BJP top brass to meet today for state poll prep
The BJP's Central Election Committee, whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders, will meet on Wednesday evening to hold deliberations on the upcoming state assembly polls, party leaders said. The CEC members are expected to...
Medium intensity tremor hits Maharashtra’s Kolhapur
A medium intensity tremor of 3.4 magnitude hit Maharashtra's Kolhapur district on Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said. The tremor occurred at 6.45 am, at a depth of 5 km, it said. There was no immediate report of...
On meeting uncle Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar says…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said nothing much happened during his meeting with his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in Pune last week. Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur, he said there was no need to...
Trained scent dogs may more effectively detect Covid than RT-PCR tests: Study
Trained scent dogs exhibit a remarkable ability to detect COVID-19 infections with higher accuracy and efficiency compared to conventional RT-PCR tests, according to a review of studies. This innovative approach not only promises quicker results but also holds the potential to...
MP: Woman cop gets nod to undergo sex change procedure
A woman constable of Madhya Pradesh police has been allowed to undergo sex change procedure by the state government, a senior official said on Tuesday. Deepika Kothari, posted in Ratlam district, thus, became the second woman constable in the state to...
Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare meet Nawab Malik
Nationalist Congress Party leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, who support the faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, on Tuesday met party MLA Nawab Malik who was recently granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on medical...
‘Bharat Mata is voice of every Indian’: Rahul extends wish on Independence Day
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday extended his wish on the 77th Independence Day to the people of the country and called Bharat Mata as the voice of every Indian. Taking to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the...
Great people don’t erase old history: Kharge on I-Day
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday pledged to uphold democracy and the Constitution which he alleged were in danger. On Independence Day, he saluted the sacrifices of innumerable Indians who gave up their lives during the freedom struggle, and said they...
5.4 earthquake detected in Meghalaya
The National Center for Seismology, nodal government agency for monitoring earthquakes in the country, has detected a quake of the magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale, 49 km south-east of Cherrapunjee in...
Maha plans special body to aid Muslim students
Maharashtra minister Abdul Sattar said an institute will be set on the lines of the state-run SARTHI to provide educational and financial help to Muslim students. Speaking at a function on Friday, the state minister for minority development said a...
Address to the nation by Hon’ble president of india Smt.Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the 77th Independence Day!
My Dear Fellow Citizens, My heartiest greetings to all of you on our 77th Independence Day! It is a glorious and auspicious occasion for all of us. I am overjoyed to see that festivity is in the air. It is...
Inflation reaches 15-month high of 7.44% in July
Retail inflation jumped to a 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July as prices of vegetables and other food items spiked, according to official data released on Monday. The Consumer Price Index based inflation was at 4.87 in June...
After Moon, ISRO getting ready for Sun mission
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its launch soon, ISRO said on Monday. The satellite, realised at U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, has arrived at the ISRO's spaceport in...
Adani stocks fall after auditor Deloitte resigns
Shares of Adani group stocks fell on Monday after Deloitte resigned as auditor of the Adani group's port company. Deloitte has resigned as auditor of the Adani group's port company, with the firm run by billionaire Gautam Adani...
7 killed in cloudburst in Himachal’s Solan
A cloudburst in Jadon village of Himachal Pradesh's Solan districts left seven members of a family dead, police said on Monday. Two houses were washed away in the cloudburst that took place on Sunday night and six people...
Expect tomato prices to fall to Rs 30/kg after 2 months
Prices of the majority of food items, led by tomatoes and other vegetables, have been on an upward trajectory since the past few months. Incessant rains in major growing areas in July, that inundated fields and damaged standing crops, affected...
Pakistani intruder shot dead along IB in Punjab
A Pakistani intruder has been shot dead along the International Border in Punjab's Pathankot district, a Border Security Force official said on Monday. He said the Border Security Force troops noticed some suspicious movement around 12:30 am near Simbal...
18 deaths reported in 24 hours in Thane hospital; probe ordered
Eighteen patients died within 24 hours at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa in Thane, civic commissioner Abhijit Bangar said on August 13. Those dead comprised ten women and eight men and one among them is unidentified, the official said. Addressing...
Fadnavis charms audience with witty answers at IAA event in Mumbai
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis graced the International Advertising Association (IAA) Leadership Award distribution ceremony in Mumbai. During the event, Fadnavis participated in a public interview, engaging the audience with his candid responses and thought-provoking insights. In a unique hypothetical...
CCTV Shows Vandalism of Hindu Temple in Canada with Khalistani Leader’s Posters
A Hindu temple in Canada’s British Columbia was vandalised with Khalistan referendum posters pasted on the main door of the temple at midnight on Saturday. The poster read, “Canada investigates India’s role in June 18th assassination”. The poster at the door...
