Ahead of Sabarimala reopening, 550 women register online for darshan
Portending violent protests when the Sabarimala temple opens for the two-month long mandalam-makaravilakku pilgrimage season next week, a total of 550 women in the age group of 10 to 50 are believed to have signed up for darshan through the...
India’s economic growth held back due to demonetisation, GST: Rajan
Demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax are the two major headwinds that held back India's economic growth last year, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said, asserting that the current seven per cent growth rate is not...
Woman mauled to death by wild animal, suspected to be tiger or leopard
Mumbai: A woman farm labourer was mauled to death by a wild animal, suspected to be a tiger or leopard, at a forest in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, police said on Saturday. Sakhubai Kasture, 55, a resident of Pendhri village in Chandrapur,...
EC bans exit polls from Nov 12 to Dec 7
The Election Commission on Friday imposed a near month-long ban on holding exit polls beginning November 12 in the five poll-bound states. A notification issued by the poll panel said between 7 am of November 12 and 5.30 pm...Air India ground handling staff call off strike at Mumbai Airport
A strike by a section of employees of Air India's ground handling subsidiary, Air India Air Transport Services Ltd, over non-payment of Diwali bonus and other issues, was called off late Thursday, a senior official said. The strike was...
Fire Breaks Out at Pune’s Fibre Factory
Pune: Fire broke out in a fibre factory near Bhavani Peth in Pune, said ANI. Nine fire tenders were at the spot. There is no report of any casualties. This is a developing story and more...BJP prepares to go solo in Maharashtra in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Mumbai: The BJP has previously stated that it would tie up with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. But now the BJP appears to have started preparing to go it alone in the...5 killed as Maoists blow up bus in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada
At least five people, including two security personnel, were killed after Maoists triggered an explosion in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today. Two soldiers of the Central Industrial Security Force and three civilians were killed when an improvised explosive device tore through a...
At least 6 shot at in California bar
At least six people were shot and injured when a gunman opened fire in a crowded country and western bar in southern California, police have said. Captain Garo Kuredjian of the Ventura county sheriffs office said the extent of their injuries...
Air India flights delayed in Mumbai after strike
Several flights from Mumbai were delayed this morning because of a strike by a group of Air India's contractual workers. The national airline said it had called staff from home to help with the held-up check-in...Cameraman injured in protests at Sabarimala over reports of woman’s entry
A video journalist was injured after protesting devotees targeted media persons at Sabarimala Tuesday morning. Hundreds of protesters gathered at Sannidhanam or the inner courtyard after a woman devotee, suspected to be in the menstrual age, tried to...
Amid tight security, Sabarimala reopens for special puja
Amid a thick security cover, Sabarimala temple in Kerala to reopen today for two days for a special puja, weeks after violent protests against the entry of women of all ages into the shrine. Orders banning assembly of four or...
CIC show-cause notice to RBI Guv for no wilful defaulters’ list
The Central Information Commission has issued a show-cause notice to Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel for 'dishonouring' a Supreme Court judgment on disclosure of wilful defaulters' list. The CIC has also asked the Prime Minister's Office, the Finance Ministry...
Brother-in-law of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan leaves BJP to join Congress
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj SIngh Chouhan’s brother-in-law Sanjay Singh has today joined Congress today, just weeks before the state goes to polls on December 11. Sanjay Singh is the brother of Shivraj Chouhan’s wife Sadhna Singh. He joined the Congress...
No interim stay on the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji statue
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has refused to give interim stay on the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai. More Details awaited...
HC quashes I-T order sanctioning criminal prosecution against PC’s kin
The Madras High Court Friday quashed an order passed by the Income Tax department sanctioning criminal prosecution against the family members of former Union minister P Chidambaram in a black money case. When the petitions by Chidambaram's wife...Amit Shah meets RSS chief Bhagwat
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat in Mumbai Friday morning. Shah met several RSS leaders, including Bhagwat, at the sidelines of RSS executive meet, according to sources in the sangh. Without divulging the details...
Supreme Court rejects CBI appeal to reopen Bofors Case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against a high court order that had quashed charges against all people accused in the high-profile Bofors scandal. The court reasoned that the CBI's...
Mr Modi can not survive an inquiry on Rafale deal: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses the media in Delhi on Rafale deal. "Dassault invested Rs 284 Crore in the company of Anil Ambani. Anil Ambani bought land with the same money. "This is clear that Dassault CEO is lying. Why did they...
Mid-air collision of Two IndiGo planes averted
Two IndiGo planes came too close for comfort before averting a mid-air collision at the border airspace of India and Bangladesh, Airports Authority of India officials said Thursday. With only 45 seconds before the possible collision, it was averted...
BJP leader, brother shot dead in J-K’s Kishtwar
A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader of Jammu and Kashmir and his brother were shot dead by suspected militants in Kishtwar district Thursday night, officials said. State secretary of BJP Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet were returning from...
