Urjit Patel may resign as Jaitley’s remarks widen RBI-govt rift: Report
Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel may consider stepping down from the post following Finance Minister Arun Jaitleys scathing criticism of the central banks lending spree, CNBC-TV18 quoted sources as saying. "RBI governor may even consider resigning. All options on...
All women should be allowed inside Sabrimala temple: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said all women should be allowed to enter the Sabrimala temple, noting that his view on the issue was different from that of his party's Kerala unit. ...CM Fadnavis sits in AC cabin in Mumbai. How will he understand drought in Marathwada- Ashok Chavan
Representational Pic “The Chief Minister says Maharashtra is “Sujalam Sufalam” in interviews. I can’t blame him - how will those sitting in air-conditioning in Mumbai understand the situation of poor people in Marathwada?” said Maharashtra Pradesh...No change in Shivaji memorial site, says Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ruled out the possibility of shifting the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial from its present location in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast. On October 24, one person had died when a boat carrying 25...
Veteran Marathi composer Yeshwant Deo dies
Mumbai: Veteran Marathi singer, lyricist and music composer Yeshwant Deo passed away after a brief illness here on Tuesday, family sources said. He was 91. Deo breathed his last at the Sushrusha Hospital in Dadar where he was admitted for treatment...
SC allows south India to burst firecrackers for 2 hours in the morning
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday modified its order fixing a slot of 8 pm to 10 pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali and said the timing will be changed in places like Tamil Nadu and Puducherry but not exceed...
Complainant against Rakesh Asthana to get security
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Hyderabad Police to provide adequate security to businessman Satish Sana, complainant in the alleged bribery case against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices U...
Naxals attack DD crew in Chhattisgarh,1 killed
A cameraman from national broadcaster Doordarshan has been killed in an attack by Naxals in Dantewada's Aranpur area in Chhattisgarh. Two security personnel have also lost their lives in the attack. The details of how they were killed are awaited....
Fire breaks out in slum in Mumbai’s Bandra
Mumbai: A Level-3 fire broke out in a slum at Lalmati, opposite Bandra Fire Station on Nagardas Road on Tuesday. Nine fire tenders have reached the spot. Rescue operations are currently underway. No reports of casualties have emerged so...
Sardar Patel would cry if he saw destruction done: Villagers to PM Modi
The headmen of 22 villages situated near the Sardar Sarovar Dam Monday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that villagers would not welcome him at the inauguration of the Statue of Unity on October 31. Local tribal...
Justice Naresh Patil sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Mumbai: Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Maharashtra Governor CH. Vidyasagar Rao administered the oath of office to Justice Naresh Patil at a brief swearing in ceremony...Swamy may be dropped from BJP’s national executive
BJP president Amit Shah is upset with his party's Rajya Sabha member, Dr Subramanian Swamy, for his tweets against the Union government. Sources said Shah was waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return from Japan, before taking...
CBI row: Satish Sana, who levelled bribery allegations against Asthana, seeks interim protection
Hyderabad-based businessman, Satish Sana, who had a filed corruption complaint against CBI special director Rakesh Asthana has reportedly knocked the doors of the Supreme Court seeking interim protection in the case. Sana approached the apex court...Fire Breaks Out at Waste Management Company in Navi Mumbai’s
Mumbai: One person was injured after a massive fire broke out at Mumbai's waste management company in Taloja area on Monday. According to a tweet by sources the blaze took place in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area...
Ayodhya case: SC adjourns matter to January 2019
The Supreme Court has adjourned till January the hearing of a clutch of pleas challenging the Allahabad high courts 2010 judgment which ruled that the disputed land on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya be divided into three parts. The...
Delhi man captain of Indonesia’s Lion Air plane that crashed
Captain Bhavye Suneja, who belongs to Delhi, was reportedly the captain of the Indonesian Lion Air plane which crashed into the Java Sea with 188 passengers and crew member on board on Monday. According to media reports, Suneja was a resident...
Koregaon-Bhima: SC stays Bombay HC order refusing extension of time to police to file chargesheet
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay high court order refusing extension of time to the state police for filing charge sheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. Recently, the Bombay High Court had set aside the lower court's...
Indonesian Lion Air passenger jet ‘missing’
Jakarta (Indonesia): A passenger plane Flight JT610 from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang crashed 13 minutes after take-off on Monday, rescue agency confirmed. The passenger airplane, which was operated by the Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air, lost contact with...
RBI Governor Urjit Patel to brief parl panel on note-ban on Nov 12
A parliamentary panel, of which former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a member, has called Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel for the third-time to brief it on the government's demonetisation move. The 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on...
Rafale deal: Centre submits details of decision-making in sealed cover to SC
The Centre on Saturday submitted the details of the decision-making process in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court, as per the apex court's direction. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had sought details of the process...
Kerala ashram run by preacher who backed Sabarimala verdict set on fire
An ashram in Kerala, founded by a preacher who supported the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of menstruating age to the famous Sabarimala temple, was attacked by unidentified persons early this morning. Two cars and a scooter belonging...
