Part of bridge in Palghar district washed away in heavy rains, no casualties reported

PALGHAR: A major portion of a bridge across a river was washed away on Thursday following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident, district disaster management cell chief Vivekananda Kadam said. The bridge was...

Special Court Summons Mamata’s Nephew in Fake Degree Case

New Delhi: A Special Court on Thursday summoned Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee in a fake degree case, news agency ANI reported. The court has asked him to appear before them on...

CBI raids Indira Jaising resident in connection with FCRA violations

The CBI is carrying out searches Thursday at the offices of Lawyers Collective, an NGO run by noted lawyer Anand Grover, officials said. The searches are understood to be taking place at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the NGO,...

Maharashtra: Mild intensity quake jolts Koyna dam region

Representational Pic A mild intensity earthquake jolted the Koyna dam area in Maharashtra's Satara district late on Tuesday evening, but there was no report of any casualty or damage to property, said an official. The 3 magnitude quake had its...

SpiceJet technician dies in freak accident at Kolkata airport

A SpiceJet technician was killed after the landing gear door of the aircraft he was working on got "accidentally shut" at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday, a senior official said. The incident took place around 1.45 am. "The technician was...

Tiware dam breach: NCP workers throw crabs outside Maha minister’s home

NCP workers on Tuesday threw crabs outside Maharashtra Water Conservation Minister Tanaji Sawant's residence after the legislator blamed crabs for breach in Ratnagiri's Tiware dam. The NCP women's wing workers later took those crabs to the police station and urged the...

Raj Thackeray met Sonia Gandhi ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls

New Delhi: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today met UPA chairperson and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at her residence in the national capital ahead of the assembly election in Maharashtra. Assembly election in Maharashtra is likely to...

CBI additional director Nageswar Rao removed

New Delhi: In a sudden move, the government on Friday removed Central Bureau of Investigation Additional Director M Nageswar Rao and posted him as a Director General Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guard. A 1986-batch Indian Police Service officer from...

Petrol price to rise by Rs 2.5 after tax raise

Petrol price will be hiked by over Rs 2.5 per litre and diesel by more than Rs 2.3 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20. Sitharaman raised excise duty and...

Nirmala Sitharaman, first full time woman F.M. presents 87th budget

Some points that make this budget unique! Indian economy is now the sixth largest in the world, a jump from the its 11th position in 2014, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 87th Union Budget on Friday in the Parliament. She...

Budget 2019: FM Eases Angel Tax Norms, Slashes, Corporate Tax Rate to 25% for Nearly All Companies

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposes measures to carry forward and set off losses for startups and increase in period of exemption of capital gains from the sale of residential house for investment in startups up to March 2021. To resolve the...

SC restores convictions in Haren Pandya murder

The Supreme Court has restored the conviction in the Haren Pandya murder case while overruling Gujarat High Court judgement acquitting the accused. SC judgement follows appeals filed by CBI and the Gujarat government challenging the acquittal of 12 persons facing charges...

Crabs caused leakage: Min Tanaji Sawant on dam breach

Maharashtra water conservation Minister Tanaji Sawant on Thursday said that the breach in Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, which claimed the lives of 18 people, was due to a large number of crabs that gathered around the dam,...

Union Budget 2019 Highlight

Rane in custody for pouring mud on official

Congress MLA Nitesh Rane was taken into custody by the Maharashtra police for `assaulting' a deputy engineer on Thursday, officials said. Nitesh Rane, the son of former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane, was this morning caught on camera pouring mud on...

Finance minister tables Economic Survey 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables the Economic Survey 2019 in the Rajya Sabha. Indian economy set to grow at 7% in 2019-20. India needs to grow at 8 percent per annum to become a $5 trillion economy by FY25. Economic Survey...

SC Approves Dismissal of Jawan From Army Over Showing Cowardice

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has approved the dismissal of an Army jawan for abandoning his post to escape and for failing to fire at terrorists during an encounter in J&K way back in 2006. Hearing the plea of the dismissed...

Rahul Gandhi Pleads Not Guilty In Defamation Case By RSS Worker

Mumbai : Rahul Gandhi pleaded "not guilty" on Thursday before a Mumbai court that is hearing a defamation case filed by an RSS worker over his comments allegedly linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's killing with the "BJP-RSS ideology". A day after...

Now, pay in Indian rupee at Dubai Duty Free shops

The Indian Rupee will now be accepted for transaction at all airports in Dubai, according to a leading newspaper in the United Arab Emirates. The acceptance of Indian currency is good news for tourists from that country as...

WhatsApp Is Down: Users Failing To Download Photos And Videos

WhatsApp seem to be having a rough time at the moment as users are failing to download pictures, videos, documents or voice notes. But texting is working as normal and also you can send photos (only that a receiver can’t...