Kamala Mills fire occurred due to wrong policies of previous Congress-NCP govt, says Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday blamed wrong policies of the previous government for the Kamala Mills Compound fire in Mumbai, and announced a probe into the alleged procedural lapses in the redevelopment of the mill land. On 29...
Dubai cops release Sridevi’s body for embalming
Dubai: Dubai Police have reportedly handed over the Consulate and the family members letters for the release of the mortal remains of Sridevi. The body is now being taken for embalming. Sridevi’s mortal remains likely to arrive in Mumbai from Dubai...
Telangana CM KCR has narrow escape after minor fire on his helicopter
Hyderabad: It was a narrow escape for Telangana Chief Minister (CM) K Chandrashekar Rao today as a bag that was part of the CM's office luggage caught fire right before the take off of his chopper. The security officials dumped the...
Karnataka may go to the polls on May 15
Bengaluru: The Election Commission is likely to announce the date in New Delhi in mid April. Our sources tell us that by early April, the three election commissioners will be in Bengaluru and two other cities in Karnataka to to assess...
India one of the most open economies in the world: PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Pitching for foreign investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is one of the most open economies in the world and is ready to do business with the world. Speaking at the India-Korea Business Summit, he said his...
Gutsy woman hauls eve-teaser to police station
New Delhi: A gutsy woman took a man to task for harassing her and passing lewd comments in Delhi's Gaffar Market area. The incident took place on February 25 when the woman was travelling in a rickshaw on her way...
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri
Srinagar: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday morning resorted to an unprovoked and indiscriminate firing at Manjakote sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan army used small arms, automatics weapons and mortars in along the Line of Control. Indian...
Court allows ED to seek info of assets of Nirav Modi from 6 countries
New Delhi: A special court today allowed an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea seeking issuance of Letters Rogatory (LRs) to six countries for obtaining information about the overseas businesses and assets of diamantaire Nirav Modi in the over Rs 11,000-crore Punjab...
Delhi Chief Secy assault case: CCTV tampered, claims police
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday said the CCTV footage in the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was tampered with and the Forensic Science Laboratory would examine it soon. On February 24, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijalon met...
Not heart attack, Sridevi dies of accidental drowning
Dubai: Bollywood actor Sridevi died of accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub, the Dubai government said on Sunday. The Dubai police, it said on its official Twitter handle, has transferred the case to the "Dubai Public Prosecution" which will carry out...
WATCH: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis sings, sways in video about Mumbai’s rivers
Mumbai: Not just politics, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ talents lie in the field of dance too. In a video released by T-series two days ago, Fadnavis and his wife Amruta can be seen swaying to a song that calls for...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas raided by CBI in Nirav Modi probe
File Pic Mumbai: The Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas was raided by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team last week in connection with the Punjab National Bank scam triggered by Nirav Modi. It is understood that the firm was...
Govt has vision to turn Maharashtra into 1-trillion dollar economy: Governor
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao today said the state government has a vision to turn the state into a one trillion dollar economy by 2025. "This will be achieved by increasing growth in sectors like agriculture, textile, tourism," Rao said...
Governor of a southern state accused of ‘sexual misconduct’
New Delhi: Accoring to TOI a complaint about alleged misconduct on the part of a governor of a southern state has been received by the home ministry and is being investigated for its veracity. The complaint is about the governor allegedly seeking...
Dalit community to stage protest in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 28
Mumbai: Barely two months after its state-wide protests, the Dalit community is planning to organise yet another morcha at Chaityabhumi in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 28. The community is reportedly organising the morcha to press for the arrest of right-wing activists...
Maharashtra govt fails to provide Marathi translation of Governor address; Opposition walks out
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Maharashtra government faced with an embarrassment on the first day of the budget session of the State legislature after it failed to provide Marathi translation of Governor C.H. Vidyasagar Rao's address to the joint...
7,200 junior college teachers go on strike across Maharashtra
Representational Pic Pune: Over 7,200 junior college teachers across Maharashtra have begun the fifth phase of their ongoing protests on February 21, the day when Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations began. As part of the strike, the teachers have declared...
After Nirav Modi, Delhi diamond exporter booked for Rs 389-cr loan fraud
New Delhi: After Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, the CBI has registered a case against a Delhi-based diamond jewellery exporter for an alleged bank loan fraud to the tune of Rs 389.85 crore towards Oriental Bank of Commerce. The CBI has...
PNB scam: Mehul Choksi tells employees he can’t pay their dues
New Delhi: Nirav Modi's maternal uncle Mehul Choksi has written to his employees telling them that he would not be able to pay their dues. Modi and Choksi are facing multiple investigations into one of the biggest frauds in the countrys...
Another AAP MLA wades in: Beat up officers who sit on files
New Delhi: Causing further embarrassment to a party already in crisis, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan Friday said at a public meeting that bureaucrats who delay files or refuse to work, deserve to be thrashed. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Social...
MNS leader Nitin Nandgokar makes badgeless cab driver do sit-ups outside Mumbai Airport
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Nitin Nandgokar made a cab driver do sit-ups outside Mumbai airport as the driver was neither carrying his badge nor wearing uniform. The incident took place on February 17. Nandgokar pulled up the cabbie, made...
