No cash crunch in defence: Sitharaman
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the Ramzan ceasefire with Pakistan. Addressing a press conference, Sitharaman says terror and talks cannot go together. She said the army was consulted before the ceasefire was announced. The defence minister said 50 terrorists...
Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra questioned by ED in Rs 2,000 crore Bitcoin scam
Businessman Raj Kundra was on Tuesday summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in case of alleged Bitcoin fraud, ANI reported. Kundra is the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty. He is being questioned in Mumbai. Sources said his name cropped up during their...
IAF jet crashes in Kutch, pilot dead
An Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft has crashed in Mundra in Kutch. The Pilot, Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan, lost his life in the crash. A court of Inquiry ordered to investigate cause of accident. The reasons for the crash are...
Aircel Maixis case: Chidambaram can’t be arrested till July 10
New Delhi: A Delhi court today extended till July 10, the interim protection from arrest granted to former Union Minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel Maxis money laundering case. Special Judge O P Saini passed the order after the Enforcement...
Amit Shah likely to meet Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree tomorrow
Mumbai: In a bid to placate Shiv Sena, BJP President Amit Shah is likely to meet Uddhav Thackeray at Sena chief's residence Matoshree at 6 PM on Wednesday, according to sources. Amit Shah is likely to appeal to grumbling ally...
Congress to move EC against CM Devendra Fadnavis for poll code ‘violation’
Mumbai: The Congress will today (Tuesday) knock the door of the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking action against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly violating the code of conduct while campaigning for the May 28 bypoll to the...
BJP should be prepared if Sena parts ways: CM Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said while the BJP would make all efforts to take along all its NDA partners in the 2019 elections, the party should stay prepared if the Shiv Sena decides to go it alone. “The...
Watch: Massive fire breaks out in Navi Mumbai’s Sanpada
Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at a transformer in Navi Mumbai's Sanpada. Two houses were gutted in the fire. Four fire tenders were present at the spot. No casualty reported. More reports...
Ujjwal Nikam escapes unhurt in road mishap on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Noted special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam today escaped unhurt when a vehicle of his security personnel rammed into his vehicle from the rear at Khandala ghat section on Mumbai- Pune expressway. Nikam was traveling from Mumbai to Pune while the vehicle...
Health Minister Dr Deepak Sawant resigns from Maharashtra Cabinet
Mumbai: Sena MLC and state Health Minister Deepak Sawant has resigned from the Devendra Fadnavis led Maharashtra cabinet this evening. Move comes soon after the Shiv Sena announced the candidature of party functionary Vilas Potnis for the Mumbai Graduates constituency election...
Army to cut down order for assault rifles to 250,000 due to budget constraints
New Delhi: The Indian Army will place an order for only 250,000 modern assault rifles -- just a third of its total requirement -- driven by budgetary constraints and the need to speed up deliveries, a person with knowledge of...
Amit Shah meets Ramdev as part of BJP’s outreach exercise
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah today met Yoga guru Ramdev, who is associated with the Patanjali group of companies, as part of his party's "contact for support" campaign and shared the Modi government's achievements with him. "I met...
Amrut Pharma MD Shailesh Joshi commits suicide in Belagavi
Belagavi: An industrialist committed suicide reportedly over personal issues, in Belagavi. Shailesh Joshi, 40, managing director of Amrut Pharmaceuticals, shot himself in the chest on Sunday night. His relatives found his body on Monday morning. Police officers who spoke to his...
16 injured in grenade attack in Shopian, J&K
At least 16 people, including four policemen, were injured in a grenade attack in a busy market area in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. Terrorists hurled a grenade on security forces in Shopian town, resulting in injuries...
Case filed against agriculture minister over comment on farmers’ protest
A case has been filed against Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh for calling farmers' strike a publicity stunt. Social activist Tamanna Hashmi has filed the case at Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. Singh on Saturday said that the protest...
Good news for Advani, Joshi, BJP bar on fielding elders goes
BJP chief Amit Shah has informally conveyed to the party's national executive members that the ban on senior leaders contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha election has been lifted. Shah's decision comes in the wake of the Opposition's successful jamboree at Karnataka...
Jawan killed in Pak firing was supposed to get married in 2 weeks
Constable Vijay Kumar Pandey, who martyred in Pakistan firing yesterday, was supposed to get married on June 20. Vijay was supposed to reach village by June 5, family members said. Pandey's father, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur, said that on Saturday...
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...
