HC seeks Maharashtra govt reply on PIL against withdrawal of MLC nominations
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to respond to a public interest litigation challenging then-Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision of September 5, 2022 accepting the withdrawal of the 12 MLC nominations recommended by the...
Ex-Ranji player from Andhra held with 23 kg ganja
The Andhra Pradesh police have arrested an ex-Ranji cricketer from Srikakulam district for trafficking ganja, officials said on Monday. According to inspector Lakshmana Rao, the former Ranji cricketer has been identified as Budumuru Nagaraju. Inspector Rao said that based on...
Man jumps off Bandra-Worli Sea Link
A 55-year-old man, who was apparently disturbed after meeting with an accident recently, jumped from the Bandra-Worli Sea Link on Monday, prompting the police to seek the help of Navy divers to trace him, an official said. The man plunged...
SC wants probe of Manipur rapes moved from police
The Supreme Court terms offence against Manipur women 'horrendous', and says it does not want the case to be handled by Manipur police. CJI DY Chandrachud asks the government why the police took 14 days to register the zero FIR....
IMD predicts normal monsoon for August-September
India is most likely to see normal rainfall during the second half of the monsoon season (August and September) following excess precipitation in July, the India meteorological department (IMD) said on Monday. It said normal to above normal rainfall is very...
Vegetable prices unlikely to decline for weeks
An average urban individual living in Delhi might be shelling out at least 84 per cent more due to rising vegetable prices, caused by low supplies and restricted availability. With the southwest monsoon continuing to inundate fields and farms in major...
RFP Constable Shoots Dead Four Onboard Jaipur-Mumbai Express
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable on Monday shot dead four persons, including an assistant sub-inspector, on board a running Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra, an official said. The constable fired from his automatic weapon, killing...
Around 5.83 crore ITRs filed for 2022-23 fiscal
As many as 5.83 crore tax returns have been filed for income earned in 2022-23 fiscal, thus crossing the number of ITRs filed till July 31 last year. The last date for filing income tax returns for the previous year...
Messages via networking sites blocked in Bihar dist
The Bihar government on Sunday suspended transmission of messages through social networking sites in Kaimur district where a clash broke out between members of two communities during Muharram processions a day before. The suspension will remain in place till August...
Chhota Rajan acquitted in Datta Samant murder case
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Friday acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in a case related to the 1997 murder of trade union leader Datta Samant for want of evidence. There was nothing on record to...
SC grants bail to Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, noting that they have been in custody for five years. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia said...
Ratan Tata to get Maharashtra govt’s first ‘Udyog Ratna’ award
The Maharashtra government has decided to confer the first 'Udyog Ratna' award on veteran industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, state Industries minister Uday Samant has said. Awards for young entrepreneur, woman entrepreneur and Marathi entrepreneur will also...
Has India-China border row been resolved? Cong
The Congress on Friday asked the Union government whether a consensus between India and China on the border dispute has been reached, pouncing on the foreign minister's claim that more than "mere pleasantries" were exchanged between the two countries leaders...
Actor Sahil Salathia Gets Body-Painted to Reveal the Naked Truth for International Tiger Day: Cages Are Cruel!
Just in time for International Tiger Day (29 July), actor and fashion icon Sahil Salathia – who stars in the new horror series Adhura on Amazon Prime – is showing his stripes by putting himself in the place of...
RS adjourned after spat between Dhankhar, O’Brien
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday abruptly adjourned proceedings of the House for the day after a spat with TMC leader Derek O'Brien. Dhankhar adjourned proceedings after he was interrupted by the TMC leader over the issue of...
Sanjay Kumar Mishra to continue as chief of probe agency ED till September 15
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Sanjay Kumar Mishra to continue as the director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till September 15. On July 11, the top court said the third extension to Mishra's tenure as the ED chief was "illegal"...
Once FIR is quashed, it is duty of press to delete case-related news articles: Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday observed that once an FIR is quashed, news articles related to it should be deleted by the press as continuous circulation could potentially harm the goodwill of the person against whom the FIR...
Modi not speaking in Parl but going to Raj: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of not speaking in Parliament and instead making political speeches in Rajasthan. Kharge said people have now become aware and...
‘Modi, Modi’ vs ‘INDIA, INDIA’ slogan wars in RS
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Thursday as members of opposition parties, who were dressed in black, raised slogans in the House demanding a discussion on the Manipur issue. Soon after the listed papers were laid...
Vihar and Tansa lakes overflow after heavy rains
In the wake of heavy rains over the last few days, the Tansa and Vihar lakes, the key sources of potable water for Mumbai, started overflowing on Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Out of the seven reservoirs that supply...
Cong, BRS MPs move no-confidence motions in LS
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi files a no-confidence motion against the government in Lok Sabha. Bharat Rashtra Samiti MP Nama Nageswara Rao has also filed a no-confidence motion against the government. Meanwhile, Congress MP Manish Tewari has given adjournment motion notice in the...
