Congress demands probe into Rs 746-cr Ahmedabad co-op bank over DeMo
The Congress today demanded a probe into reports that notes worth Rs 745.58 crore were deposited in Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank, where BJP chief Amit Shah is a director, within five days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing...
Farmers’ suicides have doubled, not their income: Sena to BJP
The Shiv Sena today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's farmers' outreach programme and said that only farmers' suicides, and not their income, have doubled. Modi had spoken on Wednesday, via video-conferencing, to farmers in 600 districts...
Boy found murdered in washroom at Vadodara school
In an incident similar to the murder of the 2017 murder of Pradhyumn Thakur at Ryan International School, Gurgaon, in 2017, a Class 9 student was today found murdered in the washroom of a school in Vadodara. The student...
Rahul ‘congratulates’ Amit Shah
Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi Congratulations Amit Shahji , Director, Ahmedabad Dist. Cooperative Bank, on your bank winning 1st prize in the conversion of old notes to new race. 750 Cr in 5 days! Millions of Indians whose lives were...
Kharge to replaces Mohan Prakash in Maharashtra
Delhi : In a surprise move, the Congress President Rahul Gandhi appointed the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior party leader, Mallikarjun Kharge as in charge of the Maharashtra unit of the party and divested Mohan Prakash...
Swachh Survekshan 2018: Maharashtra is the second cleanest state
Mumbai: Maharashtra has emerged as the second largest state in a cleanliness campaign under 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. Jharkhand has secured the first position states category. 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ' is an ambitious project to be carried...
Gadchiroli encounter: No poison found in bodies of 18 Naxalites recovered from river, claim police
The Maharashtra Police on Thursday confirmed that there were no traces of poison found in the bodies of the 18 Naxalites recovered from the Indravati river following an encounter operation in Gadchiroli district on April 23 and 24,...
Shiv Sena calls Maharashtra govt’s decision to take control of Shani Shingnapur temple a ‘political move’
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government's decision to take control of the Shani Shingnapur Temple in Nevasa taluka of Ahmednagar district was a "political move", Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged.The state cabinet had, on Wednesday, approved a...
Maha AG Ashutosh Kumbhakoni gets MoS rank
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has accorded minister of state (MoS) status to Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni. In a Government Resolution (GR) issued yesterday, the government said Kumbhakoni, the state’s top law officer, will have minister of state rank...
Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in J&K
An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir this morning, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srigufwara area of the district in south Kashmir...
Cooperative bank with Amit Shah as a director collected highest amount of demonetised notes among DCCBs, finds RTI reply
Mumbai: A district cooperative bank, which has Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah as a director, netted the highest deposits among such banks of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that were abruptly demonetised on November 8, 2016,...
Healthy and fit Pune woman dies after drinking bottle gourd – doodhi – juice
Pune: Gauri Shah, was a 41 years old Software professional working in a premiere company in Pune.Like many of her generation, she was a fitness enthusiast and exercised regularly. Her day began by either going for long runs or...
Maharashtra Governor joins yoga session at Raj Bhavan
Maharashtra Governor CH. Vidyasagar Rao today participated in a special yoga session organized by Kaivalyadhama and The Yoga Institute on the occasion of International Day of Yoga at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. Secretary to the Governor Venugopal Reddy, Deputy Secretary Ranjit...
Separatist-sponsored strike hits normal life in Kashmir
Normal life was affected in the Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by separatists against the killing of journalist Shujaat Bukhari. Most shops, fuel stations and other business establishments in Srinagar were shut, a police official said. He...
Interfaith couple get passport, officer transferred
Lucknow: The interfaith couple who was harassed by a passport in officer in Lucknow and told to change their religion to Hinduism and take 'pheras' have been issued a passport. The Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, told ANI, "Their passports have...
Modi indeed married me, he is Ram for me: Jashodaben
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's estranged wife Jashodaben expressed her shock over Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel's statement in a leading Gujarati daily that Modi was unmarried. "I am surprised over Anandiben telling the press that Narendra bhai was not married (to...
International Yoga Day: PM Modi Joins 50,000 Volunteers in Performing Yoga in Dehradun
New Delhi: The whole world celebrates fourth International Yoga Day 2018 on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading 50,000 enthusiasts in performing asanas in Dehradun’s Forest Research Institute (FRI) today. The first International Day of Yoga was observed...
Video: “Passengers Vomiting, Children Crying” As AirAsia Passengers Stranded After Delay
Mumbai: Some passengers on an AirAsia India flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra got into an altercation with airline staff over deplaning them after the flight was delayed by over four hours, a passenger claimed. Indian Oil Corporation Executive Director...
Kejriwal faces health issues; may join naturopathy course
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to fly to Bengaluru today to join a 10-day naturopathy course, officials said. According to officials at the CM office, Kejriwal has not been keeping well after ending the nine-day-long sit-in at Lt Governor's...
Mumbai: Level II Fire Breaks Out in an Industrial Estate in Malad
Mumbai: A level-II fire broke out in an Industrial Estate in Malad on Thursday morning. As reported by ANI, four water tankers and four fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. As of yet, there are no reports...
CEA Arvind Subramanian resigns, to return to US
In a Facebook post Arun Jaitley writes of Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian's decision to go back to the United States on account of family commitments. He adds that he had no option but to agree with Subramanian.This is...
