Maha guv meets Prez Murmu
Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today....
SpiceJet shares hit 52-week low
Shares of SpiceJet tanked nearly 10 per cent in morning trade on Thursday, after the company was asked by aviation regulator DGCA to curtail its services by half for eight weeks. The stock tanked 9.66 per cent to its...
PM to chair NITI Aayog’s Council meet on Aug 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's Governing Council meeting on August 7, where issues related to agriculture, health and economy will be discussed, official sources said on Thursday. The Council, the apex body of NITI Aayog,...
5G auction Day 3: Rs 1.5 trillion bids so far
The auction for the 5G telecom spectrum has garnered bids worth Rs 1,49,454 crore at the end of the second day and the bids for the much-awaited spectrum sale are extended for the third day. A comparison of the two-day figures...
India logs 44 new Covid fatalities
India added 20,557 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,39,59,321, while the active cases increased to 1,46,323, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,211 with...
Hundreds of protesters storm Iraqi Parliament
Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by rival Iran-backed parties. The protesters were opposing the candidacy of...
DGCA orders SpiceJet to cut flights by 50%
Airline SpiceJet was today ordered to cut its flights by 50 per cent for a period of eight weeks by aviation regulator, DGCA. This comes after an unusually high number of safety incidents involving the airline. "In view of findings of various...
Human face of Police in the country is missing, reforms badly needed
The Police are taught many things in their training including sections of IPC and Criminal justice system but they are often accused of violation of human rights and this dents their image in the eyes of the public. Only on...
Centre has weaponised money-laundering law: Cong
The Congress alleged on Wednesday that the money-laundering law has been weaponised to target and humiliate people, and urged the Supreme Court to decide soon on the matter concerning the National Herald-Associated Journals Limited case. The assertion came on...
No data on doctors who died of Covid, says Centre
The Union Health Ministry and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) are unable to agree on the the number of doctors who died due to Covid-19 over the two years - 2020 to 2022 - when the pandemic ravaged India. While...
Maha CM’s cryptic message to Uddhav on birthday
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday greeted his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray on the latter's 62nd birthday. The CM in his message refrained from referring to Thackeray as the Shiv Sena president. Last month, Shinde had along with...
Encounter breaks out in J&K’s Kulgam
An encounter between terrorists and security forces broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Brayihard Kathpora in Kulgam following information about the presence of terrorists there,...
Supreme Court upholds power of ED to arrest under PMLA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld ED powers of inquiry, arrest, attachment of property while hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of several provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act today. Under the stringent PMLA law, the power...
A former Prez meets the Prez
Pratibha Devisingh Patil, former President of India along with her daughter met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati...
Shiv Sena symbol row: SC hearing on August 1
The Supreme Court to hear a fresh plea from the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp of the Shiv Sena on August 1. The plea seeks a stay on the proceedings before the Election Commission of India on the Eknath Shinde group's claim...
PM meets the President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, first time after her assumption of office...
Autorickshaw fares to increase by Rs 2 in Pune from Aug 1
The Regional Transport Authority on Monday announced a hike in autorickshaw fares by Rs 2 from August 1 in Maharashtra's Pune district. Autorickshaws will charge Rs 23 for the first 1.5 km instead of Rs 21, and Rs 15 for...
Voter ID-Aadhaar linking drive in Maha from Aug 1
Maharashtra Chief Election Officer Shrikant Deshpande on Monday said that the Voter ID cards will be linked to Aadhaar cards with a view to establishing the identity of electors and authentication of entries in the electoral roll. Addressing a press...
Petrol Price Hiked 78 Times In 2021-22, Diesel 76 Times: Centre Tells Parliament
New Delhi: Petrol prices were increased 78 times, while diesel rates were increased 76 times in Delhi during the financial year 2021-2022, the government told the Parliament today. Rameswar Teli, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Gas, filed a...
Naxals should give up arms struggle to honour President Droupadi Murmu
As the world's largest Parliamentary democracy is all set to celebrate the 75th year of India's Independence day, a new era was ushered in today when a tribal woman became the second woman President of the Country. Welcome Her Excellence...
Kovind fulfilled BJP’s political agenda: Mehbooba
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said former President Ram Nath Kovind has left behind a legacy during which the country's Constitution was trampled upon as he "fulfilled BJP's political agenda". Droupadi Murmu was on Monday sworn in as India's...
