiations, expecting more details to be rolled out soon. Adam Marshall, director-general at British Chambers of Commerce, said, "The UK-EU agreement is officially done. Relief for many weary, worried businesses that a 'no deal' outcome has been averted." Marshall said that it is the time now to "scrutinize and understand the detail -- and ensure businesses have the practical information they need to trade successfully from January 1 (2021)."

 

8:56 AM

Prez pays tribute to former PM Vajpayee on his birth anniversary

8:46 AM

What happened with Brexit? The inside story of how the deal was done

It was always likely to come down to fish, and even the final hours were occupied by cod and mackerel. After nine months of bartering, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could declare that his trade deal with the European Union was done, while the bloc got to keep close ties with one of the world’s biggest economies. Read full report here

 

8:33 AM

PM Modi remembers Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya on birth anniversary

8:23 AM

EU nations welcome trade deal with UK

Seven days before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced the reaching of an agreement that will govern the EU-UK trade and security relationship starting from January 1, 2021. The European Parliament and EU member states hailed the last-minute deal with relief while some, with a sentiment tinged with caution, pledged to scrutinize the text before giving a green light, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at a press conference in Brussels, said the 27-member bloc has reached "a fair and balanced agreement" with Britain.

 

8:13 AM

Let us follow Christ's teachings of love, compassion, and charity: President Kovind

8:03 AM

US military confirms pandemic won't sideline Santa Claus

The US military is tracking an elderly man with a white beard and a large belly who goes by the name of Saint Nicholas. There's no reason for alarm though, Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck said. In fact, this is a Christmas tradition going on its 65th year. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, a joint U.S.-Canadian operation that protects the skies over both countries, has tracked the fabled jolly old man since a child mistakenly called the base in 1955, asking to speak to Santa.

7:54 AM

Men charged in Daniel Pearl's murder case to be released on Saturday: Jail authorities

British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides, whose release in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl was ordered by a court here, would walk out of the prison on Saturday as their release orders were received very late, according to the jail authorities. A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the release of Sheikh and his three aides-- Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil-- who were convicted and sentenced in the case.

7:38 AM

Indian Naval ship to conduct exercise with Vietnamese Navy from Dec 26

An Indian Navy warship will undertake a "passage exercise" with the Vietnamese Navy in the South China Sea from December 26 to 27 as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two countries, officials said. The ship INS Kiltan has been sent to the country to deliver relief material for flood-affected people in central Vietnam and it will participate in the exercise on its return journey, they said. The exercise is taking place at a time China has been expanding its military assertiveness in the South China Sea notwithstanding mounting global concerns and criticism.