Banking services impacted due to nationwide trade union strike
Nagpur/New Delhi: Banking services were impacted on Wednesday as employees went on a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies. Branch activities including cash withdrawal deposit in public sector banks in many places...
Bharat Bandh: Banking, transport services to be hit on Wed
Banking, transport and other services across the country are likely to be hit on Wednesday as trade unions have called a nationwide strike on Wednesday. Nearly 25 crore people are said to be taking part in this all-India strike to protest...
Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged at 7 am, Jan 22
New Delhi: A Delhi court issues the death warrant against all four convicts. They will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am. A Delhi Court had reserved the order on issuing of death warrants against the four death row...
Maha: Undertrial slaps advocate in court, lawyers strike work
An undertrial prisoner allegedly slapped an advocate at a court in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said on Tuesday. The incident took place at Chopda Court in Ulhasnagar township on Monday following which lawyers went on a day-long strike...
Fringe group takes responsibility for JNU violence; claims being probed
Hindu Raksha Dal has claimed responsibility for the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University. "JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities, we can't tolerate this. We take full responsibility for the attack in JNU and would like to say that they were...
Hindu Raksha Dal claims responsibility for JNU violence
New Delhi: Pinky Chaudhary (pictured alongside) of the fringe group, Hindu Raksha Dal, claims responsibility for the violence at JNU on Sunday. The Delhi police are investigating the claims. "JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities, we can't tolerate this....
Sena: Free Kashmir posters won’t be tolerated
Mumbai: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena, on posters of 'Free Kashmir' appearing at the JNU solidarity sit-ins at Gateway of India, Mumbai. "I read in newspaper that those who held 'free Kashmir' banner clarified that they want to be free of...
FIR against JNUSU Aishe Ghosh
New Delhi: The Delhi police have registered an FIR against JNU Students' Union President Aishe Ghosh, for allegedly attacking security guards and vandalising the server room inside JNU. The FIR was filed on the basis of a complaint by the...
RSS-affiliated profs planned attack: JNUSU prez
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, who was injured in violence on the campus, on Monday alleged it was an organised attack. "It was an organised attack. They were singling out people and attacking. There is a clear nexus...
Delhi votes on February 8, results on 11th
New Delhi: Delhi will go to the polls on February 8. The assembly elections will be held in a single phase. The results will be declared on February 11. Announcing the schedule of the Delhi assembly elections today, Chief...
JNU Teachers’ Assoc demands removal of VC
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association on Monday demanded the removal of Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar after the attack on students and faculty members by an armed masked mob. Addressing a press conference, the JNU teachers also demanded an...
Maharashtra: Massive fire in Mumbai building; eight injured
Mumbai: Eight people were injured after a major fire broke out in a commercial building in Kamathipura locality of Mumbai on Monday, a fire brigade official said. One of the injured persons was reported to be critical, he said. The blaze...
Delhi poll schedule at 3:30 pm today
The Election Commission will announce the poll schedule for Delhi on Monday. The commission has convened a press conference at 3.30 pm to announce the election schedule. The term of the 70-member Delhi Assembly is ending on February 22 and...
Rahul condemns attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the mob attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan, saying bigotry is a dangerous, age old poison that knows no borders. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi termed Friday attack reprehensible, and said the...
Priyanka meets cleric beaten up by UP cops
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday reached violence-struck Muzaffarnagar. She met Maulana Asad Raza Hussaini who was allegedly beaten up by the police in the crackdown on anti-Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 protests. The Congress general secretary was accompanied by...
Miffed over MoS rank, Sena’s Abdul Sattar quits Thackeray Cabinet, party denies
Nagpur/Mumbai: Miffed over MoS rank, Shiv Sena's Abdul Sattar has reportedly quit Thackeray Ministry. As per reports, there was disagreement between Sattar and the Shiv Sena leadership over Cabinet birth. Sattar was “unhappy” over not been given a Cabinet...
Prithviraj Chavan, Satish Chaturvedi in ‘tug-of-war’ to grab MPCC President’s post?
Nagpur: With full-fledged Cabinet of MVA Government in place, a kind of tug-of-war has reportedly started for grabbing the soon-to-be vacant post of MPCC President. Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who failed to get berth in Uddhav Thackeray Ministry, and former...
Kerala’s tableau proposal for R-Day struck off
New Delhi: After the rejection of West Bengals tableau shortlisted for the participation in this years Republic Day parade by the Centre, the float of Kerala was also stricken off in the third round. Keralas float was rejected for the...
Organiser calls off Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protest
New Delhi : A section of protesters at Shaheen Bagh, who have been demonstrating against the Citizenship Amendment Act for the last 20 days, called off the road blockade on Thursday alleging "politicisation" of their "peaceful protest", though locals refused...
Maha Cabinet portfolio allocations today: Dy CM
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that the allocation of portfolios will be done by the end of today. "I had said yesterday also that things are clear as far as portfolio distribution to ministers is concerned. By...
Maha Police to get modern weapons, quality training: Thackeray
The Maharashtra police force will be provided all modernised weapons and quality training required to fight the enemy, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Thursday. The police force has big challenges, but the state government is committed to provide it...
