SC raps BJP’s Manoj Tiwari in sealing case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed contempt proceedings against Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief and MP Manoj Tiwari for breaking the civic agency's seal on a premises in New Delhi in September even as it deprecated his action...
J&K Assembly Dissolved
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has dissolved the state assembly as both Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leader Sajad Lone and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form government in the state. While Sajad Lone claimed...
American Tourist, 27, Killed By Protected Tribe In Andaman Islands
An American tourist was killed by a protected tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the police said today. Seven fishermen who took John Allen Chau to North Sentinel Island where the indigenous Sentinelese people live have been arrested, the...
Fake degree row: FIR registered against ABVP’s ex-DUSU prez
The Delhi Police has on Tuesday registered a first information report against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's ex-Delhi University Students' Union president Ankiv Baisoya, for allegedly furnishing a fake degree to get admission in the Delhi University. The university authorities had filed...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Death sentence for convict Yashpal, Naresh given life imprisonment
New Delhi: The Delhi Patiala House Court on Tuesday pronounced death sentence for convict Yashpal Singh and announced life imprisonment for another convict Naresh Sherawat in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case..The two were convicted on November 15 for killing...
Chilli powder flung at Kejriwal inside Delhi secretariat
In a massive breach of security Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was attacked with chilli powder just outside his office at the Delhi Secretariat today. Early reports say the men accosted the CM, yanked off his glasses and threw a...
“None Of You Deserves Hearing”: Top Court Fumes Over ‘Leak’ In CBI Case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today abruptly adjourned a hearing on exiled CBI director Alok Verma's petition, reportedly after the leak of a vigilance report on corruption allegations against the CBI chief and also his reply. The documents...
6 dead, 18 injured in explosion at Wardha’s Army depot
Wardha: At least 6 people were killed and 18 were injured in in a massive explosion at Pulgaon-based Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Wardha district, some 120 kms from Nagpur this morning. PRO Nagpur has confirmed that the tragedy occurred when the...
Don’t be scared of PM, make Shivaji statue world’s tallest: Sena
The Shiv Sena Monday asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to declare that the proposed statue of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji off the Mumbai coast will be the tallest in the world, and not be "scared" of Prime Minister Narendra...
Two women Naxals killed in encounter with police in Maharashtra
Two women Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with police commandos in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Monday morning, a police official said. The gun battle broke out between the ultras and C-60 commandos, a specialised combat unit of the Gadchiroli...
2 Naxals gunned down in Gadchiroli
Gadchiroli: Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in this district on Monday. The Maharashtra Police was conducting a search operation in the district when the encounter took place early this morning. The identities of the slain...
Malegaon case: SC asks Bombay HC to deal with Purohit’s plea
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bombay High Court to deal with the plea of Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bast case, that he was being prosecuted in the...
Jet Airways cancels 10 flights from Mumbai due to shortage of pilots’, flyers stranded
Hundreds of passengers of Jet Airways were left stranded at the city airport after the carrier cancelled 10 domestic flights from here on Sunday, an airline source said. The Jet Airways said the flights were cancelled from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...
Maha govt approves Maratha quota bill
MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government on Sunday approved the Maratha Reservation Bill, for which the community had been protesting since 2017. Maharashtra Assembly's Winter Session will start on Monday. Once the Bill is passed in the assembly and notified, the...
3 killed, several injured in a blast at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar
Three people were killed and several injured in a blast at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar on Sunday morning. The blast occurred at a congregation of the Nirankari, a spiritual organisation, in Adliwal village of Amritsar, said deputy commissioner, Kamaldeep Singh Sangha,...
Battle of Longewala hero Brig Chandpuri dies
Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retd), who is known as the hero of the historic 1971 battle of Longewala, died on Sturday in a private hospital in Mohali, his family said. He was 78. Brig Chandpuri was suffering from cancer, his...
Maharashtra tops in RERA registration of projects
Maharashtra also tops in the list of registering of property developers/agents Mumbai: In a move to regulate real estate sector and to protect homebuyers from fraudster real estate developers, as many as 33,750 projects and 26,018 property agents have been registered...
Accident in Shahapur kills four, leaves five injured
Thane: An accident in Thane District killed four people including a 16-year-old boy while injured five others this Saturday morning, the police said. The accident reportedly took place around 7 am near Kihnavali bridge in Shahapur of Thane district. The deceased...
Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Adjourns Hearing On Maharashtra’s Plea To December 3
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on November 16 adjourned to December 3 the hearing on the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to the state police to conclude probe in...
Chidambaram responds to Modi, lists out names of Congress presidents
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting the Congress, reminding him of the party's legacy by listing out the names of its presidents from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family. ...
12 students injured after school bus hits divider in Noida
Noida: At least 12 students injured after a school bus carrying more than 30 students hit a divider at Rajnigandha Chowk underpass in Noida; Driver and conductor of the school bus in critical condition, injured students shifted to nearby Kailash...
