Unlock 4.0: What to expect from September 1
Unlock 4.0, the fourth phase of opening of the economy after coronavirus lockdown, will start from September 1. Officials have said Unlock 4 guidelines, which will be announced later this week, only mention the activities which will be prohibited while the...
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43
American actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his role in Black Panther, has died of cancer, the BBC reported, quoting his family. The 43-year-old actor died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side. Boseman had...
Sanjay Bhatia takes oath as Up-Lokayukata
- Former Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust Sanjay Bhatia was today sworn in as the Upa-Lokayutka of Maharashtra. Mumbai- Maharashtra and Goa Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administerd the oath of office to Bhatia at a brief oath taking ceremony held at...
No media trial of Sushant case: Press Council
Taking strong objection to the coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput case by many media outlets, the Press Council of India on Friday said the media should adhere to the norms of journalistic conduct in covering cases under investigation and...
Final-Year Exams To Be Held, Can’t Promote Students Without It: Top Court
Nagpur/New Delhi: Final year college examinations will be held by September 30, the Supreme Court said today, backing the national university body's decision. "State cannot promote students without final year examinations," the court said. Several petitions including one by the Yuva...
India sees new single-day record of 77,266 cases
India has once again posted a massive spike in new coronavirus cases with over 77,000 new cases being recorded in the past 24 hours. Coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 33 lakh-mark with the death toll going past 61,000. Among...
Higher Education Deptt makes presentation on NEP 2020 to Governor
The Department of Higher and Technical Education today made a presentation on the New Education Policy 2020 and the proposed Action Plan of Government of Maharashtra for its implementation before Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. Additional Chief Secretary...
Invoking ‘act of God’, Centre gives states 2 options on meeting GST shortfall
The Centre on Thursday placed before the GST Council two options for borrowing by states to meet the shortfall in GST revenues, pegged at Rs 2.35 lakh crore in the current fiscal. Briefing reporters after the 41st meeting of the GST...
SC refuses permission for Muharram processions
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined permission for carrying out Muharram procession across the country and asked Lucknow-based petitioner to move before the Allahabad high court with his plea. The apex court said how can it pass a general order for...
Defence Ministry to announce new air defence command by Oct
Amid the ongoing conflict with China, the department of military affairs has hastened the process of restructuring the armed forces as the new air defence command under the Indian Air Force may come up at Prayagraj around the second week...
Maharashtra govt transfers 16 IAS officers
Mumbai/Nagpur: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Maharashtra government has transferred 16 IAS officers which include NMC Comm Tukaram Mundhe. Here are the latest reshuffles from the Maharashtra government: 1. Shri S.M.Deshpande, IAS (1991) has been posted as Principal Secretary...
Unlock 4: Local trains, metros likely to resume
To increase economic activities and employment opportunities, the Government of India is considering to give a breather to various sectors in Unlock 4. According to the sources, the government may give some more relaxations but its implementation in the respective states...
SC gives Bhushan 30 minutes to reconsider apology
The Supreme Court is hearing in the 2020 suo moto criminal contempt case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan. Attorney General KK Venugopal tells the Court that Bhushan may be allowed to go with a warning. The SC gives 30 minutes to Prashant...
“Question Of Faith In Judges”: Top Court On Prashant Bhushan 2009 Remarks, send to another bench
New Delhi: In a 2009 case involving comments by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan on judges, the Supreme Court today requested Chief Justice SA Bobde to place it before an "appropriate bench". The court has raised several questions to be examined in...
A five-storey building crash in Maharashtra kills two, injures over 10
At least two persons were killed and several others are still trapped in the rubble of a five-storied residential building which crashed last evening, officials said here on Tuesday. With rescue operations in full swing in the huge mound of rubble...
Maha Governor launches new website of Bhamla Foundation
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari today launched the new website of the well known social organization Bhamla Foundation at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. (bhamlafoundation.org)
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Gloves for voters, thermal scanners among new election guidelines
A group of five people, including candidates but excluding security personnel, is allowed to take part in door-to-door campaigning. For roadshows, convoys of vehicles should be broken after every five vehicles instead of 10 (excluding security vehicles). Public gatherings and rallies can...
Covid patients aged 50+ can’t home-isolate: BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has modified quarantine guidelines and made institutional isolation compulsory for all COVID-19 patients above 50 years of age from this week in a bid to bring down morality rate. According to the modified guidelines issued on August...
SC nod for Paryushan prayers in Mumbai
SC permits devotees to offer Paryushan prayers in three Jain temples on a case to case basis in Mumbai amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court allows Jain temples at Dadar, Byculla and Chembur in Mumbai to open for worshippers for...
Fire at hydroelectric plant in Telangana, 9 trapped
Nine persons are feared trapped in Srisailam hydroelectric plant located underground on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border after a fire broke out on Thursday night and "huge smoke" was preventing rescue personnel from entering in, officials said on Friday. Nagarkurnool district Collector...
PM writes to Dhoni: We’re eternally grateful
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the latter announced his retirement from international cricket. The PM in his letter wrote, "In your trademark unassuming style you shared a video that was enough to...
