Speeding bus rams into dumper truck, 8 injured
Eight persons were injured, five of them seriously, on Wednesday when a BEST bus rammed into a dumper truck from behind in Dadar area in Mumbai, a civic official said. The injured persons included three women passengers and the driver and...
Centre asks media to display logo of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’
The Centre on Wednesday directed the print, electronic and digital media to display the logo of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' as part of the campaign to commemorate the completion of 75 years of India's independence. "Private media has consistently...
41 pregnant women died of Covid in Kerala
As many as 41 pregnant women have so far succumbed to COVID-19 in Kerala since March 2020, state Health Minister Veena George said on Wednesday. The number of the COVID positive persons, who had committed suicide in the state,...
SC appoints 3-member committee to probe Pegasus
The Supreme Court has appointed former Justice RV Raveendran to head the three-member Pegasus probe committee. The court says there has been no specific denial by the Centre in the issue, thus it has no option but to accept the submissions...
India adds 13,451 new COVID-19 infections
The Covid tally, which has become a blind spot, but here are the figures: India reported 13,451 new COVID-19 cases and 585 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 3,42,15,653, informed the Ministry of Health and Family...
National Film Awards handed out
67th National Film Awards: Kangana Ranaut receives the Best Actress award for "Manikarnika" and "Panga". Dhanush and Manoj Bajpayee receive the Best Actor award for "Asuran" and "Bhonsle" respectively. Singers B Praak and Savani Ravindra receive the award in the 'Best...
Amit Shah to visit J-K today, 1st since 370 move
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday will inaugurate the first direct international flight between Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on the first day of his three-day visit to the union territory. This is his...
Aryan Khan to stay in jail till October 30
A Special NDPS Court extends judicial custody of Aryan Khan and others till 30th October. The accused were not produced in court either physically or through video conference. Aryan Khan was earlier sent to 14-day judicial custody on October 7. Shah...
Governor greets people on Eid Milad un Nabi
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has greeted the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of Eid Milad un Nabi. In a message, the Governor has said: “Eid Milad un Nabi commemorates the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The festival...
Anti-vaxxer Pooja Bedi gets Covid
Actor-host Pooja Bedi has tested positive for COVID-19 and says she is taking all the necessary precautions. In an Instagram video on Sunday evening, the 51-year-old actor, who has been a vocal anti-vaxxer, informed that her businessman-fiance Maneck Contractor...
China has a secret dangerous nuke missile
Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological know-how displayed by China. In the test, a space rocket boosted a hypersonic glide vehicle, one capable of carrying a nuclear device, which circled the globe...
Money laundering case: ED summons Shiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawali on Oct 20
Mumbai : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Shiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawali on October 20 in connection with the arrest of her close aide Saeed Khan in an alleged money laundering case. This is the second summon by the agency...
India’s daily Covid count lowest in 230 days
India reported 13,596 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in 230 days. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 19,582 recoveries were recorded in the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative recoveries to 3,34,39,331. The national...
Covid-19: Maharashtra govt to consider relaxations after Diwali, says health minister Rajesh Tope
MUMBAI: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday said that chief minister Uddhav Thackeray along with the health department and the task force will take a decision on relaxing Covid-19 restrictions in the state after Diwali. Rajesh Tope said, "After Diwali,...
No bail for Aryan Khan, next hearing on 20th
The Mumbai Special NDPS court reserves order for 20th October on bail application of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's 23-year-old son Aryan did not get bail in the drugs-on-cruise case today from a...
Maha increases MLAD funds to Rs 4 crore
The Maharashtra Government has increased the MLA Local Area Development Fund from Rs 3 crores to Rs 4 crores to each legislator: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. These funds are used utilised for local area...
NIA arrests 9 terror associates, carries out 18 raids in J-K
The NIA has arrested nine terror associates during searches at 18 locations in Jammu and Kashmir after registration of a case over a conspiracy launch attacks in the union territory and other major cities including New Delhi, an official said...
Rs 10,000 cr aid for rain-hit farmers in Maharashtra
Representational Pic The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced an assistance of Rs 10,000 crore for farmers whose crops were damaged due to heavy rains in the state. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who holds charge of the finance...
Congratulations: Pawar’s dig at Fadnavis over his ‘I still feel CM’ remarks
In a dig at senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis, who had said that he still feels as chief minister of Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he lacked this trait even though he had...
Muslims who migrated to Pak don’t enjoy much respect there: Bhagwat
Hindus and Muslims share the same ancestors and if this thought process had persisted at the time of the freedom movement, India's partition could have been stopped, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said Tuesday. He said the Muslims...
Lakhimpur violence ‘absolutely condemnable’: FM
The Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which four farmers were killed, is "absolutely condemnable," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, emphasising that there are issues of such nature happening in other parts of India equally which should be raised "when they...
