Passenger plane crashes in Kathmandu, several feared dead
A passenger plane crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, near the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Several passengers are feared dead. Plane crash at Kathmandu Airport, Nepal. Reports say it belonged to US-Bangla Airlines of Bangladesh & was a Fokker F28 (although...
What the marching farmers want
Mumbai: The All India Kisan Sabha, which is spearheading the farmers' protest march has tweeted a list of demands. These include... -- The Kisan Long March demands that the burning issues connected to the public distribution system be resolved. -- It demands...
Maharashtra government plans to make Samruddhi a ‘zero fatality’ corridor
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has announced the construction of a 701-km long corridor, named Samruddhi, between Mumbai and Nagpur, to provide faster connectivity between the two cities. The government is determined to make this corridor ‘zero fatality’, hence a lot of...
HC grants bail to AAP MLA in chief secy assault case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case. Justice Mukta Gupta granted relief to the Okhla MLA, who was arrested on February 21, with certain conditions...
9 members of trekking expedition killed in TN forest fire
Nine people, who were part of a trekking expedition, have been killed in a forest fire in the Western Ghats, the Tamil Nadu government said today. "Nine persons are dead, while 17 of the rescued have been hospitalised and 10...
Many farmers from Vidarbha will be part of the mammoth rally marching into Mumbai today
Mumbai is going to be engulfed by red today. The red of agitating farmers' flags, and the red of their 'topis'. The ruling BJP might be in a self congratulatory mode that they have vanquished communists from North Eastern states of...
Congress names journalist Kumar Ketkar as RS poll candidate
The Congress on Sunday cleared the names of its 10 candidates, which included that of senior journalist Kumar Ketkar, for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, with party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi to contest from West Bengal. The Trinamool Congress has already...
Massive Fire Breaks Out in Theni; 21 Students Trapped, 7 Injured
At least seven students injured and 21 were trapped after a massive fire broke out in Theni district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Several fire tenders and water tankers have been pressed into service to douse the flame. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Rane to file nomination for RS polls from BJP quota
Mumbai: Former Maharasthra chief minister Narayan Rane will on Monday file his nomination papers from the BJP quota for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls from the state, sources close to him said today. "Rane has accepted the BJP's offer of Rajya...
Suresh Prabhu given charge of aviation ministry
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has been given additional charge of the civil aviation ministry, Rashtrapati Bhavan sources have said. The change comes after Ashok Gajapathi Raju and YS Chowdary resigned over the issue of special category state status...
Statue row: Bengal intellectuals urge Kovind to take strongest action against Tripura guv for tweets
New Delhi: Prominent Bengali intellectuals urged President Ramnath Kovind to take the strongest possible action against Tripura governor Tathagata Roy for sparking tension with his tweets on the demolition of a Lenin statue in the state. Roys message has sparked tension...
Former Maharashtra minister Patangrao Kadam dies
Former Maharashtra Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam died at a Mumbai hospital on Friday. The Congress leader had been admitted to Lilavati Hospital on March 2 after his health deteriorated. Kadam, 73, died at the hospital around 10 pm, Marathi daily Loksatta...
Mohammed Shami booked on wife’s complaint
Kolkata: An FIR has been registered against cricketer Mohammed Shami and four other members of his family on the basis of a complaint filed by his wife Hasin Jahan who filed a complaint alleging adultery, torture and threat to her...
Maharashtra Budget 2018-19: Rs 8,233 Cr Allocated For Irrigation Projects; Rs 300 Crore For Shivaji Statue
Mumbai: Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Friday presented the Maharashtra Budget 2018-19 in the State Legislative Assembly. This is Mungantiwar’s fourth successive Budget for the state. Mungantiwar focused on the farm sector in his Budget speech while also allocated...
ED cannot arrest Karti: HC
Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, cannot be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media money laundering case till March 20, the next hearing of the case, the Delhi High Court today said. Justice S Ravindra...
We were out-marketed: Sonia on BJP’s successive wins
In a deeply introspective speech, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today spoke on a wide range of topics, including her children, her own shortcomings and the role of democracy in India, the first time she has opened up since relinquishing the...
AAP MLA gets bail in chief secretary assault case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today granted bail to AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in New Delhi. Justice Mukta Gupta allowed...
SC gives sanction for ‘living will’ in passive euthanasia
New Delhi: Supreme Court allowing passive euthanasia gives sanction to a living will. It also issues guidelines governing execution of living will and also passive euthanasia in the absence of living wills. The Supreme Court pronounced the verdict on a plea...
Maharashtra economic growth falls to 3-year low in 2017-18
Mumbai: Maharashtra's economic growth has slumped to 7.3 per cent in 2017-18, the weakest in the three years of Devendra Fadnavis’s government. According to the Economic Survey Report (ESR) 2017-18, presented to the Maharashtra legislature on Thursday, the real gross...
Maharashtra Budget 2018 to be Presented Today
File Pic Mumbai: The Maharashtra Budget 2018-2019 is set to be presented by state Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar in State Assembly today. This is Mungantiwar’s fourth successive budget. Ahead of the Budget, Mungantiwar on Thursday tabled Maharashtra economic survey...
Major fire breaks out after explosion in chemical factory in Palghar
Mumbai: A major fire broke out at a pharmaceutical factory in Tarapur area of Palghar on Thursday evening. At least one person was killed and several others were injured after the fire spread to three other plants located near the...
