Lawyer on Sabrimala entry: SC should not interfere in religious practices
The Pandalam Royal family on Thursday has challenged the petition seeking entry of women to the Sabarimala Temple, terming it to be `mischievous' as seem to be targeting the practices of the Hindu faith. Advocate Radhakrishnan, arguing for the Pandalam Royal...
Governor to launch of Registration for TATA Mumbai Marathon 2019
The Governor of Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao will launch the registration process for the 16th Edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon at 1130 hrs on Friday, 27 July 2018 at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. The 2019 Tata Mumbai Marathon is...
Children are ‘prasad’, every Hindu should have at least five: BJP MLA
A child is a gift from god and every Hindu should have at least five, two for the man, two for the woman and one surplus, BJP's controversial Uttar Pradesh MLA Surendra Singh has said. Hindus will become...
West Bengal will now be called Bangla in all 3 languages
West Bengal Assembly has passed a bill to change the state's name from West Bengal to 'Bangla' in English, Hindi and Bengali. In 2016, the Assembly had passed a resolution changing the name of West Bengal to Bengal...
PM Modi to address BRICS Summit in Jo’burg today
PM Modi to address BRICS Summit in Jo'burg today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday address the 10th BRICS Summit in South Africa's Johannesburg between 11 am to noon local time. The theme of this...
India Celebrates 19th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
New Delhi: India celebrates the 19th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas today. As on this date, in 1999, the Kargil misadventure ended with India getting victorious. Till date, this day is remembered in the memory of those who...
Maratha bandh fallout: Internet suspended in Navi Mumbai
Internet services in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai township of Mumbai have been suspended since early today, a police official said. The decision was taken in the wake of the situation in areas like Kopar Khairne, which witnessed violence during the...
Anil Ambani writes to Rahul on Rafale deal, refutes allegations of lack of experience
Billionaire Anil Ambani has written to Congress President Rahul Gandhi refuting allegations of his Reliance Group lacking experience to get the Rafale fighter jet deal and said the government had no role in French Group Dassault picking up his company...
Fadnavis is not being replaced: Maharashtra BJP Minister debunks Shiv Sena’s claim
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday debunked ally Shiv Sena's claim about talks within the BJP to replace Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis amid violence during Maratha groups bandh called to press their demand for reservation in jobs and education. Shiv...
Maharashtra: Shiv Sena MLA from Aurangabad quits in support of Maratha quota stir
Mumbai: A Shiv Sena MLA from Maharashtra's Aurangabad district today offered to resign in support of the Maratha quota demand. Harshavardhan Jadhav, who represents Kannad assembly constituency, had recently announced to step down if the demands of the agitating Maratha community...
Marathas call off Mumbai bandh
The Maratha Kranti Morcha calls off the Mumbai bandh, perhaps over the spiralling violence across Maharashtra. The Morcha is expected to call a press conference shortly. For now, the Sion-Panvel highway is still blocked, but with the apex...
Union Minister Smriti Irani refuses to pay parking fee at Delhi`s Rajiv Chowk
New Delhi: Union Textiles Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani is in news for not paying the car parking fee in Delhi's Rajiv Chowk locality on Tuesday. According to reports, Irani had gone to the E Block area in...
Maratha quota stir: WATCH Police tear gas protestors
Police have used tear gas on protesters at Kalamboli in the outskirts of Mumbai after protestors vandalised cars and buses and blocked the Mumbai-Pune highway. Protestors set a bus on fire attacked buses and stopped local trains in...
Hardik Patel sentenced to two years’ jail
Patidar leader Hardik Patel has been sent to jail for two years in connection with a case of vandalism at BJP legislator Rushikesh Patel's office in Visnagar during 2015 Patidar protests. Hardik, the convener of the Patidar Anamat...
Mamata or Mayawati – Congress OK with both as PM!
It was a few weeks ago that party president Rahul Gandhi was announced as the party's prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections. His 'performance' in the recently defeated No Confidence Motion against Modi was an...
Mumbai bandh: Stone-pelting, rasta rokos across city
Protestor who committed suicide dies
Mumbai bandh: Protesters attacked public buses in Mumbai, and neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began this morning. Two BEST buses were attacked by...
Maratha Stir : CM directs implementation of higher education scholarship for community’s poor
Mumbai: In the wake of ongoing state wide Maratha stir since Monday, the Chief Minister Devendra Devendra Fadnavis was quick to call a high-level meeting over the quota issue. Sources said, worrying that the stir may intensify in...
Highly educated and well-off Marathas need not be considered for reservation.: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar Tuesday asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to hold talks with representatives of the Maratha outfits to end the ongoing stand-off over the quota demand. In a statement issued Tuesday, Pawar lamented that...
Mumbai on edge as Maratha outfits call for bandh
The Maratha Kranti Morcha has announced a bandh in Mumbai and the adjoining areas of Navi Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad today to press for the community's demand for a 16% quota in government jobs and education. The Maratha Kranti Morcha,...
Bhiwandi Building Collapse: Minister Says Builder to be Blamed For Poor Construction
Bhiwandi: Soon after a portion of a building collapsed here on Tuesday night, Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde blamed the builder for it. “The building was constructed six years back and the incident proves that it was not constructed well....
Cong blames Fadnavis for Maratha quota violence; wants him out
The opposition Congress blamed today Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the Maratha reservation agitation taking a violent turn and demanded his resignation. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil of the Congress accused the state government of dilly-dallying...
