Shinde, Fadnavis meet Modi in Delhi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, their first meeting after the new government assumed office in the state. Shinde and Fadnavis met the prime minister at his...
Ranil Wickremesinghe quits as Sri Lanka PM
Amid massive protests, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday decided to resign. "To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all citizens I accept the best recommendation of the Party Leaders today, to make way for...
Governor Koshyari greets people on Bakri Eid
Mumbai - The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has greeted the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of Bakri Eid (Eid Ul Zuha). In his message, the Governor has said: “The auspicious festival of Bakri Eid gives the message...
New Maha cabinet: Shinde, Fadnavis to meet Modi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis are scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda on Saturday as the new-found allies move towards constituting their council of ministers. Shinde and...
Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath
A fresh batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left from the Jammu base camp for Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in Kashmir. "We are heading towards the Pahalgam camp and are hoping that yatra will resume. We pray to Baba Bholenath to...
Shinzo Abe in cardiac arrest after being shot
Shinzo Abe shooting update: The Fire department says Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe is in cardiopulmonary arrest. He's scheduled to be transferred by medevac to Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara City in the prefecture. Police say Abe appears to have...
Ex-Japan PM Abe reported to have been shot at
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara, in Western Japan. Initial reports say he may have been injured. Japan's NHK TV says Abe apparently was shot at and collapsed during a campaign speech. 'An NHK...
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to visit New Delhi today
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will visit New Delhi on Friday, his first tour of the national capital after taking oath of his new office last month, an official said. According to his tour itinerary, Shinde, who was sworn in as...
Governor Koshyari confers Doctor of Science on Nitin Gadkari
Maharashtra Governor and Chancellor of public universities Bhagat Singh Koshyari conferred the Honorary degree of Doctor of Science on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at the 36th Convocation of the Dr. Panjabro Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. Former...
Eknath Shinde begins his inning as Chief Minister, assumes office
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today assumed his office on the sixth floor of Mantralaya as the Chief Minister after a span of about one week after being sworn in in Raj Bhawan by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari.Though after...
Eknath Shinde takes charge at Mantralaya
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde officially took charge of his post at the state secretariat Mantralaya on Thursday. A puja was held at the tastefully decorated office of the chief minister before Shinde took charge. His chamber had...
India presses China to resolve LAC issues
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the need for an early resolution of all outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, and asserted that bilateral ties should be...
Singapore confirms 1st local monkeypox case
Singapore's ministry of health announced on Wednesday that it has confirmed one local case of monkeypox infection in the city-state. The patient is a 45-year-old male Malaysian national who resides in Singapore. He tested positive for monkeypox on July 6...
NDRF deploys 17 teams in Maharashtra amid heavy rains
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 17 teams in areas of Maharashtra that have reported heavy to very heavy rainfall. "In Maharashtra, we have recently seen very heavy rainfall. The Maharashtra government had requested 17 teams and all 17...
All eyes on SC verdict on Thackeray’s plea, Cabinet expansion on hold
Though the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government has taken over the reins in Maharashtra But the most awaited Cabinet expansion is on hold for some time and in all probability it will be done after the Supreme Court verdict on a...
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union Minister
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union Minister of Minority Affairs. More details...
Maha cabinet expansion likely after July 11 SC hearing
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to conduct the state cabinet expansion after the Supreme Court hears pleas seeking disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena rebels, and the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction's plea challenging the Speaker's decision to recognise the new...
Landslide near Maha fort after heavy downpour
A landslide occurred on a road leading to the Pratapgad Fort in western Maharashtra's Satara district on Wednesday following heavy rains, an official said. There was no report of any casualty...
IMD issues heavy rain alert for Maha from July 6 to 8
The India Meteorological Department issued a heavy rainfall alert for Maharashtra on Wednesday and the next two days, as state capital Mumbai continued to witness heavy downpour for the third consecutive day, resulting in a landslide near a chawl, water-logging...
Carry your visa hard copy while travelling from Chennai airport
The Chennai airport has instructed all the passengers traveling outside the country to carry hard copies of their visas. "As per the latest MHA guidelines, Foreign Visa copy of all the Indian nationals departing from India should be scanned in the...
ED conducts raids against Vivo
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at 44 places across the country in a money laundering investigation against Chinese smartphone manufacturing company Vivo and related firms, officials said. The searches are being carried out under sections of the Prevention...
