Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Dame Maggie Smith, celebrated for her roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has passed away at the age of 89, reports BBC. A renowned figure in British theatre and film, she won two Academy Awards during her career --...
2 killed in wall collapse opposite Mahakal temple
Two persons were killed as a portion of the boundary wall of the Maharajwada school opposite the famous Mahakal temple in Ujjain collapsed due to heavy rains on Friday evening, an official said. Four persons were trapped under the debris...
Modi to inaugurate Pune Metro online on Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Metro line between Shivajinagar District Court and Swargate in Pune on September 29 (Sunday), local MP and Union minister Murlidhar Mohol has said. Besides inaugurating the corridor, PM Modi will also...
SC rejects Gujarat govt plea in Bilkis case
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking a review of the court's verdict which contained certain observations against the state while quashing the remission granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano...
46 people drown in Bihar performing rituals
At least 46 people including 37 children, seven women and two men have died during the 'Jitiya Parv' festival yesterday while taking a holy bath in rivers and water bodies in Bihar. Bihar Disaster Management Department (DMD) on Thursday in...
Reservations must stand legal scrutiny: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday underlined the necessity of any reservation standing legal scrutiny as he listed key measures undertaken by the state government for the Maratha community. Fadnavis also said efforts are being made to grant the...
Kejriwal writes letter to RSS Chief: Your responsibility to ensure…
Arvind Kejriwal, the National Convenor of AAP, wrote a letter urging RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat to step in and oversee the activities of the BJP. In a letter written on Wednesday, Kejriwal asked five questions to Mohan Bhagwat and asked...
Sensex breaches 85,000-mark for 1st time ever
The markets are back in the saddle after early-morning blues. Sensex breaches 85,000-mark for first time ever; Nifty nears 26,000-level. The biggest gainers among the 30-share Sensex pack were Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Powergrid, while the losers included Hindustan...
Landmark judgment by Supreme Court on child pornography
New Delhi: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse. The bench of...
Assembly polls: VBA announces first list of 11 candidates
Mumbai: The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), led by Prakash Ambedkar, has announced its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, including a transgender candidate. Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar...
Biggest test of democracy is king tolerates dissent: Gadkari
Pune: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the biggest test of democracy is that the ruler tolerates even the strongest opinion against him, and it leads to introspection. “Writers and intellectuals should express themselves fearlessly”, the senior BJP leader said at...
Tirupati laddoo row reaches SC, seeks probe into report of animal fat used in prasadam
New Delhi: The row over animal fat allegedly being used to make the famed Tirupati laddoos reached the Supreme Court on Friday with a lawyer filing a petition alleging that the act violates fundamental Hindu religious customs and deeply hurts...
Tirupati laddu row: Lab report claims animal fat in ghee
Tirupati: The TDP Government in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday made public laboratory analysis of the cow ghee samples supplied to the Tirumala Temple Trust for making its famous Tirupati laddu prasadam during the term of the YSRCP Government. It revealed...
SC raps Karnataka HC judge over ‘objectionable’ remarks
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of alleged controversial and objectionable comments made by a Karnataka high court judge against a woman lawyer during court proceedings. A five-judge bench comprising senior judges, including Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud,...
US Court summons NSA Ajit Doval, former RAW chief over alleged plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Pannun
A US court's summons to the Indian government over Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's civil suit, alleging a plot to murder him, was "completely unwarranted", the Ministry of External Affairs has said. In a news briefing this afternoon, Foreign Secretary...
Poll chess: Mahayuti, MVA huddle in crucial talks for seat-sharing pact
Nagpur/Mumbai: Key political meetings in the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are shaping the political landscape as Maharashtra gears up for Assembly elections. Both alliances are focused on resolving crucial seat-sharing agreements ahead of what promises to...
One nation, one election: Kovind panel report placed before Cabinet
The report of the high-level committee on 'one nation, one election' was placed before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, sources said. The panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind had submitted the report in March ahead of the announcement of...
Atishi to be Delhi’s new chief minister
Arvind Kejriwal proposes Delhi minister Atishi as his successor. Atishi to be the new chief minister of Delhi, all AAP MLAs unanimously accept Arvind Kejriwal's proposal forwarding her name. The Delhi Assembly will be convened on September 26 and...
Ex-ISRO head to be chief guest at RSS dussehra event
Former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's annual 'Vijayadashami' event on October 12 in Nagpur. The information was given by the RSS on Monday through a post on X. It is among the...
Pune horror: 5-year old boy attacked brutally by stray dogs
Pune: A five-year-old boy was critically injured after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Chakan in Pune district in Maharashtra. In a shocking video (the incident was captured by a nearby CCTV camera), the young boy can be...
A new member ‘Deepjyoti’ arrives at PM Modi’s residence
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared exciting news on Saturday about a new arrival at his residence on Lok Kalyan Marg. The latest member of the household is a healthy calf born to a cow already residing in the...
