Polls for 57 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on March 23
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday announced polls to 58 Rajya Sabha seats from 16 states which are falling vacant on April 2. The members, whose terms are ending, include union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Dharmendra Pradhan, J P Nadda,...
Koregaom-Bhima incident: Milind Ekbote at Shirkapur police station
Pune: Hindu Ekta Andolan Chief, Dharmaveer Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Smruti Samiti Chief and ex- Municipal Corporator, Milind Ekbote, who is accused of instigating the violence against Dalits at Bhima-Koregaon, near Pune in January, presented himself in Shirkapur police station today....
Police seize hard disk of CCTV system at Kejriwal’s home
New Delhi: A Delhi Police team today descended on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence and seized a hard disk of the CCTV camera system installed there in connection with an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAs. Police...
Sharad Pawar always supported caste politics: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena today hit out at Sharad Pawar over his recent comments against caste-based reservation, saying the NCP chief had always "supported" caste politics and was inconsistent in his political views. The saffron party said that Pawar's remarks that...
Priyanka terminates contract with Nirav Modi
Mumbai: Actor Priyanka Chopra has terminated her contract with Nirav Modi's jewellery brand after the billionaire diamantaire was accused of cheating Punjab National Bank of Rs 11,400 crore. Chopra has been one of diamantaire's brand ambassadors and had sought legal...
Rotomac bank fraud: Vikram Kothari, son sent to 1-day transit remand
New Delhi: Rotomac Pens owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul Kothari have been sent to one-day transit remand by Delhi's Patiala House Court in connection with a case of loan default of approximately Rs 3,700 crore taken from seven...
Entrepreneurial couple’s novel gift to daughter : NGO “New India” for underprivileged launched
Bangalore: In a distinctive initiative, Bangalore based leading businessman Vijay Tata and his wife Amrita Tata celebrated their daughter’s birthday in a memorable way for many. They announced the launch of their dream project, “NEW INDIA” - a self funded...
Come up with implementable plan to repay dues: PNB to Nirav Modi
New Delhi: Scam-hit Punjab National Bank today asked billionaire diamond jeweller Nirav Modi to come up with a concrete and implementable plan to settle the loss caused to it by fraudulent issuance of Letter of Undertakings through one of its...
HC issues notice to Maha, Centre over Shivaji memorial
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the Maharashtra government, the Centre and the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority over a petition challenging the construction of the proposed Shivaji memorial off the Arabian Sea. A bench of justices A...
Man allegedly killed by Naxals on suspicion of being informer
Representational Pic Gadchiroli: A 55-year-old man was allegedly killed by Naxals at Lanji village in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on the suspicion that he was a police informer, police said today. The body of Katiya Peka Kumoti was found on...
Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari, son arrested
New Delhi: Industrialist Vikram Kothari, the promoter of Rotomac Pens, and his son Rahul Kothari, were arrested today in Rs. 3,700-crore loan default case. The Kotharis allegedly owes Rs. 3,695 crore to Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Bank...
CS assault case: AAP MLAs sent to 14-day judicial custody
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal, arrested for allegedly assaulting Delhi chief secretary, were today sent to Tihar Jail for 14 days in judicial custody by a Delhi court, which reserved its order on...
HC rejects plea alleging glorification of Sati in ‘Padmaavat’
New Delhi: The Delhi high court today rejected a plea seeking penal action against the producers and director of Bollywood movie Padmaavat for alleged glorification of the practice of 'sati'. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C...
Multi-national Child Porn Racket Busted After Raids in Mumbai, Delhi: CBI
Representational Pic New Delhi: A multi-national child porn racket has been busted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after raids in Noida, Kannauj, Delhi, and Mumbai. The WhatsApp group had 199 members who circulated child porn on the social...
Parrikar presents Goa budget hours after discharge from hospital
Panji: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar puts to rest morbid rumours of his illness as he presents the budget in the state assembly. Parrikar, who was recently hospitalised in Mumbai, was discharged from Lilavati Hospital and reached Goa at 11:40 am by...
He should never have received invite: Trudeau on Khalistani terrorist
New Delhi: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on inviting Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal to a dinner with the Canadian Prime Minister, hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner in New Delhi. "Obviously, we take this extremely seriously. He should never have received an...
Bombay High Court seeks response from Centre, Maharashtra government on plea against Navi Mumbai airport
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the Centre and the Maharashtra government and sought their response to a PIL challenging the environment clearance granted for construction of the Navi Mumbai International Airport. The PIL, filed by city-based NGO...
Responsible leaders should think of the country as a whole and “not just Gujarat or Ahmedabad” : Sharad Pawar
Pune: Only the Congress has the ability to challenge the country's ruling BJP presently, and its 'acche din' will come, predicted Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar here on Wednesday. The veteran politician was replying to blunt questions thrown by...
Magnetic Maharashtra poll event, need white paper on
Mumbai: Describing the Magnetic Maharashtra business summit as an event with an eye on the 2019 polls, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan today demanded that the Devendra Fadnavis government submit a white paper on investments during its...
Maharashtra Civil Judges, Judicial Magistrate Results Declared at mpsc.gov.in
Maharashtra Civil Judges, Judicial Magistrate Results Declared at mpsc.gov.in vide advertisement No.57/2017 dated 21 February 2018. Maharashtra Public Service Commission has declared final results of Judicial Services on its official website today. MPSC has conducted exam for the posts of...
English paper of 12th Board exam goes viral after an hour in Barshi
Solapur/Aurangabad: within an hours after the 12th standard board exams started, in the Tambewadi's Ashram school in Barshi taluka the question paper went viral on social media. Till now it is not known from where the question paper leaked. The use...
