CIC to be appointed within four weeks time: CM

Mumbai: The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed to the council on Wednesday, that new 'Chief Information Commissioner' (CIC) will be appointed within four weeks or even before that. A question was raised by congress, MLC Sanjay Dutt in the Council that...

Anna Hazare supporters to launch collective self immolation stir in Ralegan Siddhi

Ralegan Siddhi: Utterly disappointed over Central Government turning a blind eye towards agitation launched by anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, his supporters have decided to launch a collective self immolation stir in Ralegan Siddhi, the hometown...

EC Not To Probe BJP’s Amit Malviya In Poll Date Leak?

New Delhi: The committee set up by the Election Commission to probe the source of leak of Karnataka polls date schedule will knock on the doors of Karnataka Congress’s social media in-charge Srivatsa B but not BJP’s IT Cell head...

Strict Action Against Maharashtra Board Officials Who Change Exam Centres Last Minute: Minister

Mumbai: Vinod Tawde, Minister for School Education, Maharashtra informed the Legislative Council today that strict action will be taken against SSC and HSC Board officials who change exam centres that have been fixed as per norms laid down for the...

Hookah bars raided in Thane

File Pic Thane: The district rural police raided four hookah parlours in Bhayander here and found irregularities in one of them, an official said today. The police seized about 40 hookah pipes and 15 boxes containing flavoured tobacco from one of...

Facebook’s Zuckerberg has decided to testify before US Congress

After repeated calls for him to do so, Mark Zuckerberg has decided he will testify before US Congress. Facebook sources tell CNNMoney the 33-year-old CEO has come to terms with the fact that he will have to testify before Congress within...

Shatrughan Sinha sees ‘bright future’ for Tejashwi Yadav

Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha today showered praise on RJD heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav and said he saw a "bright future" for the young leader. The actor-turned-politician also said Tejashwi would be a "major player" in the next assembly polls in...

Hookah parlours to be banned in Maharashtra

Representational Pic Mumbai: Hookah parlours are to be banned in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party led government on Tuesday introduced an amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production,...

Congress party initiates impeachment process against CJI Dipak Misra

New Delhi: Indian National Congress has initiated the process for impeachment of Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. According to Times Now, the draft on impeachment motion against CJI has been signed by Kapil Sibal, Ghulam Nabi Azad and many other...

Dia mirza, CM Devendra Fadnavis, Afroz Shah feature in top 10 global plastic pollution influencers list

Mumbai: A few days after Afroz Shah and his team safely escorted Olive Ridley turtles to the sea, the stellar work done by him has made him a global influencer on tackling plastic pollution. Afroz Shah is the fourth most...

BJP Minister grabs Fire Brigade land and builds bungalow, too, in Solapur

Mumbai: A BJP Minister in Fadnavis Government has found himself in deep trouble over alleged grabbing of land reserved for a Fire Brigade Station and constructing a sprawling bungalow. Maharashtra Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles Minister Subhash Deshmukh's bungalow in Solapur is...

Didi in Delhi meets Kanimozhi, Pawar; Sonia likely on March 28

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and the party's senior leader Praful Patel in New Delhi. She attended Parliament today and met Shiv Sena MPs and DMK's Kanimozhi apart from TDP, TRS MPs...

#DeleteFacebook: Top Celebrities Who Have Quit Scandal-Hit Social Network

Facebook's PR nightmare is not getting over any time soon it seems. Full-page newspaper ads in UK over the Cambridge Analytica scandal notwithstanding, privacy concerns and the political fallout of the row seems to be only growing. Actor-Director Farhan Akhtar...

Kamala Mills fire: SC refuses bail to co-owner

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to Ravi Bhandari, the co-owner of Mumbai's Kamala Mills Fire who was arrested in connection with a roof top fire that claimed 14 lives in December last...

No dinner meeting with Mamata, says Sharad Pawar

New Delhi: There is no meeting, there is no dinner: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on a question whether there will be a dinner meeting with West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi. Earlier it was reported that West Bengal Chief...

Before EC, BJP IT Cell Head announce Karnataka Election Date, EC says will probe date ‘leak’

New Delhi: Controversy has surrounded the Karnataka election date announcement after the Bharatiya Janata Party's IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted a set of poll dates even before the EC made its announcement.

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Karnataka polls on May 12, counting May 15

New Delhi: Karnataka will go to the polls May 12 in a single phase election. Counting will be held on May 15. Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat addressing a press conference announced the schedule for the 224-member Karnataka assembly...

In a historical move, news channel hires Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor

Lahore: In a historical move, a local Pakistani news channel has claimed to have hired Pakistan's first transgender news anchor. As per the reports the channel which hired the transgender anchor is called 'Kohenoor News'. For the first time in its 10...

Cobrapost sting Operation 136 shows some media houses ready to polarize voters for money

New Delhi: A news website Cobrapost on Monday alleged that a sting operation on some media houses has revealed that they were ready to peddle Hindutva agenda to polarize voters on communal lines for money. Cobrapost, the website that is known...

64 perish as fire engulfs shopping mall in Russia

Siberia: At least 64 people were killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Monday. The fire, one of the deadliest in Russia since the end of the Soviet...