Kamala Mills fire: Three arrested 1 Above pub owners sent to police custody till Jan 17
File Pic Mumbai: All three owners of the Mumbai pub 1 Above, who were arrested in connection with the December 29 Kamala Mills fire that claimed 14 lives, were produced before a magistrate’s court on Thursday and sent to police...
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari criticises Navy
Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has on Thursday taken strong objection to most of the Navy officials seeking to stay in posh South Mumbai, clearly said that not an inch of land would be given to Navy to build flats...
Price Waterhouse gets 2-year ban in Satyam case
New Delhi: India's capital market regulator has banned global auditing firm Price Waterhouse (PW) from auditing listed companies in India for two years for its alleged role of collusion with the directors and employees of erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, in...
Lok Sabha polls in December 2018?
File Pic New Delhi: With state elections dominating most of 2018 -- Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya and Karnataka -- in the first half of the year and Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan and Mizoram (all BJP-ruled states) in the second half...
BCCI under RTI? Law panel may recommend
New Delhi: The Law Commission is weighing up the possibility to recommend bringing the Board of Control for Cricket in India under the ambit of Right to Information Act to allow people to seek information about the functioning of the...
Dalai Lama condemns Bhima-Koregaon violence
Pune: The Dalai Lama on Wednesday condemned Pune's Bhima-Koregaon violence saying that people should not mobilise against any religion. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of inauguration of National Teachers Congress, organised by MAEERs MIT World Peace University and...
In his book, A Raja slams Manmohan, calls ex-CAG of being ‘sutradhaar’
New Delhi: Days after his acquittal in the 2G spectrum scam case, former Telecom Minister A Raja has attacked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai in his upcoming book, 2G Saga Unfolds. In...
Fire on board warship INS Shivalik
File Pic Visakhapatnam: A fire broke out on board warship INS Shivalik in Visakhapatnam today, navy sources said. It was a minor fire and has been doused, the sources said. The fire broke out this evening in the stationery materials...
100 per cent FDI in construction development through automatic route
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved 100 per cent foreign direct investment in single brand retail sector; it also approved 49 per cent foreign investment cap in the beleaguered national carrier, Air India. Apart from single brand retail, the Cabinet also...
SC Issues Notice to Centre on PIL Challenging ‘Hindu’ Prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas
File Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Centre on a PIL challenging ‘Hindu’ prayers at Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) run by government. The court has sought Centre’s response on why the school prayer in Kendriya...
Patanjali Receives Flak for Calling Dark Complexion a Skin Ailment
New Delhi: Patanjali took over the FMCG market in India with its herbal products. Its products boasted of using natural and herbal ingredients along with using age-old trusted home remedies from India. The company took over the Indian market by...
Builder booked for trying to grab Dilip Kumar’s bungalow
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai Police has registered a case of cheating against a builder for allegedly trying to grab the bungalow of veteran actor Dilip Kumar in suburban Bandra, an official said today. The builder, Samir Bhojwani,...
SC notice to NIA on Kalburgi murder
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issues notice to the National Investigations Agency, the CBI, Maharashtra and Karnataka, on a plea seeking a SIT probe into rationalist M M Kalburgi's murder. In September last year, sketches of two suspects who killed the...
Outrage over MP minister calling Valmiki a dacoit
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis on Tuesday invited the wrath of Valmiki community after she called Valmiki, author of Ramayana, a dacoit. Chitnis was in Mandsaur, MP, to participate in the All India Valmiki community conclave. After...
Joyalukkas raided for tax fraud
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department today conducted country-wide searches at over 100 stores and other premises belonging to two major south-India based jewellery chains on charges of alleged tax evasion, official sources said. The action is being carried out against...
Middle class can hope for big tax break in Budget
New Delhi: India's middle class can hope for a big relief in the Budget for financial year 2018-19, which will also be the last regular Budget of the NDA government, as the finance ministry is contemplating to hike the personal...
Kamala Mills Fire: Hotelier Vishal Kariya Arrested for Sheltering 1Above Pub Owners
Mumbai: A hotelier was arrested today for allegedly sheltering at his suburban residence in Juhu three owners of 1 Above pub wanted in connection with the December 29 Kamala Mills fire that claimed 14 lives, police said. "Vishal Kariya, who owns...
Kamala Mills fire: No interim protection for Mojo’s co-owner Yug Tulli
Mumbai: The sessions court on Tuesday refused to give interim protection from arrest to one of the owners of Mojo’s Bistro Yug Tulli in connection with the Kamala Mills fire incident, which killed 14 and left 55 people injured. Tulli moved...
1 Above pub managers sent to jail till Jan 22
Mumbai: Managers of pub '1 Above' Kevin Bawa and Lisbon Lopez sent to judicial custody till January 22 by the Bhoiwada court. In the wake of fire, BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta has asked all hotels and restaurants to do self...
20 year Girl commit suicide due to Moral Policing in the name of religion, BJP leader arrested
Bengaluru: Three days after the suicide of a 20-year-old girl for sending a WhatsApp message that said “I love Muslims” and the arrest of a local BJP youth wing leader, the Bajrang Dal has issued a stern warning to all...
National Anthem Not Mandatory In Cinema Halls, Says Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has accepted the centre's suggestion that the playing of national anthem before the screening of movies should not be made compulsory. The court modified its 2016 order a day after the government said a final...
