No thermocol for Ganpati pandal decorations across Maha: Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday passed an order stating that this year, decoration material made of thermocol would not be allowed in the forthcoming Ganesh festival across Maharashtra. This comes after an association of thermocol manufacturers moved...
WATCH Sai Baba image appears on wall of ‘Dwarkamai’ in Shirdi temple
Shirdi: In what many are seeing as a miracle, the image of Sai Baba could be seen on the wall of Dwarkamai in Shirdi Sai Temple on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. According to reports, Sai Baba's image...
Coal scam: Court orders framing of additional charge against Naveen Jindal
New Delhi: A special court today ordered framing of an additional charge of abetment of bribery against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal in a case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block. Special judge Bharat...
‘Like creating a surveillance State’: SC on govt’s social media hub plan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today took a strong note of the information and broadcasting ministry's decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance State". ...
UN chief supports Zeid’s call for human rights probe in Kashmir
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN human rights chief's call for an independent international investigation into the human rights situation in Kashmir, saying his action 'represents the voice of the UN' on the issue. "As...
Terrorists attack CRPF party in Anantnag, 2 jawans dead
Two Central Reserve Police Force personnel lost their lives when terrorists fired upon their party in Anantnag's Sheer Pora earlier today. The two personnel were critically injured in the attack and succumbed later. More details awaited. ...
Twitterati teaches lesson to the man who mocked women for wearing mini-skirts
A man got the taste of his own medicine after he had trolled on Twitter some women for wearing mini-skirts. The Twitterati was prompt enough to teach him a lesson. A man had taken a jibe at six women who were...
Kalpesh Yagnik dies of heart attack
Kalpesh Yagnik, the National Group Editor of Dainik Bhaskar passed way last night. He had a massive heart attack at about 10:00 pm on Thursday at his office Indore. He was immediately taken to Bombay hospital where he had another...
If BJP tries to break PDP, then more Salahudeens will be born in Kashmir: Mufti
Srinagar: Days after Bharatiya Janta Party pulled out of Jammu and Kashmir government, by withdrawing its support to PDP, leading to implementation of governor rule in the state, former Chief Minister threatened its former ally and dared it to not...
Russell Viper snake delivers 36 offspring in Mumbai institute
Mumbai: A Russell viper snake gave birth to 36 baby snakes in Mumbai’s Haffkine Institute for Training Research and Testing. Haffkine Institute is one of the leading research institutes’ for anti-snake venom. It is one of the only two institutes which...
Sindhi Spiritual Leader Dada Vaswani Dies at 99
Pune: Dada J.P. Vaswani, a spiritual leader of the Sindhi community, died on Thursday, an official spokesperson said. He was 99 years-old. “Dadaji breathed his last at 9.01 a.m. today. He was 99. His body has been kept for final...
If BJP doesn’t believe in Hindu Rashtra, it should say so: Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Bharatiya Janata Party's reaction to his 'Hindu Pakistan' remark. Saying that his comments were 'bizarrely misconstrued', he offered 'a short explanation of what the term means'. 'I have said this before and I will say...
Mid-air Collision Between 2 IndiGo Aircraft Averted Over Bengaluru
File Pic Bengaluru: In a close shave, a mid-air collision between two IndiGo aircraft was averted over Bengaluru airspace on 10th July, news agency ANI tweeted. However, all the passengers de-boarded safely, media reported. “The TCAS-Resolution Advisory system was triggered...
Massive fire breaks out at ice cream godown thane
Thane : A massive fire broke out at a ice cream godown in Maharashtra's Thane on Wednesday. Several fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. The cause of the massive fire was not detected yet. Meanwhile,...
Nitish Kumar eases liquor laws
The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the state's stringent prohibition law, proposing a reduction in the quantum of sentence for those held guilty of violating the law. Principal Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat department, Arun Kumar...
Internet to remain open as govt approves net neutrality
The Telecom Commission today approved net neutrality rules which bar service providers from discriminating against Internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed access. Some mission critical applications or services like remote surgery and autonomous...
Burari case: Post-mortem confirms hanging as cause of death
NEW DELHI: In the latest development in the Delhi Burari deaths case, the Delhi Police on Wednesday received the post-mortem report. As many other aspects of the case which raise more questions with each answer, the report is also hinting...
RSS to organise first ever grand Namaz and Quran recitation in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: For the first time in the history of Ayodhya, a grand namaz along with a Quran recitation session will be organised on the banks of Saryu river. The event is being organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its Muslim...
Photo of Sambit Patra wading through Mumbai waters goes viral
A photograph of BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, holding his shoes to save them from rain waters, went viral on social media on Tuesday. In the photo, Patra was seen along with Maharashtra BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye, both holding umbrellas. The BJP...
List of trains cancelled or diverted owing to Mumbai’s heavy rains
Mumbai: As mentioned earlier, trains services are still suspended in some parts of Mumbai owing to the heavy rains on Tuesday. Here's a list of trains which have been cancelled or diverted at Nalasopara, Virar and Vasai parts of Mumbai....
Indian intelligence Infiltrated IS Ring to Nab Agent Planning Suicide Attack in Delhi
NEW DELHI: In an audacious counter-intelligence operation, unprecedented in its scale and scope, Indian security agencies infiltrated an Islamic State ring to thwart a bid by an IS Afghan suicide bomber to strike New Delhi. The operation included the Indian plant...
