Counting for MP, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh polls on Dec 11

The Election Commission is announcing the poll schedules for Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Announcing the schedule, CEC OP Rawar said that simultaneous elections will be held in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram before December 15. Model of conduct to...

Elections to be Held in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh And Mizoram Before December 15: CEC

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Saturday announced dates for the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana Assembly elections. Addressing a presser, CEC OP Rawat said, “Simultaneous elections will be held in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, before...

Missing Interpol chief detained in China for questioning, says report

Interpol President Meng Hongwei has been detained in China for questioning as part of an investigation against him, a media report said Saturday, a day after he was reported missing in his native country. Meng, 64, the first Chinese head of...

Court grants bail to Dera chief in castration case

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a jail term in two rape cases, was on Friday granted bail in a case related to the alleged castration of 400 of his followers. However, Ram Rahim Singh would remain in...

Flight’s Emergency Landing In Varanasi After Man Has Heart Attack, Dies

New Delhi: A New Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight on Friday made an emergency landing at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi after a Thai national onboard suffered a heart attack. The patient, identified as Atabot Thngcusorn, was rushed to...

TV anchor Suhaib Ilyasi acquitted of wife’s murder

Delhi High Court allows appeal of former TV anchor and producer Suhaib Ilyasi and acquits him in murder case of his wife, Anju. An earlier trial court had sentenced him to life term for the murder. IN 2017, the trial court...

IAF’s Microlight Aircraft Crashes in Baghpat; Pilots Eject Safely

State govt. clears Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway project with cost hike

The State government on Tuesday approved the Samruddhi Mahamarg project with a cost escalation of ₹6,000 crore. Administrative approvals were given to the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway and associated items worth ₹55,335 crore, an increase from the estimated cost of ₹49,247...

Putin in New Delhi, meets Modi before Friday summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in New Delhi on Thursday evening. 'Welcome to India, President Putin. Looking forward to our deliberations, which will further enhance India-Russia friendship,' Modi tweeted with photos of him meeting...

Petrol prices to be reduced by Rs 5 per litre in Maharashtra

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Govt cuts petrol, diesel prices by Rs 2.50

A much-needed and much-awaited relief to consumers as the government today announced a reduction in excise duty on fuel. Excise duty to be reduced by Rs.1.50 and oil marketing companies will absorb 1 rupee. So, a total of Rs 2.50 will...

Shiv Sena corporator Dhananjay Gawde allegedly raped woman at gunpoint; booked

Mumbai: A 34-year-old woman has registered a complaint against Dhananjay Gawde, alleging that the Shiv Sena corporator from Nalasopara raped her at gunpoint. A Zero FIR against Gawde was booked in Nalasopara. The Maharashtra Police are trying to verify the...

Mukesh Ambani emerges richest Indian for 11th consecutive year: Forbes

Tanushree Dutta gets legal notices from Nana Patekar, Vivek Agnihotri

Actor Tanushree Dutta says she was slapped with two legal notices on Thursday, from veteran actor Nana Patekar and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, respectively. In a recent TV interview, Dutta alleged Patekar misbehaved with her when the two were shooting...

Mumbai, Delhi Airports to Carry Repair, Maintenance Work in Winters

New Delhi: Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will undertake runway maintenance and repair in two phases between October and March. As per airport officials, as many as 300 flights will be affected on a daily basis during the period. Repair...

PM receives UN ” Champions of The Earth Award “

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received the United Nations' highest environmental honour 'Champions of The Earth Award' at a special ceremony in New Delhi. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented the award to PM Modi at the event...

Maharashtra govt moves SC on Navlakha being freed

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order allowing Gautam Navlakha, one of the five rights activists arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima case, to be freed from house arrest. The plea...

Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India

NEW DELHI: Justice Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as the Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The oath was administered by President Ram Nath Kovind at the magnificent Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Immediately, after he took oath as India's...

Massive Fire Engulfs Kolkata Medical College; 400 Patients Evacuated

Modi not chowkidaar but bhagidaar: Rahul sounds poll bugle in Maharashtra’s Wardha

On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi. The rally and the Congress Working Committee meeting that took place on Gandhi Jayanti was seen as an election pitch by...