Fire breaks out at army building in south Mumbai
File Pic Mumbai: Fire broke out at a four-storey army building in south Mumbai's Colaba area this evening, a civic official said. An official of the Disaster Management Cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said the fire started at around 7...
Rohingyas a security threat, deport them: RSS
File Pic Srinagar: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today supported the demand for deportation of illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, saying their presence in Jammu and Kashmir posed a security threat to the country. "We do not consider them (Rohingyas...
Indian Navy chopper makes precautionary landing in Kochi, crew safe
Thiruvananthapuram: An Indian Navy chopper Chetak 413 made a precautionary landing near Kerala’s Kochi (also known as Cochin) on Saturday after experiencing low engine oil pressure. As per the reports, the aircraft and the crew members are safe. More details...
We’ll do Better, Will Win 80 Seats in 2019: Yogi Adityanath
New Delhi: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath joined the Zee Media Conclave through video conference and spoke on various questions raised to him including BJP’s defeat at the Gorakhpur and Phulpur By-elections 2018. On being asked about the Bharatiya Janata...
Verdict against Lalu, Mishra in 4th fodder scam case deferred till Mar 19
Patna: A special CBI court has deferred till March 19 the judgement against former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra in the fourth fodder scam case pertaining to alleged withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury...
‘Tainted’ Gorakhpur DM promoted in big UP IAS reshuffle
File Pic Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 37 IAS officials, including 16 District Magistrates, an official said on Saturday. Rajiv Rautela, the District Magistrate of Gorakhpur, who courted controversy on Wednesday for barring the media from accessing details...
Congress Plenary : BJP uses anger, we use love: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party in his first address to the party plenary today, saying the saffron party "uses anger" to divide the country. Pitching the Congress as the only alternative to the Narendra Modi...
Congress rebrands Rahul Gandhi, Twitter ID changed from @OfficeofRG
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi's Twitter followers today woke up to a surprise. The Gandhi scion has changed his Twitter handle from '@OfficeofRG' to '@RahulGandhi'. Not only the name, the account is now carrying a dimpled Rahul Gandhi as a profile...
Congress plenary session begins, party to roll out roadmap for 2019
New Delhi: Seeking to halt the Bharatiya Janata Party's juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress is set to roll out a road map for reversing its downward electoral journey and restoring its past glory ahead of the...
100 Left organisations to hold protest in state capitals against Modi govt on May 23
New Delhi: More than 100 Left-affiliated organisations will hold marches in all state capitals on May 23 to protest the Centre's policies. The 'Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan', an umbrella organisation consisting of trade unions, peasant organisations, agricultural workers, state and...
Rs 36,000cr lost in Rafale deal even as Army begs for money: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today again trained his guns on the government over the Rafale fighter jets deal, alleging that it had caused a loss of Rs 36,000 crore to the state exchequer even as the Army 'begs'...
Chandrababu Naidu quits NDA alliance
New Delhi: N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) walked out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition on Friday over financial support for Andhra Pradesh, delivering a huge blow to the BJP ahead of the 2019 national election. Naidu's party will...
Maharashtra to ban plastic from March 18
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to ban the use of plastic from "Gudi Padva", the Maharashtrian New Year which falls on March 18, Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam today said in the state Assembly. The ban would cover the production,...
Confident Sena won’t support TDP’s no-trust motion: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Expressing hope that the 'rashtravadi' (nationalist) and Hindutva forces will stay together, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis exuded confidence that Shiv Sena won't support the no-confidence motion against the NDA government. The statement came after the Telugu Desam Party moved...
Two year Jail for Daler Mehndi
Patiala: Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi, who had landed in trouble following allegations of running an illegal immigration scandal in 2003, on Friday was convicted and taken into custody by the Patiala court. Daler and his brother, Shamsher Singh, had been...
Centre tells Supreme Court it will not damage Ram Sethu for shipping channel project
New Delhi: The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that in the "interest of the nation", it will not damage the mythological Ram Sethu for its Sethusamudram Ship Channel project. The Union Ministry of Shipping, in its affidavit, told a bench...
Speaker refuses to table no-confidence motion till House is in order
New Delhi: As expected, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan says the no-confidence motion has been received, but cannot bring it to the House since it is not in order. The Speaker adjourned the Lok Sabha for the day without...
All six candidates set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The BJP’s nominee for the Rajya Sabha polls in Maharashtra withdrew on Thursday, clearing the way for the other six candidates, including Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, to be elected to the Upper House unopposed. The biennial Rajya Sabha (RS)...
Aurangabad CP sent on compulsory leave: Maha CM tells House
Mumbai: Amid the Oppositions demand for suspension of Aurangabad Police Commissioner Yashaswi Yadav over police “high-handedness” during a stir, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Assembly that the police officer would be sent on compulsory leave from Thursday. He also...
Indians are an unhappy lot, but Pakistanis get more joyful: UN report
File Pic New Delhi: Indians, it appears, are getting unhappier by the year, while their not-so-well-off neighbours in Pakistan are becoming more joyful, shows the latest United Nations ranking of the world's happiest countries. India, which dropped four places in...
BJP pulls back Rahatkar’s name from RS poll as Sena refuses its extra votes
Mumbai: In a surprise move that could spark political debate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday withdrew the candidature of Vijaya Rahatkar as its fourth nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra. The party had filed nomination of...
