Uddhav’ Sena, Ambedkar’s VBA announce alliance
The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi on Monday announced an alliance, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray. Addressing a joint press conference, Uddhav Thackeray said his grandfather Keshav Thackeray, also known...
UK police fines Rishi Sunak over seatbelt ‘error’
The local police force where Rishi Sunak filmed a social media video in a moving car without a seatbelt on Friday fined the British Prime Minister for the legal breach. Lancashire Police, which had been "looking into" the matter, confirmed it...
Luxury bus overturns on Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway; one killed
Buldhana/Nagpur: A private luxury bus ( MH 20 EL4999 ) overturned on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Highway at around 4.30 am today. As the passengers got out of the bus and were moving to the side of the highway, two were...
Govt uses Akshay, Aishwarya to divert attention
The government is indulging in mass pickpocketing by diverting the attention of people and then looting them, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday after his Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a rally in Lakhanpur, the former president...
SC refuses Google plea over Rs 1337 cr penalty
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Google's plea against an NCLAT order refusing an interim stay on the Rs 1,337 crore penalty on it. The SC asked NCLAT to decide the appeal of Google against the competition regulator's...
India responds to Pak PM’s call for talks
India on Thursday said it always wanted normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan, but there should be an atmosphere free from terror and violence for such ties. The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came when asked at a media...
Republic Day Parade: 32,000 tickets to be sold online, contingent from Egypt to participate
The Republic Day celebrations this year will take place on the revamped Central Vista avenue, and the government has put 32,000 tickets on sale online for the masses, defence ministry officials said on Wednesday. For the first time, all official...
Rare Orange Bat spotted in Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Valley National Park
Jagdalpur: A rare orange-coloured bat, which is a "near threatened" species, has been spotted in Chhattisgarh, reports said on Wednesday. The animal, also known as the 'painted bat' and characterised by bright orange and black wings, was sighted at a banana...
Bypolls 2023: Elections to 2 seats in Maha on Feb 27
Byelections in two seats in Maharashtra, and one each in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Lakshadweep will be held on February 27. The results of the bypolls will also be announced with the assembly ones of Tripura,...
Polls: Tripura: Feb 16, Nagaland, Meghalaya: 27
Tripura will vote for new government on February 16th, and Meghalaya and Nagaland on the 27th, with results on March 2, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. While the three northeastern states are the first to have assembly polls this year,...
Maha facing shortage of 1 crore eggs per day
Maharashtra is facing a shortage of one crore eggs per day. The animal husbandry department has chalked out a scheme to increase its production in the state, a senior official has said. More than 2.25 crore eggs are consumed...
Did Tejasvi Surya open emergency exit? IndiGo silent
A passenger accidentally opened the emergency exit of an IndiGo plane after boarding at Chennai airport last month and the aircraft, which was on the ground, was subject to mandatory engineering checks before it flew to Tiruchirapalli, the airline said...
Man flees Leela Palace-New Delhi 5-star hotel, Rs 23L bill unpaid
Police are on the lookout for a man who stayed at a Delhi five-star hotel for four months by posing as a senior functionary of the UAE royal family and fled without paying bills worth more than Rs 23 lakh,...
Nadda to continue as BJP prez till 2024 polls
JP Nadda's term as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been extended till June 2024, informed Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the National Executive Meeting on Tuesday. "The tenure of JP Nadda as national president of the...
We have learnt our lesson: Pakistan PM to India
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for "serious and sincere talks" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "burning points like Kashmir." In an interview with Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV, Sharif said that Pakistan has learned its lesson after three...
Gangster Dawood Ibrahim has moved house: Nephew
Alishah Parkar, son of Haseena Parkar, and Dawood Ibrahim's nephew, has made sensational claims before the National Investigation Agency stating that the fugitive underworld gangster has remarried a Pakistani Pathan woman while still being married to his first wife Maizabin. Alishah...
Complete destruction of ideals taking place in India: Mallika Sarabhai
Eminent classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai has voiced disappointment over the complete destruction of ideals in the country, alleging that Hindutva' is being shoved down the throat of people in the name of Hinduism. Hinduism is actually all about...
Video: Supriya Sule’s saree catches fire at event, no injuries
Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule's saree accidentally caught fire during an event in Maharashtra's Pune on Sunday. In a statement, Sule later said that she is safe and there was no reason to worry. The Baramati MP was at...
Plane with 68 passengers onboard crashes in Nepal’s Pokhara: reports
A Yeti Airlines plane carrying about 72 persons crashed on the runway in Nepal's Pokhara this morning. There were 68 passengers and four crew members on board the Pokhara-Kathmandu plane, reports said. Rescue teams have been...
Kohli was desperate to take ODI mantle from Dhoni: Book
Virat Kohli was desperate for ODI captaincy in 2016 before then head coach Ravi Shastri asked him to "respect" MS Dhoni's prudence and wait for the mantle to be passed on to him, former fielding coach R Sridhar revealed in...
Why can’t TV anchors be taken off air: SC on hate speech
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Hate speeches are a 'complete menace', the Supreme Court observed on Friday and rued the lack of regulatory control on TV news content, saying it wants 'free and balanced press in India'. The top court said nowadays everything...
