WR services fully operational tonight: Goyal
Railway minister Piyush Goyal at the site of the foot overbridge in Andheri which collapsed this morning. Goyal said it was an unfortunate incident and the government has ordered an inquiry into it. "The Commissioner of Rail Safety...
Nitin Gadkari stands by Sushma over Twitter trolls
Only one of two ministers in PM Narendra Modi's cabinet to have found their voice and lent their support to colleague Sushma Swaraj over the the incessant and rabid trolling is Nitin Gadkari. Speaking to media today, the Road...
Mumbai: Roof of double-decker bus scraped off in accident
MUMBAI: Heavy rain, flooded roads, a bridge collapse and now a double-decker bus that crashed into an overhead height restriction barrier at the Western Express Highway near Vakola. Half the roof of the bus was scraped off, but miraculously not...
States responsible to check cow vigilantism: SC
New Delhi: Putting the onus on states to check cow vigilantism, the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on pleas seeking directions to formulate guidelines to curb such violence, saying no one can take law into their hands. A bench of...
Video: Sand mafia threatens to kill BJP MLA from Chimur
Nagpur: BJP MLA from Chimur Kirtikumar Bhangdiya has reportedly claimed that sand mafia has threatened to kill him for raising their nasty activities. “The moral of sand mafia is at its peak mainly due to patronization by the district administration....
Former Rajmata of Jodhpur Krishna Kumari passes away
'Rajmata' of the erstwhile Marwar principality and former MP, Krishna Kumari, passed away here early today, a representative of the royal family said. She was 92. Krishna Kumari was admitted to a private hospital in Jodhpur on Sunday after she...
SC declines urgent hearing of Swamy’s plea on Ram temple in Ayodhya
New Delhi:The Supreme Court today declined urgent listing of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking enforcement of his fundamental right to worship at the disputed Ram temple at Ayodhya and asked him to mention it again "later on". A bench comprising...
Fire Breaks Out in Building at Kamla Mills Due to Short Circuit
Mumbai: Reportedly, a fire broke out in a building at Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel due to a shot circuit. Two fire brigade vehicles have been deployed at the scene to control any possible issue. More details...
Part of bridge collapses in Andheri West
A part of a footover bridge has collapsed at Mumbai's Andheri area around 7.30 am. No casualties have been reported. As of now, all trains have been stopped on the western line. Four fire tenders have been rushed to...
Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mahaakshay accused of rape, forcing abortion
A Delhi court on Monday ordered registration of FIR against actor Mithun Chakraborty’s wife Yogeeta Bali and son Mahaakshay. The Bollywood star's son is facing charges of rape, cheating and causing miscarriage without consent. According to news agency ANI, the...
Banned plastic glasses openly used in CM’s program
Mumbai: Plastic glasses, which have been banned by the State government from 23 June this year, were prominently used to drink water at a function attended by Chief Minister Devendra Phadnavis. The Chief Minister attended a function organized at...
Give time frame for appointing Lokpal in 10 days: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to apprise it within 10 days about the time frame for appointing the anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal in the country. A bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi asked the government to...
Burari deaths: No signs of struggle, death due to hanging, says autopsy report
New Delhi: Post-mortem of six of 11 bodies found in a Burari house in North Delhi has been completed. Police sources mention 'ligature hanging' as the reason behind the deaths and that no signs of struggle were found on the bodies. The...
23 arrested for Dhule lynchings; Nashik cops rescue 5 hostages
Nashik Police had rescued a total of five people from a house in Azad Nagar in Malegaon last night, who were kept hostage on suspicion of child theft. Meanwhile, the police has arrested 23 people in connection with the lynchings in...
Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi
A Red Corner Notice has been issued against Nirav Modi by Interpol in connection with the Punjab National Bank scam case. Diamantaire Nirav Modi is an accused of defrauding the PNB of about Rs 14,000 crore, the biggest ever baking fraud...
SC allows urgent listing of pleas against nikah halala, polygamy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to consider urgent listing of petitions challenging practices of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among Muslims. Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra allowed the Centre to file response to petitions challenging polygamy and 'nikah...
Supreme Court reopens today on Monday after 44 days summer break, hectic week ahead
New Delhi: Several crucial verdicts are likely to be pronounced on Monday as Supreme Court is all set to reopen after 44-day long summer break. From Aadhaar case, Ayodhya dispute to power tussle between Delhi Chief Minister and...
Can’t Ignore Indira Gandhi’s Contribution Because Of Emergency: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for raking up the Emergency, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said former PM Indira Gandhi's the 'contribution' for the country cannot be ignored just because of her...
Vijay Mallya’s Private Jet Finally Gets a Buyer, Gets Sold For a Paltry Rs 35 Crore
New Delhi: After four failed attempts since March 2016, the service tax department on Sunday managed to find a buyer for the beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s confiscated luxury jet, with a Florida-based Aviation Management Sales emerging as...
5 killed by villagers in Dhule district after child lifting rumours
Mumbai: Five people were killed in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Sunday by villagers, who suspected that they were part of a gang of child lifters, police said. The five, along with a few others, were seen getting down from a state...
Money in Swiss banks: India moves to 73rd place
India has moved up to 73rd place in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss banks, while the UK remains on the top. India had slipped to 88th place with a 44 per cent plunge...
