Aurangabad tense after youth ends life for Maratha reservation
Aurangabad : Demanding reservation to the Maratha community, a youth committed suicide in Mukundwadi area in Aurangabad on Sunday night. The deceased, Pramod Patil, posted his intention on Facebook before throwing himself in front of a train at railway gate...
Imran Khan to take oath as Pak PM on August 11
Imran Khan today said that he will take oath as Pakistan's Prime Minister on August 11, according to a media report. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by 65-year-old Khan, has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly...
BJP’s divide and rule will finish India: Mamata on Assam NRC
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on the National Register of Citizens draft list in Assam. Excerpts from the press conference. "This movement will turn into 'Bangali khadao' 'Evict the Bengali'. West Bengal will be suffer the most. People with Aadhaar...
NRC release: Assam CM congratulates people, calls it a historic day
Congratulating the people of the state for the successful publication of the National Register of Citizens, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said "the historic day will remain etched in their memories forever". The process of publishing the final draft...
Mumbai man fills 556th pothole to mark son’s death
Mumbai: Dadarao Bilhore, a Mumbai resident, who lost his 16-year-old son to a pothole on a road three years ago, filled up 556th pothole in the city on Sunday. Bilhore' son Prakash died on July 28, 2015, after his bike fell...
Quota stir: Maha CM agrees for partial withdraw of cases against Marathas
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis today assured partial withdrawal of police cases filed against the Maratha youths for vandalising properties during recent protests for the quota demand. "However, the criminal charges like assaulting policeofficials will not be withdrawn," the CM told...
Government non-serious about Maratha quota issue: Saamana
Mumbai: Just a few hours before the commencement of the all-party meeting on Maratha quota issue, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' published an editorial stating that Fadnavis government is not serious about the demands of the Maratha community. "The state government...
In Maharashtra 25 IPS officers and hordes of police officers transferred
Nagpur: Maharashtra government has transferred as many as 25 IPS officers and hordes of police officers serving in the state. After the fresh orders issued by the state government Ravindra G Kadam who is currently posted as Joint Police Commissioner...
Maratha Unrest : CM to discuss all party leaders today
Mumbai: In view of rising demand for Maratha quota in jobs and education unsettling the ruling party in the state the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called a meeting with all the party members on Saturday to establish a...
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray gets birthday greetings from Rahul Gandhi, eyebrows raised
Mumbai: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday wished Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on his 58th birthday, raising eyebrows in political circles. "Best wishes to Shri Uddhav Thackeray ji, on his birthday. I wish him good health and happiness always,"...
TV Executive Producer Gets 7 Years in Prison For Raping Actor
A television executive producer was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping an actor who worked on the sets of a serial on Wednesday. The accused Mukesh Mishra, 33, was the television producer of the series Ek Veer...
Congress Leader Likens PM Modi to ‘Sadak Chhaap’ Over His Response to Rahul Gandhi’s Hug
New Delhi: Congress leader Imran Masood on Friday courted a controversy as he likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a ‘sadak chhaap’. Taking a dig at the PM over his reaction to Rahul Gandhi’s hug in the Lok Sabha during...
Maha govt to infuse Rs 124 crore in forest development plans
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has allocated Rs 124 crore for the development of regions around the state's substantial tiger reserves. The assets will be utilised for advancement of towns and land around Melghat, Tadoba, Pench, Sahyadri, Nawegaon-Nagriza, and Bor, authorities...
“Paswan’s” LJP red flags BJP, says patience running out
Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan-led LJP today turned up the heat on the Modi government, saying its support to the BJP is issue-based as it sought a law to restore the stringent measures of an Act on atrocities against Dalits...
NO washrooms, leaking ceilings… school kids write to Prez
The reality of PM Modi's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao movement. In Madhya Pradesh, students of a government school in Dindori marched to the District Council and submitted a memorandum addressing the President of India, stating, "During monsoon, water drips from...
Maratha Quota : CM presses hard to contain situation as MLAs tender resignations
Mumbai: Even as the ongoing Maratha stir demanding reservation in education and jobs prompted five MLAs to put in papers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called a meeting of all party leaders of in Vidhan Sabha on Saturday. On Thursday...
Maratha quota stir: Injured protester dies in hospital
MUMBAI: A protester, who was injured in the violence during the Maratha quota stir in adjoining Navi Mumbai, has succumbed to his injuries at the government-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai. Hospital Dean Dr Mukund Tayade told newsmedia that 25-year-old Rohan...
Gauri Lankesh murder case: One more arrested
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has arrested one more person, suspected to have provided shelter to the man who shot her dead. H L Suresh, 36, was arrested in Tumakuru yesterday and produced before...
HC upholds Maha state eligibility rules for medical admissions
The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government's state quota eligibility rules-2018 for admissions to medical colleges under the state quota. The rules were mentioned in an information brochure by the state's admission cell for 2018 medical admissions. A...
Two Indians among 2018 Magsaysay Award winners
Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize. The two are among six individuals declared winners today. Vatwani is being...
If India takes 1 step, we’ll take 2 steps towards peace process: Imran
As his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly today, Imran Khan addresses the nation: "I thank god, after 22 years of struggle, my prayers have been answered. I have got the chance...
