SC rejects Nirbhaya convict’s curative plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismisses the plea of death row convict Mukesh Singh against the rejection of his mercy petition by the president. The court said the relevant records, verdict of trial court, the high court and the apex...
3 Maha districts got more funds last year, others less: Pawar
Mumbai/Nagpur : Nagpur, Chandrapur and Sindhudurg were allotted higher District Planning Committee Scheme funds to the tune of Rs 651 crore in 2019-20 by the then Maharashtra government after curtailing money of some of other districts, state Deputy Chief Minister...
Sharjeel Imam arrested in Bihar for sedition
Sharjeel Imam has been arrested from Jehanabad in Bihar on sedition charges for saying Assam should be separated from India. The police had raided Imam's ancestral home on Sunday night after "help was sought by central agencies". Said to be...
Nirbhaya convict moves SC on Prez plea dismissal
Death row convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya murder and gang rape case Mukesh Kumar Singh on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on his plea against dismissal of his mercy petition by the President. The 32-year-old convict's mercy...
AI to sell 100% stake in Air India Express
The government on Monday invited preliminary bids to divest its entire stake in Air India, and the airlines subsidiary Air India Express along with its joint venture Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited. The last date for submission of bids...
Centre should mind its job: Dy CM on NIA probing Elgaar case
The Maharashtra government was trying to go to the root of the 2017 Elgaar Parishad case when it was suddenly handed over to the National Investigation Agency by the Centre, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday. He also sought...
EU Parliament to debate anti-CAA resolution
The European Parliament is set to debate and vote on a resolution tabled by some of its members against India's Citizenship Amendment Act, which it says marks a 'dangerous shift' in the country's citizenship regime. The resolution, tabled by the European...
TVS rolls out electric scooter in Bengaluru market
Bengaluru: Foraying into electric mobility, two-wheeler major TVS Motor Company on Saturday rolled out its electric scooter for this tech city as part of its contribution to cleaner environment. "Our focus on ''green and connected'' youth of India is embodied...
Remain non-violent when fighting for a cause: Prez on R-Day eve
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday urged people, particularly the youth, to remain non-violent when fighting for a cause and stressed on the need to 'hold fast to constitutional methods' of achieving social and economic objectives. His remarks come in the...
Uddhav Thackeray to visit Ayodhya on March 7: Raut
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on March 7, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut announced on Saturday. 'Ayodhya mein jallosh! March 7, 2020,' Raut said in a tweet. Raut had announced on Wednesday that Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Maharashtra...
Nirbhaya convict challenges mercy plea rejection
One of the convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, Mukesh Kumar Singh, on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India. "Convict Mukesh Kumar Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the...
Pak, B’deshi Muslims should be thrown out: Sena
The Shiv Sena has said that Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims who have entered the country should be thrown out and "there is no doubt about it". The party made the statement in the wake of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's...
Right decision to transfer Koregaon-Bhima probe to NIA: Fadnavis
Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Central government took the correct decision to handover the Koregaon-Bhima case to the National Investigation Agency as this will expose the urban Naxals. "It is the correct decision because this...
Bhima Koregaon Cases Taken Over by NIA Day After Maharashtra Govt Reviews Probe
Mumbai: The cases related to the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence have been transferred to the National Investigation Agency that reports to the Centre, a day after the Maharashtra government held a review meeting with the police on the status of...
Fadnavis’ evaluation petition will probably be heard in open courtroom
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to listen to an open courtroom listening to on the evaluation petition of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for concealing legal instances within the election affidavit. A division bench of Justice Arun...
Sena questions Centre on democracy ranking drop, economic woes
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday said there have been attempts to muzzle dissenting voices and this is one of the reasons for India slipping in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" said a slowdown...
Fadnavis govt tapped Oppn leaders’ phones: Anil Deshmukh
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday alleged that the previous Devendra Fadnavis dispensation misused government machinery to tap the phones of opposition leaders, and an inquiry has been ordered in this regard. Talking to reporters here, he said the...
CRPF commando found dead at Ambani’s residence
Mumbai: A Central Reserve Police Force commando deployed in the security cover of Mukesh Ambani was found dead at the Reliance Chairman's residence with authorities probing if he killed himself or died after his service weapon went off accidentally, officials...
Abrogation of Art 370 irreversible: Centre to SC
The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the abrogation of Article 370 allowed the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to the Indian union and said that the move is "irreversible". A five-Judge Constitution Bench of Justices NV Ramana,...
”Tanhaji” declared tax-free in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Ajay Devgn''s latest historical drama "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" has been given a tax-free status till April 30 by the Maharashtra Cabinet, an official said here on Wednesday. The decision to waive off GST on ticket sales for the...
Maharashtra cabinet clears policy allowing Mumbai malls, multiplexes, shops to remain open round-the-clock from 27 Jan; pubs, bars to shut at 1.30 am
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved its 'Mumbai 24 hours' policy allowing malls, multiplexes and shops to remain open round-the-clock in the city from 27 January. Noting that London's 'night economy' was five billion pounds, state Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray...
