Maharashtra ATS major action, another suspected terrorist from Mumbai arrested
Mumbai: During Navratri, Ramlila and other festivals, there are revelations of a conspiracy to carry out terror attacks across the country. The ATS has now launched a major operation in Mumbai after the arrest of six terrorists who were plotting...
ED moves court as Deshmukh fails to appear
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved a court in Mumbai against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh for failing to appear before the probe agency despite being summoned multiple times in a money laundering case. The ED filed the plea in...
UK eases travel rules, some benefits for India
The UK government on Friday announced a major relaxation of international travel rules for vaccinated people coming in and out of England, with long-haul routes between India and the UK set to benefit. From October 4, the current traffic light system...
Delhi borders sealed in view of Akali protest
With Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) threatening to hold a protest march in Delhi to observe 'black day' on completion of one year of three farm laws, the borders of the national capital have been sealed. Earlier in the day, Delhi...
Veteran actor Jane Powell passes away
Actor Jane Powell, best known for her musical movies, has passed away at the age of 92. According to Fox News, Powell died of natural causes on Thursday. Among her most well-known films in the 1940s and '50s were the MGM musicals...
GST meet on petroleum products today
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 45th GST Council meeting at Lucknow on Friday. This is the first time in 20 months that the GST council will be doing any physical meeting. After December 18, 2019, all the GST...
14 injured as flyover collapses in Mumbai
Mumbai: A portion of an under-construction flyover connecting the Bandra Kurla Complex main road and Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road collapsed around 4:30 am. "13 people have sustained minor injuries and have been shifted to a hospital. There is no life loss...
Maharashtra Govt Suspends Anil Deshmukh’s Personal Secy Arrested In Corruption Probe
As Enforcement Directorate looks out for ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, the state government on Friday, has suspended Sanjiv Palande - Deshmukh's personal secretary who was arrested in June in a corruption case. Palande - an additional collector rank officer-...
Modi turns 71; president, ministers extend wishes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 71 on Friday as President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries and politicians greeted him with BJP leaders hailing his leadership. Wishing him a long and healthy life, President Kovind said may he continue to...
Gujarat’s new cabinet to be sworn-in today
The swearing-in of new ministers in the Gujarat Cabinet of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will take place on Thursday at Raj Bhawan in Gandhinagar at 1 pm. According to sources, over 20 leaders would be sworn in as ministers. The...
India reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
And the Covid numbers for the day, which have almost become a blindspot, coming as it were, for 1.5 years now. India reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases, 38,303 recoveries and 431 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry....
Raj Kundra porn case: Shilpa Shetty quizzed
Actors Shilpa Shetty and Sherlyn Chopra were among 43 witnesses whose statements were recorded in the 1,500-page supplementary charge-sheet which was submitted yesterday in the court, in connection with the pornography case against businessman and Shetty's husband Raj Kundra, the...
Heavy rains in Delhi: IMD issues orange alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert warning of moderate to heavy rain in the national capital on Thursday. The weather forecasting agency has also predicted strong winds in the national capital along with the rainfall. Earlier on September...
SpaceX launches spaceship with all-civilian crew
American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX on Thursday launched the Falcon 9 carrier rocket that placed the Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit. This was the first-ever fully civilian crew mission dubbed as Inspiration4. The launch took place at 00.03 GMT from Kennedy Space...
Glitches remain on I-T portal ahead of FM’s deadline to Infy
The Income Tax portal remains a festering worry for taxpayers scrambling to file their returns, ahead of the September 15 deadline set by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the portal's tech developer, Infosys, to resolve glitches. Tax practitioners said a...
Govt announces 100% FDI in telecom sector
The government has announced 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector through the automatic route as part of its comprehensive package for the telecom sector. Till date, up to 49 per cent was allowed through...
Tata Sons bids for Air India
Tata Sons puts in financial bid for Air India, the company spokesperson said. Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had earlier made it clear that September 15 deadline for the process is fixed and will not change. Currently, Air India has a debt...
Centre set to resume tourist visas after 1.5 yrs
In a bid to boost the economy as daily Covid-19 cases in the country have come down, the Central government is considering to resume issuing tourist visas very soon, confirmed a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official on Wednesday. A senior...
Tax raids on migrant messiah Sonu Sood’s premises
When you compensate and fill in the lacunae of the government's mismanagement in handling the Covid pandemic, you get a tax notice. Actor Sonu Sood, a messiah for thousands of migrants and poor during the pandemic, had his premises in...
Dabholkar case: Charges framed against 5 accused
Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Charges framed against five accused by Pune court under IPC sec 302 (murder), 120(b), 34 along with sec 16 of UAPA & sec 3(25), 27(1), 27(3) of Arms Act. Framing of charges against accused Sanjeev Punalekar to...
Maha governor seeks Ganpati’s blessings
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari joins his staff, officers and their families in performing aarti at the Ganeshotsav organized by the staff and officers of Raj Bhavan....
