3 dead, over 20 injured in spiralling violence in Bengal polls
A TMC worker named Arif Gazi was shot dead in the Kultali area of South 24 Parganas district, reports news agency. However, other reports say that Gazi was a CPI-M worker. A CPI (M) worker and his wife were charred to...
Knifings, bombs, tear gas define Bengal panchayat polls
Kolkatta: Over 11 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am in the West Bengal panchayat polls that was marked by sporadic incidents of violence in which several people were injured today, SEC officials said. Reportedly, one person was killed and...
CPI-M worker, wife, charred to death after house set on fire, TMC blamed
In West Bengal a CPI (M) worker and his wife were charred to death after their house in North 24 Parganas was torched last night. CPI (M) alleges TMC workers were behind the attack. Violence was reported from various parts...
Maharashtra govt gets rights to grab tribal land for corridor
Mumbai: The Opposition in Maharashtra is determined to block a hush-hush Ordinance promulgated by the Maharashtra government recently, which gives the state arbitrary powers of land acquisition. The State government is facing huge hurdles in completing its ambitious project to...
Many districts record skewed sex ratio in Maharashtra
While 2017 recorded India's second-highest sex ratio at birth in Maharashtra, some districts have shown a drastic fall in the number of girls. In 2013, the sex ratio at birth was just 900 which improved to 914 in 2014 but marginally...
Lack of awareness is holding donor families back for hand transplantation
Two years after getting a nod for hand transplantation, Parel-based KEM Hospital is yet conducted a hand transplant surgery. According to the medical authority, it is the lack of awareness among the people due to which no one is ready...
Maharashtra will give spinning mills subsidies to set up solar power plants
Mumbai: The state government has set up a committee to help cooperative spinning mills and textile units set up solar power plants. Officials from the Maharashtra Textile Department, which has set up the committee, said the panel has been tasked...
Sudden dust storm hits Delhi, NCR; 40 flights diverted
New Delhi: A squall and sudden dust storm with a wind speed of up to 109 kmph accompanied by light rain hit Delhi on Sunday evening after a scorching day, a Met department official said. The sky turned cloudy around 4:30pm...
Act against intruders in AMU: Hamid Ansari
Breaking his silence, former vice president M Hamid Ansari supported AMU students' demand for action against intruders who created ruckus on the varsity campus over Jinnah portrait issue on May 2, when he was present there for an event, and...
Karnataka poll: Exit polls predict close fight
TV exit polls have indicated a close fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. If neither the Bharatiya Janata Party or Congress emerge as a clear winner, the Janata Dal-Secular may assume the role of kingmaker in the 224-member...
Voting ends in Karnataka, 70% turnout, says EC
New Delhi: Voting ended at 6pm on Saturday for the Karnataka Assembly election 2018. A voter turnout of 70 percent was recorded, said the Election Commission, a news agency reported. Minor glitches were reported from some polling booths. Re-polling has...
Rabri becomes opposition leader in Bihar legislative council
Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister and senior Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rabri Devi was today accorded the status of the leader of opposition in the state legislative council on the basis of her party's enhanced strength in the upper house. ...
Thunderstorm, squall likely in north India hill states tomorrow: IMD
New Delhi: Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness thunderstorm accompanied with squall, while parts of Rajasthan might see dust storm over the next two days, the IMD said today. Thunderstorm over these hill-states states...
Mom and daughter try smuggling cocaine in eye makeup kit
Representational pic New Delhi: Cocaine smuggling is no more confined to dangerous cartels or the mafia. Call it unemployment or just pure fun, moms and daughters have begun getting into the seemingly lucrative business, until they get caught red handed. A...
Find out vacancies in government-run hospitals: HC to Maha
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to conduct a survey to determine the number of vacancies for doctors and other medical staff across all government and civic-run hospitals. In an order passed last week, a bench of...
Maharashtra hikes PDS profit margin of tur dal to boost sale
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has increased the profit margin of PDS shop owners on tur dal in a bid to increase its sale. Shops under public distribution system (PDS) will now get a profit margin of Rs 3 for every kg...
Clashes in Aurangabad over water, nearly 100 shops gutted
Aurangabad: At least 100 shops were gutted on Saturday morning after the situation turned violent following clashes between two groups over water in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city on Friday night. Reports of one casualty have emerged, it is yet to be...
Polling for Karnataka assembly elections begins
Polling for the high-stakes Karnataka assembly elections got underway this morning under a thick security blanket. In what is projected as a tight race, voting is being held in 222 out of 224 seats in a three-cornered contest among...
1 killed in pre rural poll violence in West Bengal; Mamata orders TMC strongman’s arrest
A 25-year-old man was on Friday shot dead in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district during an attack on a procession by independent candidates in the May 14 panchayat polls in the state. Trinamool Congress strongman Arabul Islam was arrested in...
IndiGo, Air Deccan Planes, 700 Metres Apart, Avert Mid-Air Collision Over Dhaka
A mid-air collision was averted in the Dhaka airspace after an automatically generated warning alerted the pilots of IndiGo and Air Deccan planes, which came dangerously close to each other, allegedly breaching the mandatory separation limit, sources said. The incident,...
Pre-monsoon showers over parts of Maharashtra till May 15
Pune : A respite from heat may be in store as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast pre-monsoon showdrs in parts of the state, including Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha, from Friday. However, the IMD has forecast only...
