Maharashtra marks 67th Foundation Day with Statewide celebrations
Mumbai: The 67th Maharashtra Day is being celebrated across the State with enthusiasm and fervour commemorating its formation on May 1, 1960. On the occasion, Governor Jishnu Dev Varma unfurled the Tricolour at Mumbai’s Lok Bhavan amid the playing of...
ICSE, ISC results: Girls outperform boys (as usual); pass rate over 99%
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively. A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the...
BJP to win West Bengal: Exit polls
Four exit polls have predicted a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. Matrize BJP: 146-161 TMC: 125-140 Others: 6-10 Praja Poll BJP: 178-208 TMC: 85-110 Others: 0-5 Poll Dairy BJP: 142-171 TMC: 99-127 Others: 5-9 Chanakya BJP: 150-160 TMC: 130-140 Others:...
No plan to raise fuel prices after assembly polls: Govt
The government has no plans to raise petrol and diesel prices, a senior official said on Tuesday, dismissing speculation of a hike after polling in West Bengal ends on April 29. Retail petrol and diesel prices have remained unchanged for a...
Rain, storms may break Delhi’s scorching heat spell in coming days
Delhi may see a respite from searing heat that pushed temperatures beyond the 40-degree mark as rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected to hit the city from Tuesday night and continue over the next few days. The city saw a...
Maha Minister Nitesh Rane gets one-month jail for hurling mud at NHAI engineer
Mumbai: A court in Sindhudurg has convicted Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane in a 2019 case in which he poured mud on an NHAI engineer while he was in the opposition, sentencing him to one month in jail. The court...
Major fire at Bengaluru warehouse, 50 women safely evacuated
Around 50 women were safely evacuated after a major fire broke out at a warehouse in Bengaluru and spread to a four-storey PG accommodation and nearby residential buildings, the police said on Tuesday. The fire broke out at around 12.50 am...
Maharashtra Govt defers Marathi mandate for auto, taxi drivers by six months
Mumbai: Facing mounting opposition from transport unions, the Maharashtra Government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday decided to defer its plan to make Marathi mandatory for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers for a period of six months. However, the...
Trump evacuated as shots fired at White House dinner
Chaos broke out on Saturday evening after suspected gunshots were reportedly fired in the lobby of the Washington Hilton, leading to the evacuation of US President Donald Trump and other senior officials from the White House Correspondents' Dinner. ...
Political Switch Costs Raghav Chadha 1 Million Instagram Followers Overnight
New Delhi: In a striking example of how political decisions can instantly impact digital popularity, Raghav Chadha witnessed a massive drop of nearly 1 million Instagram followers within 24 hours of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The sharp decline came...
RBI Cancels Paytm Payments Bank Licence: What it Means for Depositors
The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank, citing concerns over the bank's management and conduct being detrimental to depositors and public interest, leading to its prohibition from all banking activities. Paytm Payments Bank is...
Modi tries photography on the Ganga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly river here on Friday morning and met with boatmen and morning walkers. Modi posted a few photographs of his river trip on social media, in which he is seen seated...
Shiv Ratan Agarwal, founder of snacks giant Bikaji, passes away at 74
Bikaji Foods International Limited, the snack mammoth, announced on Wednesday the demise of its promoter, chairman and whole-time director Shiv Ratan Agarwal. The 74-year-old entrepreneur died in Chennai on Thursday morning after complaining of uneasiness. His wife had recently undergone...
Premji Invest backs NewEra Hospitals to expand quality quaternary care in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Premji Invest and NewEra Hospitals on Thursday announced an investment in the Maharashtra-based multispecialty hospital platform. The capital from Premji Invest will be deployed towards the launch of three new hospitals in Nagpur, expanding capacity to 800 beds from...
Baramati bypoll: Sunetra Pawar casts vote
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Sunetra Pawar, contesting the Baramati assembly seat bypoll, cast her vote on Thursday and appealed to electors to turn out in large numbers and support her as a tribute to her late husband...
Voting begins in high-stakes polls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Voting for Tami Nadu and West Bengal Assembly elections has commenced at 7 am on Thursday, April 23. In the first phase, over 3.60 crore electors are eligible to vote in 152 constituencies in Bengal . The election is being seen as...
‘You’re causing traffic jam’: Woman blasts at Maha Minister amid BJP protest in Mumbai
Mumbai: A woman trapped in heavy traffic lost her cool and confronted Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan during a protest over the Women’s Reservation Bill, accusing him for creating a traffic snarl in the Worli area of Mumbai, on Tuesday. The...
Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO after 15 years
Tim Cook will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. and take over as executive chairman of the company's board, with John Ternus set to become the new CEO from September 1, the company announced on Monday. The decision...
Parliament adjourned sine die, Budget Session ends
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Saturday, bringing the Budget Session to a close. In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House shortly after it met at 11 am, following his concluding remarks. The session, which began...
IAF clears Pune runway for flights after frontline jets’ ‘hard landing’
The Pune airport runway was made operational on Saturday morning, the Indian Air Force said, a day after the hard-landing of a frontline aircraft damaged the strip. Flight operations halted last night after the runway was closed following the incident. ...
Chhattisgarh power plant blast: Death toll rises to 21
death toll in the April 14 blast at Vedanta's power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has gone up to 21 after a worker succumbed to injuries, officials said on Friday. The explosion occurred in a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from...
