Fire Breaks Out in Pydhonie Building, 14 Fire Engines on Spot
Mumbai: A major fire broke out in a building in Mumbai’s Pydhonie on Friday morning. The fire broke out on the second and third floor of a building in south Mumbai’s Pydhonie area. At least 14 fire engines and 10 water...
Chanda Kochhar’s brother-in-law detained at Mumbai airport, being quizzed by CBI
Rajiv Kochhar, the brother-in-law of ICICI Bank MD & CEO Chanda Kochhar, was detained by immigration authorities at Mumbai airport when he was to leave for a Southeast Asian country and handed over to CBI sleuths, who questioned him in...
Army jawan cremated with full military honours in Maharashtra
Parbhani: The last rites of a 21-year-old army jawan, killed in shelling by Pakistan, were performed at his village in Maharashtra today with full military honours. Sepoy Shubham Suryakant Mustapure was killed after Pakistani troops fired mortar bombs at forward posts...
Aadhaar can’t stop bank frauds, bank officials in association with fraudsters: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that Aadhaar can’t stop bank frauds and it is the bank officials who are hand in glove with the fraudsters. “Aadhaar can do little to stop bank frauds,” the apex court said....
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank today kept the key policy rate unchanged at 6 per cent for the fourth consecutive time since August last year in view of uncertainties around inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by RBI Governor Urjit...
Salman sentenced to 5 years in jail
Salman Khan sentenced to five years in jail in the blackbuck poaching case. He was also fined Rs 10,000 in the case. Salman will be sent to the Jodhpur jail immediately after the order was read in court. While...
Bishnois appeal Saif, Tabu, Sonali, Neelam’s acquittal
The Bishnoi Sabha decides to appeal against the acquittal of the four co-accused in the blackbuck poaching case. Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre were acquitted in 20-year-old poaching case even as Salman Khan was found guilty of...
Salman guilty in blackbuck poaching case
Jodhpur: Actor Salman Khan has been held guilty in the blackbuck poaching case.Co-accused Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu have been acquitted in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. Salman Khan has been convicted Under Section 9/51 of Widlife Protection...
“Yogi Adityanath Threw Me Out,” Dalit BJP MP Complains To PM Modi
New Delhi: A Dalit parliamentarian of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Chhote Lal Kharwar, 45, has alleged that he met the chief minister twice, but was...
Arun Jaitley likely to undergo a kidney transplant
File Pic Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been suffering from a kidney ailment for a while now, is likely to undergo a kidney transplant soon. It is believed Jaitley is so unwell that his treating doctors did now allow...
RPF Personnel Saves Woman From Being Run Over by Train in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday rescued a woman from being run over a local train in Mumbai. In the video, the passenger can be seen trying to deboard a Panvel-bound train at the Kurla Railway Station a...
Jodhpur Court to Pronounce Verdict in Blackbuck Poaching Case Today
A Magistrate's court will pronounce its judgment here on Thursday in the blackbuck poaching case against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and others, against whom the trial has been going on since 1998. Mr. Khan, who boarded a chartered plane from Mumbai,...
PM ignored me in Parliament, says Chandrababu Naidu, slams Amit Shah too
New Delhi: Three weeks after torching his relationship with the BJP, Chandrababu Naidu blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a disinterest in salvaging their alliance, and BJP chief Amit Shah for what he alleged were unbecoming insinuations of corruption. "The PM...
AIIMS doctor performs ‘wrong’ procedure on patient
New Delhi: In a shocking incident of medical negligence, a senior doctor at AIIMS allegedly performed a procedure required for dialysis treatment on a 30-year-old woman who had complained of abdominal pain, and tampered with documents to cover up his...
After getting MoS status, two babas cancel stir against MP govt
New Delhi: A day after being accorded the 'Minister of State' (MoS) status, two religious leaders have cancelled their proposed campaign against the alleged scam in the Madhya Pradesh government's Narmada conservation programme. Ahead of the assembly elections due later this...
Kapil, Raina, Kohli respond to Afridi’s remarks on Kashmir
New Delhi: A day after cricketer Gautam Gambhir had slammed former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi for his remarks on Kashmir, other stalwarts like Kapil Dev, Suresh Raina and Captain Virat Kohli also spoke on the issue on Wednesday. "Who is he?...
SC Refuses to Interfere in CBSE’s Decision of Re-examination, Dismisses All Petitions
New Delhi: Refusing to interfere with the CBSE’s decision to hold re-examination of class 12 Economics paper, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed all the petitions filed by students and parents against the board’s decision. Besides challenging the CBSE’s decision...
Candidate Should Not Contest From Two Seats, Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it supports the proposal to allow one candidate to contest from only one seat in elections. Under the existing laws, a candidate can contest from up to...
After fake news directive, Smriti Irani’s I&B ministry might track journalists with RFID press cards, says report
File Pic New Delhi: Facing backlash over controversial directive on fake news, Union minister Smriti Irani is set to ruffle some more feathers as media reports said that the Press Information Bureau is now planning to track journalists' movements...
Woman opens fire at YouTube HQ, injures 3 before killing self
At least three people were injured when a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters before fatally shooting herself, local police said. The female suspect died in a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound, they said, adding that one of the victims, a 36-year-old...
Pune’s historic Naik Wada catches fire, five rooms burnt
Pune: A 250-year-old historic building in Pune today caught fire today due to a short circuit occurring in the heritage home. Five rooms in the Naik Wada, which mainly comprises of wood, at the facade of the building were completely burned...
