Govt clears elevation of Justice K M Joseph to SC
NEW DELHI: The government has cleared the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium to elevate Justice K M Joseph, who heads the Uttarakhand High Court, to the top court, ending a long standoff with the judiciary. The government has also...
Maharashtra SHAME: Pregnant Woman Allegedly Gang-Raped By 8 Men
An eight months pregnant woman from Satara was allegedly gang-raped by eight men in Sangli. The 20-year-old woman, along with her hotelier husband, had gone to Turchi Phata in Tasgaon for a business meeting. An official of Tasgaon police...
The Accidental Prime Minister director arrested for Rs 34 crore GST fraud
Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence officials have arrested Vijay Gutte, the director of the film, The Accidental Prime Minister, for defrauding Rs 34 crore by submitting fake invoices, reports Mumbai Mirror. Anupam Kher essays the...
I&B ministry directive says, Hindi films must have credits in Hindi
NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting ministry has shot off a letter addressed to the Film and Producers Guild of India, The Film Federation of India, the distributors association, saying credits of Hindi films should be in Hindi. The letter states,...
Jet Airways Riyadh-Mumbai Flight Mishap Averted, Flight Takes Off
New Delhi: A Jet Airways Riyadh–Mumbai flight departed the runway on Friday, August 3, following an aborted take-off at the Riyadh Airport. According to the Jet Airways, all the 142 passengers and 7 crew members who were aboard...
Navjot Singh Sidhu, Others Not Invited For Imran Khan’s Oath-Taking Ceremony
New Delhi: In what emerges to be a major embarrassment for Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu -- who is facing the Opposition's ire for "accepting" Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan's invite at his swearing-in ceremony -- Khan's...
Maharashtra Civic Polls Counting Today; Prestige of Heavyweights at Stake in Sangli, Jalgaon
Mumbai: Counting of votes for Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC) and Jalgaon Municipal Corporation (JMC) would be held today. Results will be declared today itself. As many as 754 candidates are in the fray for 153 seats. The prestige...
Punya Prasun Bajpai resigns from ABP News
New Delhi: Punya Prasun Bajpai who began his Journalism career with Lokmat Samachar in Nagpur almost 2 decades ago, has offered his resignation to ABP News within a few months joining it. Nagpur Today has learnt of this through authoritative sources;...
Discount on digital payment at petrol pumps reduced
New delhi: Less than 20 months after a cashback was offered at petrol pumps to promote digital payment, the incentive has been cut to 0.25 per cent from 0.75 per cent, people with knowledge of the development...
Maha govt to give reservations to Marathas
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday said that it fully supports the demand for giving reservations to Marathas and assured that the members of the community will get reservation lawfully. The assurance came from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis...
Super emergency, rages TMC, after MPs stopped at Silchar airport
First reactions from the TMC on its leaders being barred from exiting the Silchar airport in Assam. TMC spokesperson Derek O'Brien says, "Our delegation was detained at Silchar airport. It is our democratic right to meet people, this is a...
Indian Among 3 Foreigners Kidnapped, Shot Dead By Terrorists In Kabul
KABUL: Terrorists kidnapped and killed three foreign nationals working for international food company Sodexo in Kabul on Thursday, deepening concerns about security of expatriates in Afghanistan. A senior diplomat and two Afghan security officials said the three worked as...
Jazeera Airways Plane Catches Fire During Landing at Hyderabad Airport
Hyderabad: The engine of a Jazeera Airways plane, carrying 149 passengers, caught fire during landing at Hyderbad airport on late Wednesday night. As per reports, all passengers have been evacuated safely. Meanwhile, the flight that took off from Kuwait...
Aamir Khan Says ‘I Am Not Going to Pakistan’
Mumbai: Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Thursday made it clear that he won't attend the swearing-in ceremony of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in Pakistan. Speaking to a news channel, Aamir Khan said he has a packed schedule and won't be able...
Sushma has betrayed jawans at Doklam: Rahul
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi shifts his sights from PM Modi to Sushma Swaraj. Slamming the external affairs minister, @RahulGandhi tweeted, "Amazing how a lady like Sushmaji has buckled and prostrated herself in front of Chinese power. Absolute subservience to the...
Woman chops off husband’s genitals for ‘staying with 2nd wife’
Muzaffarnagar:A woman chopped off her husband's genitals for allegedly neglecting her and "staying with his second wife", police said today. The incident took place in the Mimlana area of Muzaffarnagar yesterday. The man was rushed to a hospital in a...
Sanjay Kirloskar Drags brothers to court, sues family for Rs 750 crore
The Kirloskar family saga has taken an ugly turn. The chairman and managing director of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) has sued several members of his family for not adhering to the Deed of Family Settlement. He has moved...
PM Bengal rally tent collapse: Probe finds cops were not enough
An inquiry conducted by a central team to assess the circumstances leading to the collapse of a tent during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore has blamed the local authorities for the alleged lapses and said adequate...
Maharashtra: Polling for Sangli and Jalgaon civic bodies held, Counting on 3 Aug
In Jalgaon Municipal Corporation, around 55 per cent voters exercised their franchise, but the final figure is yet to be out. Last time the city had registered 63 per cent voting, an official said. Around 62 per cent polling...
Malayalam Ghazal Singer Umbayee Passes Away
Kochi: Noted Malyalam Ghazal singer Umbayee passed away at the age of 68 on Wednesday due to liver-related problem. PA Ibrahim popularly known as ‘Umbayee’ was one of the most popular Ghazal singers in Kerala and is best known...
Mamata meets Gandhis, says not vying for PM post
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she was not vying for the post of prime minister and the candidate for the top post would be chosen collectively by all opposition parties. Banerjee, who has been trying...
