Gadkari Announces ₹3,000 FASTag Annual Pass for Private Vehicles from August 15
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Wednesday announced the launch of a FASTag-based annual pass for private vehicles, aimed at making highway travel across India more seamless and cost-effective. The new pass, priced at...
Air India flight grounded in Kolkata after technical issue
An Air India flight operating from San Francisco to Mumbai, with a scheduled stop in Kolkata, was grounded early Tuesday after a technical issue was suspected during a routine post-landing inspection. According to sources, all passengers were safely deplaned as...
Heavy rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra on Monday morning
Many parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune and Navi Mumbai, received heavy and light rainfall on Monday morning. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain in Mumbai later in the day. According to IMD, isolated heavy...
Fire in train, no casualties
Fire breaks out in lavatory of Daund-Pune shuttle train; no casualty:...
Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat
New Delhi/ Phuket: A Delhi-bound Air India flight (AI 379) reportedly made an emergency landing in Thailand after a bomb threat. The flight took off from Phuket when it received the threat. There were 156 passengers aboard the flight. All passengers...
Israel attacks Iran, ‘targets nuclear programme’
Israel began a preemptive strike against Iran on Friday, as per The Times of Israel. Declaring the launch of Operation Rising Lion aimed at foiling Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Friday that his country has struck...
Fresh Shock After Raja Raghuvanshi Case: Newlywed Woman Murders Husband with Axe in Sangli
Even as ripples caused by the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case from Meghalaya to Madhya Pradesh yet to subside, the police in Maharashtra's Sangli district have arrested a 27-year-old woman for allegedly killing her 53-year-old husband with an axe, just 15...
Srinagar Vande Bharat Express booking full for next 10 days
The Vande Bharat Express operating on the newly launched Katra-Srinagar route is witnessing overwhelming demand from passengers, with bookings full for the next 10 days, according to railway authorities. Speaking to the ANI, Station Superintendent at Mata Vaishno Devi Katra...
Politics gets personal: Banner ‘देवेंद्र गंगाधर फडणवीस हे माझे बाप नाहीत’ takes Maharashtra by storm
Mumbai: For the past two months, Maharashtra has been buzzing with speculation about a possible alliance between the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Shiv Sena (UBT). While both sides claim “positive discussions” are underway, friction within the ruling alliance...
Father, two children die in Delhi apartment fire
A father and his two children died on Tuesday when a fire broke out in their seventh floor apartment in Delhi's Dwarka area, police said. They jumped down from their flat in panic but could not be saved. Details of...
HC lifts ban on PoP idols, but bars immersion in natural water bodies
Nagpur/Mumbai: In a significant relief to idol makers and sellers across Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Monday lifted the ban on the manufacture and sale of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols, paving the way for their return ahead of...
Delhi HC strikes down appointment of Nagpur’s Dr Deopujari as NCISM Chairperson
New Delhi/Nagpur: In a significant judicial verdict, the Delhi High Court has declared the appointment of renowned Nagpur-based Ayurveda expert Dr Jayant Deopujari as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) illegal. The court observed that...
Freak tragedy: 5 killed, 6 injured after falling off moving train in Thane
Three passengers are feared dead, reports PTI, after falling onto the track near Mumbra station near Thane. The train was going towards Kasara from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. According to officials, at least 10 to 12 passengers are reported...
Wife hired hitmen to kill Indore man in Meghalaya, held
Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly killed by men hired by his wife during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, DGP I Nongrang said on Monday morning. The wife, Sonam, surrendered before the police in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, while three other assailants were...
Major feat: Extreme poverty rate drops to 5.3% from 27.1% in India: World Bank data
New Delhi: In a significant feat under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary government, India has made key strides in the last decade in reducing its extreme poverty rate, which fell to 5.3 per cent in 2022-23 from 27.1 percent in...
“Completely absurd”: ECI debunks Rahul Gandhi’s ‘match-fixing’ claim
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday refuted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim of "match-fixing" in elections, calling the allegations "completely absurd." While putting a point wise rebuttal of Congress MP's claims, the ECI said, "The entire...
PM Modi inaugurates world’s highest railway bridge over Chenab River in J&K
New Delhi: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, inaugurated the Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge, as part of the Udhampur-Banihal railway project, which is...
4 RCB officials detained over Bengaluru stampede
Four officials of RCB and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited were taken into custody in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru that claimed lives of 11 people and injured another 56, police sources said on...
Sensex jumps nearly 600 points as RBI cuts repo rate
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged on Friday morning trade after the RBI cut repo rate by a higher-than-expected 50 basis points to prop up growth. Recovering all the early lost ground, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 591.94 points...
Fire at Churchgate Station Cake Shop, No Injuries Reported
Mumbai: A fire broke out at a cake shop inside Mumbai’s Churchgate railway station around 5:30 PM on Wednesday evening. The incident, caused by a short circuit, led to heavy smoke in the station premises but was brought under control...
Big move: Fadnavis Govt cancels 903 development projects amid stalled progress
Mumbai: In a major administrative move, the Maharashtra Government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has revoked approval for 903 development projects across the state that had remained stalled for the past several years with no visible progress. The decision...
