Maha polls: BJP core committee assesses region-wise strength
Amidst delay over announcing a seat-sharing deal with the Shiv Sena for the October assembly elections, the core committee of the Maharashtra BJP met on Tuesday night to assess the party's region-wise strength and to discuss the possible allocation of...
Chemical leak reported at ONGC plant in Navi Mumbai
A chemical leakage was reported from an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation plant in Uran, in Navi Mumbai, on Wednesday morning, setting off panic\in nearby villages. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot as a precautionary measure. #ONGC Senior officers are present...
Chinmayanand case: Rape victim arrested
The postgraduate student form Uttar Pradesh, who had levelled rape charges against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chinmayanand, has been arrested by the special investigation team for allegedly trying to extort money from him. The arrest comes a day after a local...
Modi wins Gates Foundation award for Swachh Bharat movement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred the "Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his government. In a series of tweets in Hindi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said...
Delhi shakes after earthquake in Pak
Mild tremors were felt in Delhi and its neighbouring areas after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck north-west of Lahore this afternoon. The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, were felt at around 4:35 pm, many in Delhi reported. The tremors...
No Hindu Will Have to Leave Country, Says RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
New Delhi: Amid concerns over NRC, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has reportedly said that not a single Hindu will have to leave the country. The RSS chief is believed to have said this during a closed-door meeting of the RSS and...
Sonia, Manmohan meet Chidambaram in Tihar
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh visited senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in Tihar jail today. Chidambaram is in judicial custody in Tihar hail. Chidambaram, who was the Union home minister...
‘Howdy, Modi!’: Trump hails Indian PM at ‘historic’ Texas rally
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged warm words of friendship in Texas at a rare mass rally for a foreign leader. Around 50,000 people gathered for what Mr Trump called a "profoundly historic event" on Sunday...
GoAir creates history in the Indian aviation sector – adjudged most punctual airline for 12 months in a row
Mumbai: According to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) GoAir – India’s fastest growing airline – has emerged as the most punctual airline in August 2019, thereby creating history in the Indian aviation sector. This is...
Election Commission to Announce Poll Dates For Maharashtra, Haryana At 12 PM Today
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India is expected to announce poll dates for Maharashtra and Haryana at 12 noon on Saturday. Reports claimed that elections dates for Jharkhand will not be announced along with the two...
Major fire at Haldia Petrochemical’s unit
A major fire broke out at the naphtha cracker unit of the Haldia Petrochemicals Limited in Haldia on Friday injuring 15 people, a senior police officer said. The blaze that broke out at 11.15 am, was yet to be brought...
BJP leader Chinmayanand, accused of rape, arrested
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader was arrested by the special investigation team of Uttar Pradesh police from his residence 'Divya Dham' in Shahjahanpur amid heavy security deployment, his lawyer Pooja Singh said. He was taken for medical examination to a government...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slashes corporate tax rates
Sitharaman proposes to slash corporate tax for domestic cos, new local manufacturing cos through an ordinance. Excerpts from the press briefing... -- To boost 'Make in India', an insertion inserted to Income Tax Act with effect from 2019-20, which allows any...
Gas Leak Reported at Chemical Plant in Mumbai, Rescue Operation Underway
Mumbai: major gas leak was on Thursday night reported in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs. Mumbai civic body BMC confirmed that the leak was reported in the RFC (Rashtriya Chemical Fertiliser) in s Chembur plant, but has added that the gas leak...
Bengal guv leaves Jadavpur Uni with Supriyo
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar left Jadavpur University campus on late Thursday evening with Union Minister Babul Supriyo after facing students demonstration for about an hour. The governor had rushed to the university after taking strong note of the...
Unable to understand opposition to new motor law: Gadkari
Expressing his inability to understand the protest against the amended motor vehicle law, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asserted that the new provisions are aimed at curbing accidents and not earning revenue. The minister's comments came against...
Voting Through Ballot Papers Not Possible: CEC Sunil Arora on Maharashtra Assembly Polls
New Delhi: With a few months left for Maharashtra Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday said voting through ballot papers is not possible, its history now. “Few political parties have asked about voting through ballot paper. We have...
Howdy economy…Ain’t too good’: Rahul jabs PM
The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Howdy Modi' event in the United States that will be attended by United States President Donald Trump, saying investors do not come by sponsoring events abroad. Congress leader Rahul...
SC gets four new judges
Four new judges were on Wednesday appointed to the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 34, the highest-ever. According to separate Law Ministry notifications, justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy have been appointed as judges of the...
SC sets Oct 18 deadline to complete Ayodhya case hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said parties to the Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute case can amicably resolve the matter through mediation if they want to and that it wants day-to-day hearings in the case to be concluded by October...
Govt bans E-cigarettes
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces that the Union Cabinet has given approval to ban e-cigarettes. It means the production, manufacturing, import/export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertising related to e-cigarettes are banned. The government says data shows there is a...
