No OK for Cong march against Chinmayanand in UP
No permission for the Congress march in UP in support of the jailed student who has accused BJP's Chinmayanand of rape. The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee had decided to organise a 10-day padayatra from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow to target the...
BJP to Offer 124 Seats to Ally Shiv Sena in Maharashtra Assembly Elections
New Delhi: Following a crucial pre-poll meeting where Prime Minister Narendra Modi also made an appearance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday decided that it will allot 124 seats to its ally Shiv Sena for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019....
Shiv Sena’s Aditya Thackeray to contest from Worli
Shiv Sena chief Udhav Thackeray’s son Aditya Thackeray will contest from Worli Assembly seat in Mumbai. With this, Aditya Thackeray will become the first member of the Thackeray family to contest any election in the political history of Shiv Sena....
Keep ‘non-Hindus’ out: Bajrang Dal’s garba diktat
The Bajrang Dal on Saturday asked 'Garba and Dandiya' event organisers in Hyderabad to make Aadhar cards mandatory for those taking part in the celebrations during the Navratri festivities to check entry of those belonging to "non-Hindu communities." ...
Govt bans onion export with immediate effect
Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry amends export policy of onion from free to prohibited till further orders. Hence, export of all varieties of onions is prohibited with immediate effect, says the ministry...
Maharashtra polls: Rs 1 crore seized from vehicle in Mumbai
MUMBAI: In run-up to the next month's assembly elections in Maharashtra, Election Commission officials and police have seized Rs. 1 crore cash from an SUV in suburban Kandivali in Mumbai, an official said on Saturday. Acting on a specific tip-off, personnel...
Govt mulls tapping wind power at low cost: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the central government has proposed to tap wind power from three ports in the country. The proposal to tap wind power from Tuticorin, Kandla and Paradip ports has been discussed with the Power Minister...
Ajit Pawar meets NCP chief in Mumbai
A day after resigning from the Maharashtra Assembly, NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday met party chief and his uncle Sharad Pawar at his residence here. Sharad Pawar's daughter and party MP Supriya Sule, who was advised rest after...
New snake species named after Shiv Sena chief’s younger son
A new species of snake discovered in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra has been named after the younger son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Tejas Thackeray made immense contribution to the find, and hence the newly found species has...
Sharad Pawar cancels visit to ED office citing ‘law and order’ situation in State
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Friday cancelled his plan to go to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Mumbai citing tense situation in State. The NCP chief dropped his plan after at the request of the...
Won’t visit ED office : Sharad Pawar After Probe Agency Writes To Him
Mumabi: NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said he will not be visiting Mumbai office of the Enforcement Directorate after the Mumbai top cop requested the NCP chief to drop the plan. Ahead of Pawar's proposed visit, the police imposed prohibitory...
Maha Assembly Polls : Cong names 47 candidates in its first list
Nagpur/Mumbai: Right since the Maharashtra Assembly polls were announced, the factions within parties were amping up for candidature from various assembly constituencies. Putting an end to all the curiosity, the Congress has come out with its first list of 47...
Prohibitory Orders Imposed in South Mumbai Ahead of Sharad Pawar’s Visit to ED Office
The Mumbai police have imposed prohibitory orders outside the Enforcement Directorate's office at Ballard Pier in South Mumbai in view of Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's planned visit on Friday. Pawar, named in a money-laundering case by the ED in...
Maharashtra Assembly Polls | BJP to contest at 144 seats, Shiv Sena gets 126
Mumbai : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena have finalised the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019, said some media reports. According to the reports, the Shiv Sena has accepted the BJP’s offer to contest...
NASA releases pic of Chandrayaan 2 landing site
NASA on Friday released high-resolution images captured by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) during its flyby of the lunar region where India's ambitious Chandrayaan 2 mission attempted a soft landing near the Moon's uncharted south pole, and found Vikram...
RBI ups PMC Bank withdrawal to Rs 10,000
Mumbai: IN a huge relief to account holders in the Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank, the RBI has now increased the withdrawal limit to Rs 10,000 in six months. The RBI had capped withdrawals at Rs 1,000 per customer...
Islamic bloc tells India to cancel J-K actions
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday asked India to "rescind" its actions in Kashmir and abide by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions following New Delhi's decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special status. The foreign ministers of the Organisation...
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...
