Covid cases in India highest in nearly 5 months
India logged 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 140 days, while the active cases have increased to 7,605, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,816 with three deaths....
‘Question Amit Shah’: Jairam writes to CBI chief
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has written to Central Bureau of Investigation director Subodh Jaiswal asking the probe agency to question Home Minister Amit Shah over his remark describing the Conrad Sangma government in Meghalaya in its previous term as...
Pakistan connection: NIA raids two places in Nagpur, two men grilled
Nagpur: In the wee hour action, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided two places in Nagpur. This action has been taken in Satranjipura and Hansapuri areas of the city. The raid was launched at 4 am on Thursday morning. It...
2 IndiGo flyers held for unruly behaviour on board
Two passengers on board a Dubai-Mumbai IndiGo flight were arrested for allegedly hurling abuses at crew and co-passengers in an inebriated condition, a police official said on Thursday. They were placed under arrest after the flight landed in Mumbai on Wednesday...
SC to constitute special bench for Bilkis case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear a plea by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped during the 2002 Gujarat riots, against the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the case. A bench of Chief...
Amruta threat case: ‘Bookie’ Jaisinghani’s aide held
The Mumbai police said they have arrested Nirmal Jaisinghani, a close aide of bookie Anil Jaisinghani, in connection with the blackmail and extortion case filed by Amrita Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. "Nirmal helped Anil Jaisinghani hide...
RBI directs all banks to keep branches open till March 31 for annual closing
With just only 10 days till the annual closing of the current financial year, the Reserve Bank of India has directed all banks to keep their branches open until the end of the working hours on March 31. ...
Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Usha Gokani is no more
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Usha Gokani passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday. Gokani, aged 89 years, was ailing for the last five years and was bedridden for last two years, Mani Bhavan executive secretary Meghshyam Ajgaonkar told PTI. Gokani was...
Video: Delhi Massive Earthquake Hits Delhi, Tremors Felt in Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad
A massive earthquake struck the national capital on Tuesday night at 10:25 PM and tremors were felt across different places in North India. The earthquake tremors were felt for several seconds. Soon after the tremors were felt, the local residents were...
Sanjay Raut booked for revealing identity of rape victim on Tweeter
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena Thackeray group MP Sanjay Raut is once again in trouble. The State Police have registered a case against Raut for allegedly revealing the identity of a minor girl who was raped earlier this month. Raut...
Fire erupts in BEST’s power unit in Mumbai; no injuries
A fire broke out in a power substation of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport in Mumbai on Monday night, but there was no report of any casualty, civic officials said. The blaze erupted in the power substation located behind...
IMD predicts moderate rainfall in Mumbai today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate rainfall accompanied by gusty winds in parts of Maharashtra during the next three to four hours. "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching...
Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi removed from Interpol database
The name of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in a Rs 13,000-crore PNB scam, is learnt to have been removed from the Interpol database of Red Corner Notices (RCNs) on the basis of his plea to the Lyon-headquartered...
Delhi liquor scam case: Sisodia’s judicial custody extended by 14 days
New cDelhi: The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Monday extended the judicial custody of senior AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia by 14 days in connection with the liquor scam probe against him. Sisodia is presently on...
Mumbai cops nab bookie Anil Jaisinghani from Gujarat for ‘blackmailing’ Amruta Fadnavis
Mumbai: Bookie and Hawala operator Anil Jaisinghani has been arrested by Mumbai police from Gujarat for allegedly blackmailing Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Jaisinghani's daughter Aniksha was arrested earlier in the same case. Amruta claimed...
Averse to sealed covers: CJI on Centre’s OROP note
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept the Centre's sealed cover note about its views on the payment of One Rank One Pension (OROP) arrears to ex-service personnel. "We need to put an end to this sealed cover practice...
Maharashtra to get gau rakshaks like Haryana, UP
The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared a proposal to set up a cow service commission to strictly implement a 2015 law to ban beef and take measures for the overall betterment of livestock, an official said. The decision was taken in the...
Anger over Khalistan supporters pulling down Tricolour at mission in London
IMAGE: A screen grab from the video of Khalistani supporters attempt to pull down Indian flag at the high commission of India, in London, March 19, 2023. India on Sunday night summoned the senior-most British diplomat in Delhi and demanded...
Savarkar samjha kya…: Cong jibe at govt
As the Delhi police questioned Rahul Gandhi over his "women still being sexually assaulted" remark, the Congress on Sunday took a jibe at the government, saying "Savarkar samjha kya... naam Rahul Gandhi hai". Law Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader...
Collegium best system to appoint judges: CJI
Not every system is perfect but this is the best system available, Chief Justice of India Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday while defending the Collegium system of judges appointing judges, a major bone of contention between the government...
Farmers call off long march to Mumbai
Protesting farmers and tribals, who were on their way to Mumbai on foot, called off their long march on Saturday, Communist Party of India-Marxist MLA Vinod Nikole said. Nikole said all the demands by the farmers were taken into consideration in...
