Live news updates for November 17, 2017

17 November 2017, 20:00 PM

In more trouble for Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, protesters in Uttar Pradesh have announced a bounty of Rs 50 lakhs on the heads of the two Bollywood fraternities for "wrongfully portraying" queen Padmini in their coming film 'Padmavati'.

17 November 2017, 15:54 PM

EC recognizes Nitish Kumar-led faction as JD (U), entitles them to use the arrow symbol, reports ANI.

17 November 2017, 14:46 PM

Ensure safety of witnesses, come up with a plan: SC asks Centre, states.

17 November 2017, 14:07 PM

* Barack Obama to return to Delhi on December 1, to hold town hall with young leaders

17 November 2017, 14:06 PM

* Delhi pollution: Foreign diplomats to meet officials of Ministry of External Affairs to express concern

17 November 2017, 13:59 PM

Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis to pay their respects to late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his fifth death anniversary today.

17 November 2017, 13:18 PM

BJP releases a list of 70 candidates for Gujarat Assembly elections. Vijay Rupani will contest from Rajkot West, Nitinbhai Patel from Mehsana and Jitubhai Vaghani from Bhavnagar West. 

17 November 2017, 13:09 PM

 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called Moody's upgrading India's rating a belated recognition of all the positive steps taken with regards to the Indian economy.

17 November 2017, 11:39 AM

A plea has been filed in SC seeking deletion of objectionable scenes from the movie, reports ANI

17 November 2017, 11:30 AM

Padmavati row: Plea filed in SC seeking deletion of objectionable scenes from movie

17 November 2017, 11:18 AM

US  must invest in natural strategic partner India: American lawmaker

17 November 2017, 11:15 AM

SpaceX postpones launch of secret US government payload

17 November 2017, 11:11 AM

Bill Gates meets UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. 

#WATCH: Bill Gates reaches Chief Minister's office in #Lucknow to meet the CM #UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/y7enltOYEx

— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2017

17 November 2017, 11:10 AM

Elated over Mood's upgrading India, Bharatiya Janata Party National President Amit Shah called it a proof of Narendra Modi government's good work.

17 November 2017, 11:06 AM

Sensex opens 414 points higher after Moody's ups India rating

17 November 2017, 10:47 AM

Govt welcomes Moody's rating upgrade move, says investment revival is on priority list

17 November 2017, 10:35 AM

* Is this the world's oldest Buddha statue excavated in Pakistan?

17 November 2017, 10:33 AM

Vote for BJP in UP or be ready to face problems: BJP leader threatens Muslims

17 November 2017, 10:24 AM

*Scientists find plastic in creatures living at the bottom of deepest ocean on Earth

17 November 2017, 10:23 AM

Amitabh Bachchan: 'There has been no accident .. I am well'

17 November 2017, 10:21 AM

Over 15,000 fresh cases of TB detected: Health Minister JP Nadda

17 November 2017, 09:22 AM

* Pakistan Army opens indiscriminate fire at Indian border posts

17 November 2017, 09:20 AM

* In a big boost to Narendra Modi govt, Moody's raises India's rating, hails GST

17 November 2017, 09:20 AM

* Bigg Boss 11: Bandgi Kalra asked to vacate her Mumbai residence owing to her PDA with Puneesh Sharma?

17 November 2017, 09:19 AM

* Padmavati row: Deepika Padukone's security tightened after 'Rs 5-crore offer' to behead actress

17 November 2017, 09:18 AM

Padmavati row: Deepika Padukone's security tightened after 'Rs 5-crore offer' to behead actress