CBI detains Anil Deshmukh’s advocate; denies detaining former state home minister’s son-in-law
File Pic Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing a corruption case against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, has detained his advocate in the case on Wednesday. CBI questioned Anil Deshmukh's lawyer Anand Daga over alleged subversion of...
Kerala, Maharashtra continue to account for bulk of new Covid deaths
With 41,965 people testing positive for Covid-19, India's total tally of cases rose to 3,28,10,845, while active cases have increased to 3,78,181, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,39,020 with 460 more...
12 killed in road accident in Rajasthan’s Nagaur
Twelve pilgrims were killed and six others injured in a collision between a multi utility vehicle and a truck in Rajasthan's Nagaur district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred near the Shri Balaji temple on the Bikaner-Jodhpur Highway, they said,...
CJI administers oath of office to 9 SC judges
Nine new judges were administered oath of office by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Tuesday. With this, the strength of SC has risen to 33. CJI Ramana administered oath of office to the nine judges, including three women. The CJI...
Major fire at chemical factory in Amravati
Nagpur: A huge inferno engulfed a chemical factory on Badnera road in Amravati on Saturday. Sum of 55 fire tenders from various fire stations were pressed into action following the fire call. Though, the exact reason behind the fire...
Impose COVID curbs, avoid festival gatherings: Centre to Maharashtra
Mumbai: With Maharashtra seeing a sharp COVID rise and keeping the upcoming festival season in mind, the centre has asked the state to follow strict COVID norms. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has urged the Maharashtra...
India sees 46,164 new Covid cases, 607 deaths
India reports 46,164 new COVID-19 cases, 34,159 recoveries and 607 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per health ministry. Total cases: 3,25,58,530 Total recoveries: 3,17,88,440 Active cases: 3,33,725 Death toll: 436365 Total vaccinated: 60,38,46,475 (80,40,407) in last 24 hrs. Of 46,164 new COVID-19 cases and...
Yahoo shuts down services in India
American web services provider Yahoo shut down its services in India on Thursday, August 26, thereby ceasing the publication of content operations across the country from this day onwards, Hindutsan Times reported. However, the web portal, owned by technology company Verizon...
Jaishankar to brief floor leaders on Afghanistan
The Centre has called for an all-party meeting at 11 am on Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in the war-ravaged country. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief the floor leaders of all the...
Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed new BSF DG
Pankaj Kumar Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Police Service officer, was on Wednesday appointed as director general of the country's largest border guarding force BSF. Singh is a Rajasthan cadre officer and is presently serving as the special director general of...
Maha govt launches special mission for COVID-19 widows
The Maharashtra government has launched a special mission for women from poor families who have lost their husbands to coronavirus infection which aims to provide a bunch of services under one roof. ...
Uddhav used unpalatable words for Shah, Yogi: Rane
A day after he was arrested for making controversial remarks against Uddhav Thackeray, Union minister Narayan Rane said even the Maharashtra chief minister had used unpalatable words while referring to Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath. ...
States to get 2 cr Covid vaccines: Govt
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday informed that all states will be provided with over 2 crore additional Covid-19 vaccine doses in August. Taking to Twitter, the Health Minister said that the Central government has requested all the states to...
Rane’s arrest OK, not custodial probe: Court
A court at Mahad in Maharashtra while granting bail to Union Minister Narayan Rane said his arrest over his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was justified, but his custodial interrogation was not necessary. The order was passed...
Nashik Police summons Narayan Rane on Sept 2
Nashik Police has sent notice to Union Minister Narayan Rane in connection with the FIR lodged against him for his alleged 'derogatory' remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. As per the information shared by the police, Rane has been asked...
IAF chief flies a Tejas
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew a Tejas single-seater light combat aircraft during his visit to IAF and other aircraft manufacturing establishments in Bengaluru...
Rane behaved like a roadside gangster: Sena
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday claimed Union minister Narayan Rane has made the central government hang its head in shame, a day after the BJP leader was arrested over his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Prime Minister Narendra...
Narayan Rane Granted Bail; Maha Govt Sources Say Wanted to Send a Message That Nobody Above Law
Union Minister Narayan Rane, who was arrested by the police at around 2.25pm on Tuesday for threatening to slap Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, was granted bail late night. He was physically produced before a court in Mahad, where his...
Rane acting as per his ‘Sanskar’: Sharad Pawar
Union minister Narayan Rane was acting according to his "Sanskar", Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said in Mumbai on Tuesday. Rane was arrested earlier in the day over his statement that he would have slapped Maharashtra Chief...
Narayan Rane detained over Uddhav ‘slap’ remark
Union minister Narayan Rane has been detained over his controversial remarks against Uddhav Thackeray in which he said he would slap the Maharashtra chief minister, say reports. Meanwhile, Rane has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the FIRs...
Won’t defend Rane’s ‘slap’ remark on Uddhav: BJP
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday distanced himself from Union minister Narayan Rane's remarks about slapping Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence. "I am not defending Rane's comments,...
