Govt announces shutting down of Maharashtra International Education Board
Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Wednesday announced shutting down of the Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB) started by the previous BJP-led government. She was responding to a question raised through a calling attention motion by Shiv Sena MLC...
Delhi violence avoidable if police had acted: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as 'unfortunate' the incidents of violence in Delhi but refused to entertain pleas on them. A bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said it will not expand the scope of...
Rahul MIA at CWC meet on Delhi violence
Amid continued communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi that has claimed 17 lives, the Congress top leadership started deliberations on the issue at a meeting of its working committee on Wednesday. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and top leaders like...
One journalist shot at, two other reporters attacked by mob in Delhi riots
New Delhi: Three journalists were seriously attacked and many others were threatened by unruly mobs during the riots in Delhi. While journalist Akash, reporting for JK 24x7 News was shot at in east Delhi’s Maujpur on Tuesday, two reporters belonging...
Chavan seeks probe into Samruddhi Corridor land
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday demanded a probe into land deals before the notification for land acquisition was issued for the multi-billion dollar Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Corridor. Officially called Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway...
Over 50,000 travellers screened at Mumbai airport for coronavirus symptoms
The health department of Maharashtra on Monday said that over 50,000 travellers have undergone screening at the international airport in Mumbai for novel coronavirus since January 18. The screening for the deadly infection started at the busy airport more than a...
CM Uddhav Thackeray Announces First List of Crop Loan Waiver, Over 15,000 Farmers Benefited
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday released the first list of 15,358 beneficiaries under the state farm loan waiver scheme. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his deputy Ajit Pawar interacted with some farmers via video conferencing whose bank accounts were...
Govt extends time for bidders to pose queries on Air India sale
The government has extended the time till March 6 for bidders to pose additional queries regarding sale of its 100 per cent stake in Air India. The government has issued the first set of clarification on Air India divestment answering queries...
नागपुरात अनावश्यक फीदरवाढी विरोधात बाईक रॅली
नागपूर : जागरूक पालक परिषदेच्या नेतृत्वात व पालक संघटनेद्वारे अनावश्यक फी दरवाढीच्या विरोधात बाईक रॅली काढण्यात आली होती. लोकमत चौक येथून रॅलीला सुरुवात झाली. सुरूवातीला शिक्षण उपसंचालक सतीश मेंढे यांना निवेदन देण्यात आले. त्यानंतर रॅली जिल्हाधिकारी कार्यालयात पोहचली. जिल्हाधिकारी रवींद्र...
Trumps land in Agra, head to Taj Mahal
The Trumps land in Agra. UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel on the welcoming committee. Yogi has told his administration that when the Trumps land in Agra and when they drive to the Taj Mahal, they should feel...
In pics: Day One of State Budget Session witnesses Oppn bedlam
Mumbai: The Budget Session of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly commenced on Monday. On the very first day, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) created bedlam and tried to corner Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi Government over the issue of farm...
Bhima Koregaon violence was pre-planned, says Nawab Malik
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday said that the Bhima Koregaon violence was "pre-planned". "The Bhima Koregaon incident was pre-planned. The main culprits are Manohar Bhide and Milind Ekbote. The then government gave protection to them....
Maharashtra Budget session begins, BJP raises farm loan waiver issue
The budget session of the Maharashtra Assembly got off to a noisy start on Monday as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Shiv Sena-led state government of not fulfilling the assurances made to farmers and failing to check...
Fliers to Ahd airport told to reach 3 hrs ahead
Security has been tightened in Ahmedabad ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the city where he is scheduled to address the "Namaste Trump" event later today. All passengers travelling by the Ahmedabad Airport on February 24 have been advised...
Paytm To Sell, Recharge eToll Payment Tags In India
Paytm Payments Bank is teaming up with ride-hailing firms — including Ola and Uber — to enable some 100,000 drivers to buy and recharge FASTags at major cities country-wide, DealStreetAsia reported on Sunday (Feb. 23). Paytm has set up camps for...
Governor releases Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Stamp on Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released a Commemorative Stamp and Special Cover on the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Saturday (22 Feb). The Commemorative Stamp was released to mark the 60 years of the...
Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma’s plea rejected
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case claiming he has mental illness and needs treatment. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana rejected...
No need to fear CAA: Uddhav after meeting Modi
No one needs to fear about the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Population Register is not going to throw anyone out of the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in New Delhi on Friday, after meeting Prime...
Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, his first visit to the national capital after taking over the reins of the state. The chief minister's son Aditya Thackeray, who is a minister in...
Sena can give fitting reply to Pathan: Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that his party is capable of giving a befitting reply to statements like those made by All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Waris Pathan. "Waris Pathan made a statement that 15 crore Muslims will...
Aaditya Thackeray sacks official for misbehaving with jawans
Maharashtra Protocol Minister Aaditya Thackeray has relieved an official at the Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi of his duties after video footage emerged of him misbehaving with Army jawans. Taking serious cognisance of the incident, the minister has...
