Mumbai: Class X student dies of heart attack even before start of SSC exam
Mumbai: Stress and pressure of Class X Board exam took one more toll when a student died of heart attack in the night of Wednesday just a day before the exam started. The deceased student has been identified as Ritik...
Geetanjali’s Mehul Choksi caught in Rs 200 cr real estate row
Mumbai: Mehul Choksi, who is already facing inquiry into alleged PNB scam is caught in yet another row. The fresh controversy erupted out of M/s Geetanjali Infratech, of which Choksi is a director. The companys has collected over Rs 200...
Kharge declines PM’s invite to Lokpal meet
New Delhi: Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, has refused to attend the meeting of the selection committee for Lokpal appointment. Declining Prime Minister Narendra Modis invite to a meeting called to pick the lokpal, Kharge wrote saying that...
Nirav Modi refuses to join probe in PNB scam case: CBI
File Pic New Delhi: Diamantaire Nirav Modi has refused to join CBI investigation in the Punjab National Bank scam case, officials said today. Modi was asked to appear before the agency in connection with its probe in the over $two billion...
Sridevi Funeral LIVE Updates: Draped in Tricolour Sridevi Begins Her Final Journey, Actor to be Cremated with Full State Honours
Mumbai: Sridevi's final journey has begun with a decorated truck carrying the iconic actor's mortal remains to the Vile Parle crematorium, where the final rites will take place at 3:30 pm. Superstars like Rekha, Hema Malini, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor,...
Watch: When younger brother Tejashwi tried to pacify a furious Tej Pratap Yadav
Patna: The Bihar Budget 2018-19 was presented on Tuesday amid uproarious scenes inside the state Assembly. The House had to be adjourned on several occasions amid heated exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches. At one point, Rashtriya Janata Dal...
Mumbai: Gosikhurd project scam accused Jigar Thakkar commits suicide in car
Mumbai: A 41-year-old contractor, an accused in the Gosikhurd irrigation project scam, allegedly shot himself dead with a revolver in his car in south Mumbai on Tuesday, police said. Jigar Thakkar, a resident of Chembur in east Mumbai, took the extreme...
Kanchi Shankaracharya dead
Jayendra Saraswathi, the Shankaracharya of Kanchi, dies at the age of 82. Details awaited, but just last month he had been hospitalised for breathing problems, but was discharged and had resumed normal activities. The Kanchi seer had been arrested in 2004...
Karti Chidambaram arrested by CBI for FEMA violation
Congress leader Karti Chidambram arrested by the CBI from Chennai for violating the Foreign Exchange Managament Act. This case relates to the approval given by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for receipt of funds to INX Media, which had happened while...
Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Bhiwandi’s Narayana Compound loom factory
Bhiwandi: A fire broke out here in Narayana Compound loom factory in the wee hours of Wednesday. Soon after reports of the fire spread, four fire engines were rushed to the spot, along with one water tank to douse the...
Muzaffarpur Hit-and-run Case: Suspended BJP Leader Manoj Baitha Surrenders
Patna: Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party Leader Manoj Baitha surrendered before Bihar Police on Wednesday. Baitha is accused of mowing down nine children while driving an SUV in an inebriated state in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Baitha has been shifted to Patna...
Modi Government Slashes Airfares For Haj Pilgrims, Maximum Price Cut For Kashmiris
New Delhi: : In a big relief to Muslims, the central government on Tuesday slashed airfares for pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj. There is a reduction by Rs 20,000 to Rs 97,000 in the prices of round...
Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamond Files For Bankruptcy in United States
New York: Nirav Modi‘s international jewellery business Firestar Diamond on Monday filed for bankruptcy in the US. Firestar Diamond, Inc filed the Chapter 11 petition in the New York Southern Bankruptcy Court yesterday, according to the court filing. The bankruptcy...
Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamond Files For Bankruptcy in United States
File Pic New York: Nirav Modi‘s international jewellery business Firestar Diamond on Monday filed for bankruptcy in the US. Firestar Diamond, Inc filed the Chapter 11 petition in the New York Southern Bankruptcy Court yesterday, according to the court filing....
RBI told DCCBs to show scrapped notes as loss, claims Sharad Pawar
New Delhi: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the Reserve Bank refused to accept old currency notes having face value of Rs 112 crore deposited with some District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) in Maharashtra post demonetisation and instead asked...
Mahadayi Dispute: Shiv Sena says Amit Shah acting like kangaroo court
Mumbai: In a stinging attack on Amit Shah, who has promised a solution to the long-standing Mahadayi river dispute, the Goa unit of Shiv Sena said today the BJP president was acting like a "kangaroo court" and "delivering a verdict"...
HC stays BCI order to Guj bar council to proceed against sr lawyer
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today put on hold a direction of the apex lawyers body, BCI, to the Gujarat bar council to start disciplinary proceedings against senior advocate Dushyant Dave for statements allegedly made by him regarding the...
Sridevi’s body reaches Mumbai from Dubai, funeral at 3.30 pm on February 27
Mumbai: Sridevi‘s mortal remains have reached Mumbai from Dubai after a thorough investigation, which went on for over 48 hours since February 24, when the iconic actress died. Arjun Kapoor, who joined Boney Kapoor in Dubai earlier in the day,...
Sridevi death and the circus on TV: A reporter even jumped into a bathtub
New Delhi: Superstar Sridevi's sudden death in Dubai has shocked the film industry and fans back home. When it was first reported that the actor had suffered a cardiac arrest, leading to her death, social media was rife with theories...
Kamala Mills fire occurred due to wrong policies of previous Congress-NCP govt, says Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday blamed wrong policies of the previous government for the Kamala Mills Compound fire in Mumbai, and announced a probe into the alleged procedural lapses in the redevelopment of the mill land. On 29...
Dubai cops release Sridevi’s body for embalming
Dubai: Dubai Police have reportedly handed over the Consulate and the family members letters for the release of the mortal remains of Sridevi. The body is now being taken for embalming. Sridevi’s mortal remains likely to arrive in Mumbai from Dubai...
