Now, Anurag Thakur slams Rahul’s LS attendance
Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks during his London visit, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Wayanad MP's attendance in Lok Sabha is lower than the average attendance of MPs in Parliament. Recently, Rahul...
Former top cop turned politician K Vijaya Rama Rao passes away
K Vijaya Rama Rao, former DG CBI passed away today after a brief illness. He was in the IPS 1959 batch and was part of the AP cadre. Rama Rao, also a former minister in the N. Chandrababu Naidu-led government in...
Goa govt to hold meeting on H3N2 flu today
The Goa government will hold a high-level meeting on Tuesday to discuss monitoring of seasonal influenza subtype H3N2 as directed by the Centre, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said. He said the government will ensure that the directives of the...
Uddhav top aide Subhash Desai’s son joins Shinde
Bhushan Desai, son of Maharashtra's former industries minister and Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Subhash Desai has joined the Shiv Sena group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. More details...
US national accused of smoking, unruly behaviour on Air India flight gets bail
A 34-year-old US citizen booked for allegedly smoking on board an Air India flight and unruly behaviour towards the crew was granted bail by a court in Mumbai on Monday, the police said. The passenger was found smoking in the...
Major fire reported from Mumbai’s suburb
A major fire broke out in a slum in suburban Malad east, Mumbai, on Monday afternoon, but no casualty was reported, a fire brigade official said. The level 3 (major) fire engulfed slums located in the Appa Pada locality...
Mumbai is 39.4C! Hottest in India in March: IMD
For the second time in the current month, Mumbai recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country at 39.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, attributing the rise in mercury to absent or delayed wind breeze....
Nothing new: Maha agri minister Abdul Sattar on farmer suicides
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar has said the farmers committing suicide is not a new issue and such incidents had been happening for many years. He was responding to a query by reporters who sought his comment on suicides committed...
‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Oscars for Best Original Song
RRR came, saw and absolutely conquered the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Naatu Naatu won the Oscar for Best Original Song - let's be honest, was it ever not going to? - and there is no question of keeping...
CBI summons Tejashwi for quizzing in jobs scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to appear for questioning in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam on Saturday, officials said. Yadav was earlier called for questioning on March 4 but he had...
CR completes 100% electrification of broad gauge network
Central Railway on Friday said it had achieved 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge network of 3,825 km, which was resulting in annual reduction of 5.204 lakh tonne of carbon footprints. In a release, the CSMT-headquartered zonal railway...
Syrup deaths: DCGI directs drug manufacturers not to…
India's drug regulator has directed drug not to use propylene glycol supplied by a Delhi-based company which provided the ingredient to Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups were alleged to have led to the deaths of children in Uzbekistan. Maya Chemtech...
How did Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal’s father Ramesh Agarwal die? Here’s what the Gurgaon police said
Barely three days after his wedding with Geetansha Sood, Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal's father Ramesh Agarwal died on Friday. The businessman has confirmed his father's death. Ritesh Sharma released a statement and said that his "guiding light and strength" passed...
8 Maharashtra farmers die every day: Ajit Pawar
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Ajit Pawar on Friday accused the state government of being insensitive to farmers' problems. Eight farmers end their life in the state every day, he claimed after initiating a debate on...
Nagpur’s LIT to be granted autonomous status: Deputy CM
Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis has started presenting Maharashtra’s Budget for 2023-24 on Thursday. Nagpur’s Laxminarayan Institute of technology (LIT) to be granted autonomous status: Deputy CM Airports in the state will be developed Govt allocates Rs...
Rs 1000 crore multi-modal logistic hub to come up in Nagpur
Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis has started presenting Maharashtra’s Budget for 2023-24 on Thursday. Multi-modal logistic hub to come up in Nagpur at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. The Government will also establish circular...
Maha Budget: Farmers to get Rs 12,000 per year under NaMo farmers scheme
Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis has started presenting Maharashtra’s Budget for 2023-24 on Thursday. This marks the first Budget of the Eknath Shinde-Government ever since it came to power, toppling the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA...
Encounter in Sukma, some Naxalites injured
An encounter took place between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday morning, police officials said. No casualty was reported to security personnel but some Naxalites have sustained bullet injuries in the firefight, they added. "A joint...
Maharashtra Budget: Devendra Fadnavis faces tough task of paring state’s debt burden
Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will present the first Budget of the Eknath Shinde government today. The focus is likely to be on women and middle class in this year's Budget. "I can tell you that we will look to...
Maharashtra Budget 2023 Live Updates: Devendra Fadnavis to present state budget today
A fortnight after interactions with bureaucrats and taking note of views of people from various walks of life, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will present the state budget on Thursday. The biggest challenge before Fadnavis, who will present his first budget...
Satish Kaushik dies at 67
Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Kaushik has died at 67. While the cause of death is unknown, his friend Anupam Kher confirmed the news on Twitter. He wrote, "I know "death is the ultimate truth of this world!" But I never thought...
