Governor releases biographical book on scientist Dr Anil Kakodkar
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released a biographical book on the life of former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India Dr Anil Kakodkar at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Wednesday (19th Feb). The biography in Marathi ‘Anuvidnyanatil Jhanjawat’ has...
PM’s ex-advisor to head Ram temple construction committee
Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was elected president and Champat Rai general secretary of the Ram Temple trust at its first meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting, held at the residence of senior lawyer K Parasaran, also elected Prime...
SC interlocutors ask media to leave Shaheen Bagh
Advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, the mediators appointed by the Supreme Court speak to the protesters at Shaheen Bagh. Sadhana Ramachandran tells them that the Supreme Court has said that they have the right to protest. "The law (CAA) has...
Armed gang tries to kill 3 friends over property feud in Wadi
Nagpur: A gang of miscreants attacked three friends with lethal weapons and tried to kill them over a property dispute in Wadi police jurisdiction on Monday evening. All the accused have been booked but no arrest has been made...
Maharashtra Governor pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday paid tribute to Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary. This year's Shivaji Jayanti marks the 390th birth anniversary of the great Maratha warrior. Interacting with reporters on the occasion, the...
500 passengers set to leave quarantined ship today
Hundreds of passengers who have been tested negative of coronavirus began leaving the Diamond Princess Cruise ship on Wednesday after their two-week quarantine. According to Al Jazeera, around 500 passengers are expected to leave the ship. The two-week quarantine exercise has...
Kasab was supposed to die a Hindu: Maria
In a startling revelation in his book 'Let Me Say It Now', former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria claimed that had Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) succeeded in its plan, 26/11 Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab would have died as a...
Won’t hand over Koregaon probe to Centre: Uddhav
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said his government will not hand over probe in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case to the Centre. The violence was a result of the alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave at Shaniwarwada...
Gandhi, Godse can’t go together: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government's development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises to stay in an alliance with the BJP. Kishor, who has been vocal about his...
Did not mislead CM in Sheena Bora case: Maria
Rakesh Maria, former Mumbai top cop who was completely silent on the chain of events followed by his transfer from Mumbai Police to Maharashtra Home guards in 2015, has opened up about the Sheena Bora murder case in his book...
Affidavit Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Devendra Fadnavis’s Review Plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's plea seeking review of its 2019 judgement asking the BJP leader to face trial for allegedly failing to furnish details of pending criminal cases...
“Will try to open direct air connectivity between Mumbai – Jo’burg”
Asserting that Mumbai is very important to South Africa, the newly appointed Consul General of South Africa in Mumbai Andrea Kuhn today said that her country is keen to establish direct air connectivity between Mumbai and Johannesburg. Stating that lots...
Nirbhaya convicts to hang at 6 am, March 3
2012 Delhi gang-rape case: The court issues a fresh date for the execution of death warrants, March 3 at 6 am, against the four death row convicts. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana today appointed advocate Ravi Qazi to represent convict...
Nirbhaya convict Vinay on hunger strike
Mukesh Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, told the court on Monday that he does not want to be represented by advocate Vrinda Grover. The court has now appointed...
Owaisi reminds PMO of Preamble after train seat is turned into temple
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday reminded the Prime Minister's Office about the Preamble of the Constitution, after a seat of the Kashi Mahakal Express, which was inaugurated by Narendra Modi, was turned into a Shiva temple. The Kashi Mahakal Express...
Senior Bombay HC judge S C Dharmadhikari resigns
Second senior most judge of the Bombay High Court, Justice Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari, has tendered his resignation. Justice Dharmadhikari told a lawyer in his court on Friday that he has tendered his resignation. However, he did did not specify the reason. He...
Pulwama: PM pays tribute to slain CRPF personnel
India will never forget the martyrdom of the security personnel killed in last year's Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He termed the slain security personnel were "exceptional individuals" who devoted their lives to serving and protecting...
Sustainable mobility: Nitin Gadkari promises full govt support to serious investors
The future is bright for investors, who are putting their money in sustainable mobility solutions, said Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for road transport and highways. Speaking at an event, Gadkari said that the government is ready to provide policy support...
Amit Shah pays homage to Pulwama martyrs
On February 14 last year, the Pulwama district in Kashmir had witnessed one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the last decade, claiming the lives of 40 CRPF soldiers. To mark that tragedy, Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, paying homage to...
Cops should be allowed to sit during VIP visits, rallies: Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has written a letter to Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh saying that the police staff on duty during VIP visits and rallies should be allowed to sit. Pawar said the home department should frame guidelines...
‘Goli maro’, ‘India-Pak match’ hurt BJP in Delhi polls: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said statements like 'goli maro' and 'Indo-Pak match' should not have been made by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders while campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections and that such remarks may have cost the...
