Ajit Pawar to replace Eknath Shinde, claims Uddhav faction after revolt
Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday claimed NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who has been sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, would replace Chief Minister Eknath Shinde soon. Ajit Pawar on Sunday led a vertical split...
Not easy to rebuild NCP again: Narayan Rane
Narayan Rane, Maharashtra BJP leader and Union minister on the NCP split: "As the elections near many MVA leaders will join us. Earlier too, Pawar sahib said that his party is strong but today 40 people have left him. In...
Parliament’s monsoon session from July 20 to Aug 11
Parliament's monsoon session will start on July 20 and continue till August 11, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday. Making the announcement, he urged political parties to contribute towards productive discussions during the session. The session is expected...
Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin passes away
Veteran actor Alan Arkin is no more. The news of his demise was confirmed by his sons Adam, Matthew, and Anthony Arkin, CNN reported. "Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature,...
Second batch of 4,400 Amarnath pilgrims leaves Jammu camp for Kashmir
A second batch of more than 4,400 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Saturday in a secured convoy on a pilgrimage to the 3,888-meter-high Amarnath cave shrine. The pilgrims left the base camp in the morning...
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Pakistan on USD 3 billion
In a major relief to cash-strapped Pakistan, the government and the IMF have reached a long-awaited staff-level agreement on a USD 3 billion stand-by arrangement to support the authorities' immediate efforts to stabilise the economy from external shocks. Pakistan's...
Who will be the CM face in 2024 Maharashtra polls? Fadnavis clarifies
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday engaged in an exclusive conversation with a national TV news channel to shed light on the Bharatiya Janata Party's plans in the State ahead of the 2024 elections. Asked who...
Pune-Nagpur flight diverted to Mumbai due to bad weather
An IndiGo flight scheduled from Pune to Nagpur faced an unexpected diversion to Mumbai on Tuesday due to low visibility conditions. The flight, which departed from Pune at 11:15 am, was originally expected to reach Nagpur by 12:30 pm....
Mumbai civic body to impose water cut from July 1
With the level of lakes supplying water to Mumbai going down due to inadequate rainfall in their catchment areas, the city civic body has decided to impose a 10 per cent water cut in Mumbai starting from Saturday, officials said....
Hindus are tolerant but why are they tested every time, asks HC on Adipurush
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday expressed concern over the way key characters of the epic Ramayana have been depicted in the controversial movie Adipurush, saying, "Hindus are tolerant but why they are tested every time?" The Lucknow bench, which was...
Goa witnesses heavy rains, IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert for coastal state
Heavy rains lashed parts of Goa in the last 24 hours and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow' alert for the coastal state till Thursday, forecasting heavy showers at isolated places. Several parts of Goa's capital...
Mamata suffers injuries as chopper makes emergency landing in bad weather
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured when the helicopter in which she was flying made an emergency landing at the Sevoke air base near Siliguri in the northern part of the state due to bad weather on Tuesday...
PM Modi makes strong pitch for Uniform Civil Code
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a strong pitch for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying a country can’t run on two laws. PM Modi made these remarks while interacting with BJP workers in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal...
PM Modi flags off 5 Vande Bharat Express trains
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off two Vande Bharat trains -- Bhopal to Indore and Bhopal to Jabalpur -- from Bhopal's Rani Kamlapati railway station in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls are due by the year-end....
US slams trolling of scribe who questioned PM
The White House has condemned as "totally unacceptable" the harassment of a US journalist on social media for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question at his joint press conference in Washington with President Joe Biden. Last week, The...
India’s Covid cases lowest since March 2020
India has recorded 33 fresh coronavirus infections, the lowest number of cases since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases have been recorded at 1,606 while the death toll was recorded at...
Tomatoes sell at Rs 100 a kilo after rains
Tomato prices soar. In in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, tomatoes, a staple in most hopes are selling for Rs 100 a kilo. "We are selling tomatoes at Rs 100 kg. Due to rain, the prices have increased," says a tomato seller....
Train runs over teens taking selfies on railway bridge
Two teenagers were run over by a train while they were taking selfies on a railway bridge in the Roorkee town of Uttarakhand's Haridwar district. The accident occurred on Saturday evening, Laksar police station in-charge Mamta Gola said on Monday. Siddharth Saini...
Monsoon has covered 80% of India: Report
New Delhi: This year's monsoon has reached 80 percent of India so far, India Meteorological Department's senior scientist Dr Naresh Kumar told a news channel on the advancement of southwest monsoon in the country. Monsoon reached different parts of the country...
Mob attacks BSF outpost in Meghalaya, 5 injured
At least five persons, including two Border Security Force personnel, were injured when villagers attacked a border outpost in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on Sunday night, officials said. The incident took place around 10 pm at Umsyiem village near Dawki...
What’s happening in India, Modi asked Nadda
After returning to India from his foreign visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda and other leaders what was happening in India, party leaders, who had gone to receive him at the airport here,...
