‘Tamasha’: Kharge mocks Rajnath’s shastra puja
Mumbai: Dubbing the entire episode of Union defence minister Rajnath Singh accepting Rafale fighter aircraft in France a "tamasha" (drama), senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that his party did not show off when they bought weapons-like the...
Centre Announces 5% Hike in Dearness Allowance For Government Employees
New Delhi: In good news for 50 lakh government employees and 62 lakh pensioners this festive season, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that Dearness Allowance has been raised by five per cent from the existing 12 per cent,...
INX case: Karti Chidambaram appears before ED
Karti Chidambaram, the son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the INX Media money laundering case. Speaking to media person outside the agency's office, Karti said, "I just thought to come...
Rajnath receives IAF’s 1st Rafale jet from France
The Indian Air Force will be ready to fully operationalise one squadron of the Rafale fighter jets in the western sector dealing with threats from Pakistan by February 2021, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told India Today TV. Sources was at ground...
U Turn: Too early for Aaditya to get CM post says Uddhav
Mumbai: Amid reports of an uneasy truce between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has cleared his stand on the alliance and the prospect of a party member becoming chief minister in the upcoming...
No more trees to be cut in Mumbai’s Aarey: SC
The Supreme Court today ordered the State of Maharashtra not to cut any further trees in Aarey and maintain the status quo till the next date of hearing. The order was passed by a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Ashok...
PM Modi, Shah to blaze campaign trail for Maha polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine public meetings in the run-up to the October 21 assembly polls in Maharashtra, the first major political contest after the Lok Sabha outing, for the BJP-led "Mahayuti" alliance which is seeking a second...
Gujarat: Cars fall into river as bridge collapses near Junagadh
New Delhi: Several cars were damaged as they fell into the gap after a bridge collapsed near Malanka village in Junagadh district of Gujarat. Reports claimed that the bridge collapsed due to heavy rainfall on Sunday. Some people are said to...
Govt needs to pay for cutting down trees: Sena
Shiv Sena on Monday slammed the central and state government over the "murder" of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony, saying none got affected by the "massacre". Comparing the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony with the blazing fire in the...
SC Sends Notice to CBI on Chidambaram’s Bail Plea, Hearing on Oct 15
New Delhi: A day after a special court extended senior Congress leader P Chidambaram’s judicial custody in Tihar jail till October 17, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking them to...
Aaditya Thackeray files papers from Worli for Assembly polls
Why Aaditya is contesting the elections? Mumbai: Aaditya, son of Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, filed his nomination papers from Worli constituency for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections on Thursday, making it the first time a Thackeray family member is...
7 Killed as World War II Plane Crashes in US
A World War Two-era B-17 bomber trying to make an emergency landing at an airport near Hartford, Connecticut, crashed and burned on Wednesday, killing seven people and closing the airport for several hours, authorities said. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress returned...
Arkansas and Maharashtra can collaborate in cotton growing’ : Governor Asa Hutchinson
Mumbai : The Governor of America’s southern State of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson today expressed the willingness for cooperation with Maharashtra in the area of cotton growing. Stating that Arkansas is America’s largest producer of rice and a leader in the...
Aaditya Thackeray to file nomination on 3rd Oct
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray will today file his nomination for the prestigious Worli assembly seat in south-central Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Thackeray junior will be accompanied by his father and party chief Uddhav and most of the top party leaders....
”Bharat Hindu Rashtra hai”, RSS chief”s stunning declaration
New Delhi: On Tuesday, RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat made a non pretentious statement where he claimed India is a ''Hindu Rashtra'' during a book launch in Delhi. "We can change everything. All the ideologies can be changed, but the only...
Modi to address 10 rallies in Maharashtra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address at least 10 rallies for the assembly election campaign in Maharashtra, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on Tuesday. Union home minister Amit Shah will hold around 20 rallies across the state, the...
Governor asks Vice Chancellors for suggestion to New Education Policy, doubling of farm income
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari today sought the recommendations of the Vice Chancellors of state universities in Maharashtra for inclusion in the New Education Policy 2019. Stating that Government of India is very serious about further improving excellence...
SC to hear pleas on Art 370 from Nov 14
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed November 14 to commence hearing on a batch of petitions challenging Constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge Constitution...
Don’t misinterpret: Jaishankar on PM’s ‘Trump Sarkar’ remark
Asserting India's non-partisan stand to domestic American politics, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the term "Abki Baar Trump Sarkaar" in the Houston rally, merely referring to what United States President Donald Trump...
BJP, Shiv Sena finalise alliance for Maha polls
The BJP and the Shiv Sena have finalised the seat-sharing deal for the Maharashtra assembly elections 2019, senior state BJP minister Chandrakant Patil said in Mumbai on Monday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will announce the quantum...
Art 370 scrapping will usher permanent peace: HM
The repeal of Article 370 was a move towards permanent peace in Jammu and Kashmir and it reflects the honour and respect given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the security personnel who laid down their lives for the country,...
