Telangana CM KCR has narrow escape after minor fire on his helicopter
Hyderabad: It was a narrow escape for Telangana Chief Minister (CM) K Chandrashekar Rao today as a bag that was part of the CM's office luggage caught fire right before the take off of his chopper. The security officials dumped the...
Karnataka may go to the polls on May 15
Bengaluru: The Election Commission is likely to announce the date in New Delhi in mid April. Our sources tell us that by early April, the three election commissioners will be in Bengaluru and two other cities in Karnataka to to assess...
India one of the most open economies in the world: PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Pitching for foreign investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is one of the most open economies in the world and is ready to do business with the world. Speaking at the India-Korea Business Summit, he said his...
Gutsy woman hauls eve-teaser to police station
New Delhi: A gutsy woman took a man to task for harassing her and passing lewd comments in Delhi's Gaffar Market area. The incident took place on February 25 when the woman was travelling in a rickshaw on her way...
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri
Srinagar: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday morning resorted to an unprovoked and indiscriminate firing at Manjakote sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan army used small arms, automatics weapons and mortars in along the Line of Control. Indian...
Court allows ED to seek info of assets of Nirav Modi from 6 countries
New Delhi: A special court today allowed an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea seeking issuance of Letters Rogatory (LRs) to six countries for obtaining information about the overseas businesses and assets of diamantaire Nirav Modi in the over Rs 11,000-crore Punjab...
Aadhaar helped cancel 3 cr fake, duplicate ration cards: Minister
File Pic New Delhi: Nearly three crore fake and duplicate ration cards have been cancelled during the three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, C R Chaudhary, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said today. It...
Innocent tribal villager called ‘surrendered Naxal’ and locked up for 2 months by state police
Gadchiroli/Nagpur: It was only the story of 'Naxalite surrenders' reported in local newspapers of Gadchiroli that made 'Wire' pick up this story that shows how Maharashtra police in far flung areas of Vidarbha play with the lives of the simple...
Delhi Chief Secy assault case: CCTV tampered, claims police
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday said the CCTV footage in the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was tampered with and the Forensic Science Laboratory would examine it soon. On February 24, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijalon met...
Not heart attack, Sridevi dies of accidental drowning
Dubai: Bollywood actor Sridevi died of accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub, the Dubai government said on Sunday. The Dubai police, it said on its official Twitter handle, has transferred the case to the "Dubai Public Prosecution" which will carry out...
WATCH: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis sings, sways in video about Mumbai’s rivers
Mumbai: Not just politics, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ talents lie in the field of dance too. In a video released by T-series two days ago, Fadnavis and his wife Amruta can be seen swaying to a song that calls for...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas raided by CBI in Nirav Modi probe
File Pic Mumbai: The Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas was raided by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team last week in connection with the Punjab National Bank scam triggered by Nirav Modi. It is understood that the firm was...
Govt has vision to turn Maharashtra into 1-trillion dollar economy: Governor
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao today said the state government has a vision to turn the state into a one trillion dollar economy by 2025. "This will be achieved by increasing growth in sectors like agriculture, textile, tourism," Rao said...
Governor of a southern state accused of ‘sexual misconduct’
New Delhi: Accoring to TOI a complaint about alleged misconduct on the part of a governor of a southern state has been received by the home ministry and is being investigated for its veracity. The complaint is about the governor allegedly seeking...
Dalit community to stage protest in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 28
Mumbai: Barely two months after its state-wide protests, the Dalit community is planning to organise yet another morcha at Chaityabhumi in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 28. The community is reportedly organising the morcha to press for the arrest of right-wing activists...
Maharashtra govt fails to provide Marathi translation of Governor address; Opposition walks out
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Maharashtra government faced with an embarrassment on the first day of the budget session of the State legislature after it failed to provide Marathi translation of Governor C.H. Vidyasagar Rao's address to the joint...
Sridevi’s body will be ready to be flown back at 3.30 pm IST
Sridevi's funeral, who died in Dubai on Saturday evening, is expected to take place in Mumbai today. The Khaleej Times reports that Sridevi's body will be ready for repatriation between 1 and 2pm, Dubai time, Indian Consulate officials revealed. Dubai...
REVEALED: Last moments of Sridevi in Dubai hotel room
Sridevi was getting ready for a dream dinner date with her husband Boney Kapoor in Dubai before she reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest at their hotel room and died on Saturday evening, according to a report in the Khaleej Times....
If India Didn’t do Well Hindus Would be Questioned, Says RSS Chief Moban Bhagwat
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday asserted that Hindu need to be one because taking care of India is our responsibility and if the country didn’t do well Hindus would be questioned. While addressing a huge...
Manohar Parrikar re-admitted to hospital
Goa: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was admitted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital on Sunday evening after he complained of uneasiness, a GMCH official said. Parrikar, 62, was brought to the GMCH on a wheelchair, the official said, adding that...
Megastar Sridevis Body To Be Flown Back To Mumbai Today For Funeral
Mumbai: The country is mourning Bollywood icon Sridevi, who died on Saturday evening in Dubai following a cardiac arrest. The 54-year-old, who had dominated the silver screen in the 80s, had gone to Dubai to attend a family wedding. Sridevi...
