1 arrested for attack on Ambedkar’s house in Mumbai
Mumbai police on Thursday arrested a man in connection with the incident of vandalising at 'Rajgruh', the residence of Dr B R Ambedkar in Mumbai, an official said. Umesh Sitaram Jadhav (35), the arrested man, was allegedly one of the two...
Gangster confesses: Main Vikas Dubey hoon
After his arrest in Ujjain, gangster Vikas Dubey confesses, "Main Vikas Dubey hoon, Kanpur wala." Dubey, wanted in connection with the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed, was on Thursday arrested at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. "Vikas...
Gangster Vikas Dubey in police custody
A picture of Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur encounter case, who was arrested at a police station in Ujjain. Eight policemen, including a deputy superintendent ofpolice, were ambushed in Bikru village in the Chaubeypur area of Kanpur,...
UP gangster Vikas Dubey nabbed in Ujjain
Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, accused of killing eight policemen last week, has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh after a nearly week-long chase involving the police across three states. Vikas Dubey was caught in Ujjain around the same time two of...
2 aides of gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounters
Two aides of gangster Vikas Dubey were killed in separate encounters in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said. While Kartikeya alias Prabhat was gunned down in Kanpur when he tried to flee from police custody, another aide of Vikas Dubey, Praveen...
Veteran actor-comedian Jagdeep dead
Mumbai: Veteran Actor-comedian Jagdeep, best known for his role as Soorma Bhopali in Sholay, died on Wednesday at his residence. He was 81. The actor, real name Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, was not keeping well. "He passed away at 8.30 pm at...
Gangster Vikas Dubey’s aide killed by UP STF
The Uttar Pradesh special task force on Wednesday killed an aide of gangster Vikas Dubey who was involved in an ambush in Kanpur last week in which eight policemen died, a senior official said. Amar Dubey, who carried a...
Premises of Dr BR Ambedkar’s house ‘Rajgruha’ vandalised
Maharashtra Home Minister orders probe Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has ordered a probe into the incident of vandalising Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's house Rajgruha in Mumbai. The incident took place on Tuesday evening and unidentified persons vandalised the pots kept...
Maha allows pvt firms to test staff for Covid
Maharashtra government on Monday allowed private establishments to conduct COVID-19 tests of their staff subject to conditions. 'Maharashtra allows Private Establishments to conduct COVID-19 tests of their staff subject to conditions. This will not only help in Mission Begin Again but...
Chinese troops withdrawal a positive development: Cong
The Congress on Monday said China needs to realise that stability and peace at borders and restoration of status quo ante are a must to rebuild trust between the two countries as it termed reports of withdrawal of Chinese troops...
Pawar meets Uddhav over nixing transfer of DCPs
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday called on Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, a day after the state government revoked the home department's order to transfer 10 deputy commissioners of police of Mumbai...
India becomes 3rd worst hit country with over 7 lakh COVID-19 cases
It took 110 days for coronavirus cases in the country to reach one lakh, while just 48 days more to go past the seven lakh-mark. With another big single-day jump in coronavirus cases, India's COVID-19 tally crossed the seven lakh-mark on...
Maharashtra allows hotels to reopen from July 8
Further easing the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the Maharashtra government on Monday allowed hotels and other entities providing accommodation services outside containment zones to resume operations at 33 per cent of their capacity from July 8. A government notification, which also covers lodges...
Taj Mahal, other Agra monuments won’t open today
The government has withdrawn a planned reopening of the Taj Mahal, citing the risk of new coronavirus infections spreading in Agra from visitors flocking to see the monument. Local authorities issued a new advisory ordering an extension of lockdown curbs...
Maharashtra to Allow Reopening of Restaurants, Hotels
CM Uddhav Thackeray Says SOP to be Out Soon Adecision on reopening hotels and restaurants in Maharashtra will be taken soon after finalising Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday. Interacting with various associations of hotels and lodges,...
America loves India: Trump
The Fourth of July -- also known as Independence Day or July 4th -- is a federal holiday in the US commemorating the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776. Prime Minister Modi on Saturday congratulated President...
DRDO Covid hospital to be inaugurated at 12 pm
The Defence Research and Development Organisation Covid hospital, set up in Delhi, will be inaugurated by Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at 12 pm on Sunday. The 1000-bed dedicated hospital has been established at Ulan Batar Road...
Trump thanks Modi for US Independence Day wish
US President Donald Trump thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on America's 244th Independence Day. On Saturday, PM Modi tweeted: "I congratulate @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and the people of the USA on the 244th Independence Day of the USA. As...
ICMR aims to launch COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 15
India's apex medical body Indian Council of Medical Research said on Friday that it aims to launch the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, the indigenously developed Covaxin, by August 15, and has told select medical institutions to fast-track its clinical trial...
22,000+ Covid cases in 24 hrs for the first time
India on Saturday morning reported 442 deaths and its highest single-day spike of 22,771 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to close to 6.5 lakh. The positive coronavirus cases in India now stand at 6,48,315...
Settle Forest Rights Claims within 3 months’: Governor
Mumbai;- Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today asked senior government officials to settle the pending claims of forest rights within 3 months and to conduct the GPS mapping of scheduled areas in the State. The review meeting held at Raj Bhavan...
