Shiv Sena is biggest political enemy of BJP: Raut
In one of the sharpest attacks after the recently held Lok Sabha bypoll in Palghar, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday described the Bharatiya Janata Party as its biggest "political enemy". The country "does not" want...
Activists Want RSS Iftar Party Scrapped, Say Venue Cannot be Used For Public Functions
Mumbai: Two Mumbai-based activists have sought cancellation of an Iftar party organised by the Muslim wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the Sahyadri guest house, saying “no public or religious functions are allowed inside the venue. It is meant...
Sushma Swaraj’s plane ‘goes missing’ for 14 minutes
New Delhi: In a major scare, an Indian Air Force plane carrying External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj lost contact with air traffic control for almost 14 minutes on Sunday. Sushma Swaraj, who was traveling to Mauritius for the BRICS summit,...
Maharashtra State Electricity Board officials booked for minors’ electrocution
Mumbai: Pre-monsoon showers accompanied by gusty winds lashed Mumbai and surroundings on Saturday even as three people were killed in incidents of electrocution, officials said. The rains started on Saturday evening in many parts of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri...
Air India Passengers Protest Over 6-Hour Delay In Take-Off
Mumbai: Passengers of Lucknow-bound Air India plane staged a protest at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Sunday as their flight took off after a delay of six and half hours. The flight, AI 625, which was scheduled for departure...
Congress Flags 60 Lakh ‘Fake Voters’ In Madhya Pradesh, Probe Ordered
Bhopal: Hundreds of discrepancies in the voters' list of Madhya Pradesh will have to be weeded out ahead of the assembly elections in the state that will be held later this year. Strict orders to investigate the issue and put...
2 BSF men killed, 14 injured as Pak violates truce days after DGMO talk
The heavy firing and shelling from the Pakistani side for almost 12 hours in Pragwal area of Akhnoor, Kanachak and Khour sectors of Jammu district ended 12 days of lull in the border skirmishes, also leaving 14 people, including two...
Shiv Sena joins Opposition parties at rally against bullet train
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena, an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, attended a rally with Opposition leaders against the government’s proposed bullet train project in the state. The Sena’s decision to join leaders from the Congress, Nationalist Congress...
Indian Railways to twin a rail line along Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
Indian Railways has joined hands with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to twin a rail line along the proposed expressway between Mumbai and Nagpur -- a first such coordinated move to execute a transportation project. Both arms of...
BJP Leader Threatens Govt Employee For Asking Pending Bills
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Singh Raghuvanshi was caught on camera threatening an employee of the state electricity department. The incident took place in the Isagarh city of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Raghuvanshi, who represents Sidhi...
IndiGo’s Ranchi-bound Flight Returns Midway to Delhi Due to Engine Snag
File Pic New Delhi: A Ranchi-bound IndiGo VT-ITE Neo aircraft (6E 509), with 183 passengers on board, returned midway to Delhi on Sunday following an engine snag. This is the second such incident in three days. The aircraft carrying 183...
EC bars Gondia Collector Abhimanyu Kale from poll duties for five years
Nagpur/Gondia: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reportedly restricted Abhimanyu Kale, who was Collector of Gondia during the recently held Lok Sabha bypoll in Bhandara-Gondia constituency, from conducting any electoral duties for five years. Kale was recently transferred following...
Video: Teacher molests student in Nashik school, gets thrashed severely
Nashik: A teacher in a Nashik school was thrashed mercilessly for sexually molesting a girl student on Saturday. The lewd teacher, named Sunil Kadam, at St Francis School allegedly outraged modesty of a Class X student on the very first...
Farmers’ protest affects vegetable, milk arrival at Nashik markets
Nashik: The arrival of vegetables at various market committees and collection of milk in Nashik were affected as a 10-day nationwide farmers' protest entered its second day today, said a senior functionary of one of the participating farm organisations. "All milk...
Kerala woman under observation for Nipah symptoms dies
Thiruvananthapuram: A 39-year-old woman, who was under observation for Nipah virus symptoms, died today. However, the samples of the woman were found to be negative, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja told reporters. The cause of her death has to be ascertained,...
Arbaaz Khan confesses to IPL betting
Thane: Bollywood actor and producer Arbaaz Khan on Saturday reached Thane police state here for recording his statement before the police in connection with an alleged IPL betting. On Friday, the 50-year-old actor was summoned by the city police to appear...
Discussions begin for AAP-Congress alliance for 2019
New Delhi: As the battleground is getting set for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, another Congress-triggered alliance against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party has begun taking shape. Mirroring the 'Mahagathbandhan' template of the Bihar assembly elections of 2015...
Fire breaks out in Mumbai leather company office
Mumbai: A major fire broke out at a leather company office on Mumbai’s Barrister Nath Pai Road. One firefighter was injured while trying to douse the blaze, reported media. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Rescue operations...
Ban ‘Bollywood’, Coin an Appropriate Term For Hindi Film Industry: Vijayvargiya to Urge I&B Minister
New Delhi: Often in news for his controversial remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has decided to write to Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, asking him to ban the term ‘Bollywood’ and coin an appropriate name...
Hindu outfit seeks ban on Loveratri, announces Rs 2 lakh reward for thrashing Salman Khan
New Delhi: In a fresh trouble to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, Hindu groups in parts of North India have been protesting against his upcoming home production 'Loveratri'. Loveratri, a Salman Khan Films production, has sparked a controversy even before its...
CRPF Vehicle, Attacked By Protesters, Runs Over 3 In Kashmir, Sparks Row
A CRPF vehicle targeted by protesters in downtown Srinagar ran over three people in an attempt to get away, triggering a fresh wave of protests and criticism for the government. One of the three who had received serious injuries, later...
