Maharashtra govt likely to ban use of plastic packaging by e-commerce firms, bottles with capacity less than 200 ml
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is likely to ban plastic packaging of e-commerce products as well as plastic bottles with a capacity of less than 200 millilitres. Besides, the government is likely to allow the retail packaging of plastic bags...
11 members of a family found dead at a house in Burari in Delhi
New Delhi : Bodies of eleven members of a family were found in a house in Burari in Delhi on Sunday. Those dead include seven women and four men. All the bodies were blindfolded and were found hanging from the...
LPG price hiked by Rs 2.71 per cylinder
Subsidised cooking gas price was hiked by Rs 2.71 per cylinder today as a result of tax impact of base price rising due to spurt in international rates and fall in rupee. Subsidised LPG with effect from midnight tonight will cost...
Mumbai gets Subodh Jaiswal as new police chief; Datta Padgalsikar named Maharashtra DGP
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Subodh Jaiswal has been appointed as the new Mumbai Police commissioner. A 1985-batch IPS officer, Jaiswal will take charge as Mumbai Police commissioner with immediate effect. Apart from being a part of the state police...
All Accused Should be Hanged to Death: Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Mandsaur Rape Case
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that all those who were involved in the alleged Mandsaur gangrape case should be hanged to death. Demanding stringent action against the accused, Chouhan said,”The rape...
Modi govt to celebrate July 1 as ‘GST day’ on completion of one year
New Delhi: The central government on Saturday said that July 1 will be celebrated as the "GST Day" to commemorate the first year of the "unprecedented reform of Indian taxation" system. All the offices of the...
Charge sheet filed against Dawood, Iqbal Kaskar, Anees Ibrahim in extortion case
Thane: Thane police has filed a charge sheet against fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim and his brothers Iqbal Kaskar, and Anees Ibrahim in connection with an extortion case filed on the complaint by a prominent builder last year. "The charge sheet was...
Delhi, Mumbai airports are at bottom of global ranking on punctuality
Mumbai is fifth-least punctual airport in the world in terms of on-time performance; Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad rank 262, 255 and 246 out of 513 airports and Indigo is the highest ranked airline from India at 14...
Tribals visited by Shah allege pressure by BJP to join outfit
Four tribals from Purulia district of West Bengal, whose houses were visited by Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, on Friday sought protection from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over alleged pressure by the saffron party to join the...
MNS Workers Thrash Manager Over High Prices of Food in Pune’s Theatre
Pune: In yet another incident, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers were seen thrashing a movie theatre manager in Pune yesterday. The MNS worked abused and beat the movie theatre manager during a protest over high prices of...
Maha govt to start six new open jails
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government have decided to set up six new jails. At present the state has 13 such facilities. The move may bring relief to convicted inmates having a good track record. "With new jails, Maharashtra may...
Patole demands to file FIR against Modi, Fadnavis govts for deceiving farmers’
Yavatmal: An FIR should be lodged against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for "deceiving" farmers, demanded former Bhandara-Gondiya MP Nana Patole while speaking at a farmers' rally organised at the Tiranga Chowk here. Patole,...
Accused Fire Officer in Kamala Mills Fire Incident Granted Bail by Bombay High Court
Mumbai: The fire officer, Rajendra Patil, one of the accused in the Kamala Mills fire incident which claimed at least 14 lives was granted bail by the Bombay High Court yesterday. Patil who was accused of culpable homicide...
Delhi-bound Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Patna Airport
Patna: An Air India flight carrying 124 passengers made an emergency landing at Patna airport after experiencing a bird hit. The flight was bound to Delhi. All passengers are safe. Meanwhile, more details are...
Maha to give cash rewards for CWG medallists from state
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government have decided to honour the seven athletes from the state who won medals at the Commonwealth Games held in Australia in April this year. All the gold medalist will be rewarded with Rs 50...
Fadnavis visits plane crash site
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visits the site of the chartered plane crash in Mumbai's Ghatkopar. The CM said it was a worrying incident. "What were the reasons behind the crash and who is responsible for it needs...
Governor to inaugurate new library and lab at SIES College
The Governor of Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao will inaugurate of Late Prof. S Ramanathan Library and the renovated laboratory blocks at the South Indian Education Society’s College of Arts Science & Commerce Sion (West) Mumbai at 11 hrs...
GM of Jaipur Sheraton arrested for molesting Mexican women in hotel
Jaipur went into a tizzy on Wednesday night after the general manager of a five-star hotel was arrested for allegedly molesting two Mexican women staying there. What's more surprising is that the incident took place as ambassadors of nine countries held...
Watch Yogi Adityanath Refuses To Wear Skull Cap at Sant Kabir’s Mausoleum, Stirs Controversy
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stoked a controversy after refusing to wear a karakul cap offered to him at Sant Kabir’s mausoleum in Maghar. A news agency ANI reported that CM Yogi Adityanath had...
Deal sensitively with public, says Maha CM to police
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister advised the Police to be sensitive while dealing with people's complaints so it can set an example for others in this regard. He was speaking at an inauguration function of 'Dial-100' system and...
4 passengers, 1 passerby killed in chartered plane crash in Mumbai
Mumbai:News agency PTI says five people have died in the plane crash -- four passengers and one passerby. The plane was a 12-seater aircraft. The wreckage has scattered all over the place. This is a confirmation from the Directorate General...
