Amid MVA exit buzz, war of words erupts between Ajit Pawar and Nana Patole
Amid frenzied speculations of Ajit Pawar stepping away from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Opposition alliance in Mahatrashtra comprising Shiv Sena-UBT, NCP and the Congress, a war of words has broken out between the senior NCP leader and Congress state...
97% of current CMs are crorepatis: Survey
Twenty-nine of the 30 incumbent chief ministers are crorepatis with Andhra Pradesh's Jagan Mohan Reddy having the highest assets totalling Rs 510 crore, according to poll affidavits analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
M&M chairman emeritus Keshub Mahindra dies
India's oldest billionaire and chairman emeritus of Mahindra & Mahindra passed away on Wednesday aged 99. Mahindra had a net worth of $1.2 billion. During the 48 years of his chairmanship, the Mahindra Group expanded from being an automobile manufacturer to...
Firing inside Punjab’s Bathinda military station; 4 deaths reported
Four deaths have been reported in an incident of firing inside Bathinda Military Station in Punjab early this morning. The area has been cordoned off and quick response teams are conducting a search, the Army's South Western Command said in...
SC finds RSS is victim, not perpetrator
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Madras high court’s order allowing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold 'route marches' in various parts of the state with certain conditions, and dismissed three appeals by the Tamil Nadu government in the...
Not obscene; Gere kissed Shilpa, she didn’t: Court
A woman being groped on a street or public transport cannot be termed as "participative" on her part in such incidents and she cannot be prosecuted for failing to act, a Mumbai court has held in the 2007 obscenity case...
VRAS to stage Koyla Roko Andolan on May 1 to press for Vidarbha statehood
Nagpur: The Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) announced a Koyla Roko Andolan on May 1, to stop coal from leaving the coal mines near Umred. This protest is being held to attract the Central Government’s attention towards the demand for...
Sonia tears into Modi govt, says PM’s actions speak far louder…
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said with the Narendra Modi government bent on "misusing every power" and elections approaching in several key states, her party will take its message directly to people and join hands with all like-minded...
Gyanvapi: SC to hear ‘wazu’ plea on April 14
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on April 14 a plea by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee seeking permission for 'wazu' (ritual ablution) at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during the month of Ramzan. The apex court...
70 Chinese military planes, 11 ships around Taiwan
Taiwan's Defence Ministry detected 70 Chinese military aircraft and 11 naval ships around Taiwan by 6 am on Monday and its armed forces were monitoring the situation to respond to these activities. "70 PLA aircraft and 11 PLAN vessels...
AI deboards unruly pax from Delhi-London flight
Air India on Monday deboarded an unruly passenger from its Delhi-London flight, which returned to the national capital, according to sources. The sources said flight AI 111, which had around 225 passengers, returned to the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)...
Shocked CJI puts Defence Ministry on notice over discrimination of women Indian Army officers
New Delhi: According to LiveLaw report, the Supreme Court has reprimanded the Defence Ministry for accusations of unfair treatment and discrimination in the promotion of women Indian Army officers who had been granted Permanent Commission after the landmark Babita Puniya...
Shocked CJI puts Defence Ministry on notice over discrimination of women Indian Army officers
New Delhi: According to LiveLaw report, the Supreme Court has reprimanded the Defence Ministry for accusations of unfair treatment and discrimination in the promotion of women Indian Army officers who had been granted Permanent Commission after the landmark Babita Puniya...
Active Covid cases in India rise to 35,199
India logged 5,880 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases have increased to 35,199, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,979 with 14 deaths. While four deaths each were reported...
Adani is being targeted, can’t see logic of JPC, says Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: NCP leader and key Congress ally Sharad Pawar on Friday criticised the campaign against the Adani Group, saying the corporate giant was being targeted, in what is seen as a setback to others in the opposition, especially Rahul Gandhi....
India records over 6,000 new Covid cases for second straight day
New Delhi: India on Saturday, April 8, recorded 6,155 fresh Covid-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 31,194, according to Union Health Ministry data. This is the second on the trot when the country witnessed over 6000...
Drunk IndiGo flyer ties to open emergency door, held
A 40-year-old drunk passenger has been booked for allegedly trying to open the emergency door flap of the Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight, said an official release from IndiGo. According to the release, the incident took place...
Tel Aviv attacker shot dead by Israeli police
The Tel Aviv police on Friday night shot dead the terrorist who carried out a car-ramming and shooting attack that resulted in the death of one person while injuring six others, reported The Times of Israel. According to the police,...
Maharashtra logs 926 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; Mumbai sees 27% rise
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 926 COVID-19 cases, the highest for this year and a sizable rise from 803 cases added to the tally a day earlier, while the death toll increased by three, a health official said. The state's tally...
Keep tyres in good shape or face ‘No Entry’ on Samruddhi Mahamarg!
Nagpur: The main cause of many accidents on Samruddhi Mahamarg is the bad condition of tyres. Tyre burst or tyre related problems led to mishaps claiming lives. Because of this fact, the Nagpur Rural RTO has focused on tyres. Strict...
Maharashtra Cong suspends former MLA Ashish Deshmukh over anti-party comments
The Congress in Maharashtra has suspended former MLA Ashish Deshmukh from its primary membership for his public statements against the party leadership in the state. A party notice, which announced the disciplinary action against the former legislator, said charges levelled against...
