Kamala Mills Fire: 3 accused remanded in police custody till Jan 25
File Pic Mumbai: Three persons, who were arrested yesterday in connection with the fire at a pub in the Kamala Mills Compound in Mumbai that claimed 14 lives, have been sent in police custody till January 25. The N M Joshi...
17 Killed In Fire At A Factory In Delhi; Some Jumped From Building
Delhi: At least 17 people have died in a major fire at a two-storey factory building in north Delhi's Bawana Industrial Area this evening, according to a Fire Services official. A few people are reported to be trapped inside the...
Change in Bench, CJI Dipak Misra to hear Judge Loya case
New Delhi: A new three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is scheduled to hear the Justice Loya case on Monday. The bench excludes Justice Arun Mishra, whose bench was assigned the case earlier. The composition of the...
Shocking: Four-month-old baby dies after doctors give him pain killer
Representational Pic New Delhi: In a case of alleged medical negligence, a four-month-old baby died at a Delhi hospital, after being administered a pain killer injection to provide temporary relief from the pain caused by a stitch in the upper...
‘This is AK Joti’s gift to Modi’: AAP over Office of Profit row
New Delhi: A day after the Election Commission submitted a report to the President of India deeming 20 AAP MLAs 'unfit' to continue as legislators, senior party leaders addressing the media today said, "CEC AK Joti, who is retiring on...
Declare Vivekananda, Netaji b’days as national holiday: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the Centre to declare the birthdays of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as national holidays. Banerejee said in a tweet that she has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra...
Padmaavat row: Karni Sena members set ticket counter at CTC Mall Faridabad afire
New Delhi: Supporters of Karni Sena set a ticket counter in CTC Mall of Sector 10 Faridabad afire, raising slogans against the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming period drama Padmaavat yet again. A video, which has been uploaded on...
Sohrabuddin case: Lawyers’ body moves HC against CBI not challenging Amit Shah’s discharge
Mumbai: A city-based lawyers' association today filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court against the CBI's decision not to challenge a lower court order discharging BJP president Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case. The Bombay Lawyers Association,...
Massive Fire Breaks Out at Bhiwandi Factory, no Casualties Reported
Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at a factory in Bhiwandi’s Babla Compound last night. Several fire engines and an water tankers were pressed into service to douse the flames. The blaze has now been brought under control, there were...
Fire breaks out in Thane’s Giriraj Heights, over 150 rescued
Thane: A fire broke out in a building in Thane in the suburbs of Mumbai on Friday afternoon. A short circuit is believed to have caused the blaze in Giriraj Heights in Naupada, reported media. More than 150 people were rescued...
TRAI Recommends Allowing Internet, Mobile Services During Air Travel
New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released recommendations on In-Flight Connectivity’ (IFC) allowing internet and mobile services for the passengers during air travel. “The authority recommends that both, Internet and Mobile Communication on Aircraft (MCA)...
HC rejects AAP MLAs’ petition against EC recommendation
New Delhi: Delhi high court refuses to grant interim relief to Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in Office of Profit case. The MLAs moved the Delhi HC against the EC's recommendation to the President to disqualify 20 of them for allegedly holding...
Fate of 20 AAP MLAs hangs in balance; all eyes on President Kovind’s decision
New Delhi: The fate of Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government hangs in balance as Election Commission is set to decide on the future of 20MLAs who have been also appointed as Parliamentary Secretaries. The Election Commission on Friday held a meeting...
Government slashes tax rates on goods, services
Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after a meeting of the GST council that a panel of federal and State finance ministers on Thursday decided to revise GST rates on 29 goods and 53 services, Just days ahead of...
BJP misusing power, democracy is in peril: Nana Patole
Jaipur: Nana patole, former BJP MP and now a Congress leader, has launched a stinging attack on the BJP by saying the party is misusing power blatantly. “Democracy is in peril,” Patole has said in Jaipur on Thursday. He is...
Pune techie kills wife, 4-yr old son, commits suicide
Pune: A software engineer, along with his wife and four-year-old son were found dead in an apartment in Baner-Pashan area in Pune in a case of suspected suicide, said police on Friday. The bodies of Jayeshkumar Patel (34), his wife Bhumika...
SC upholds Mahmood Farooqui’s acquittal in rape case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the acquittal of Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case. The SC dismissed the plea of the woman, a US citizen, against Farooquis acquittal by the Delhi high court in September...
2 people hospitalised after ammonia gas leak in Goa
Two women were hospitalised after a tanker carrying ammonia overturned on the nearby highway connecting Vasco City to Panaji early Friday morning. According to Police sources, a tanker carrying Ammonia gas and proceeding towards Zuari Industries at Zuarinagar fell into a...
Padmaavat ‘bakwas’, don’t watch it: Owaisi tells Muslims
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has described the controversial Hindi film Padmaavat as 'bakwas' and urged Muslims not to watch the film that revolves around legendary Rajput queen Rani Padmavati and emperor Alauddin Khilji. Asaduddin Owaisi said...
Fireman hurt after blaze breaks out at Mumbai’s Navrang Studio
A major fire broke out at Navrang Studio inside Todi Mill Compound in south Mumbai's Lower Parel early today, leaving a fireman injured, a senior fire brigade official said. Part of the studio, which was shut years ago, was gutted in...
Col Purohit now moves SC with plea against trial under UAPA
Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Shrikant Purohit today moved Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court order dismissing his plea against the sanction for prosecution granted by the Maharashtra government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The high court had on...
