Sena alleges political vendetta behind Bhima-Koregaon violence

Mumbai: In wake of the ongoing protests and bandh across Maharashtra against the Bhima-Koregaon violence, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday alleged that someone is trying to gain political advantage by creating all such nuisance across the state. Speaking to news agency,...

Accountant, educationist, Sanjay Singh are AAP’s RS nominees

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party today nominated Sanjay Singh, Sushil Gupta and N D Gupta as its Rajya Sabha nominees. While Singh has been associated with the party since its inception, Sushil Gupta is a Delhi-based businessman and N...

Video: MiG crashes at Goa airport, pilot ejects to safety

Goa: A MiG-29K aircraft with under-trainee pilot goes off runway while taking off at Goa airport. Pilot ejects to safety. Fire on aircraft being extinguished. Goa airport shut down and firefighting in progress.

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Bhima-Koregaon Violence in LS: Kharge Calls PM Modi ‘Mauni Baba’

New Delhi: The issue of violence Dalit and Maratha groups in Pune’s Bhima-Koregaon which spilled over to other parts of Maharashtra reverberated in Parliament on Wednesday with the Congress leading the Opposition’s charge against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Raising the...

Protest marches in many parts of Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mumbai: Dalit outfits took out protest marches in various parts of Mumbai and Maharashtra today, enforcing the state-wide bandh called to protest against the violence unleashed over the commemoration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle's bicentennial. Commuters stranded due to less number of...

Lalu’s sentencing tomorrow, Tejashwi found guilty of contempt

Ranchi: Quantum of sentence for Lalu Yadav and others in the fodder scam case to be pronounced tomorrow. Meanwhile, Ranchi Special Central Bureau of Investigation Court finds Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Tejashwi Yadav and Manoj Jha guilty of contempt of court...

After Nitin Patel, another Gujarat minister expresses displeasure over portfolio

Ahmedabad: In yet another headache for the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani-led Gujarat government, five-term MLA Parshottam Solanki on Tuesday expressed his displeasure on the allocation of portfolios. Solanki, who is a Koli, said the inadequate representation of the community in the...

Maharashtra government announces CID investigation into Pune violence

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Crime Investigation Department would investigate into the death of a youth in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. Clashes broke between two groups on Monday during an event to mark 200 years of...

Decomposed body found hanging from tree at JNU

New Delhi: A decomposed body has been found hanging from a tree in the jungles of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. The body, of a man, has not been identified yet. The police is at the...

Maharashtra Dalit protests: Rahul Gandhi slams ‘fascist’ BJP

Mumbai: Congress president Rahul Gandhi slammed the fascist BJP-RSS after protests in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, turned violent. On Twitter, the Congress chief wrote, "A central pillar of the RSS/BJPs fascist vision for India is that Dalits should remain at the bottom...

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar blames right-wing forces for violence in Bhima Koregaon, Pune

Pune: National Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar has alleged that the right-wing forces are behind the violence that took place at Bhima Koregaon, on Monday. Pawar alleged that outsiders came and provoked the locals in Vadhu village. Pawar also said...

Bhima Koregaon violence: Dalit organisations call for Maharashtra bandh

Pune: As caste violence gripped Maharashtra a day after clashes between two groups in Bhima Koregaon, Dalit organisations have called for a day bandh on Wednesday. Special train services being run on Harbour line between CSMT-Kurla and Mankhurd. All other services...

Fadnavis seeks judicial probe into Pune violence, assures Rs10 Lakh compensation for victim’s kin

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, he will request the Supreme Court to initiate a judicial probe into the violence on January 1. Talking to reporters, he said, “Request will be made to SC for judicial inquiry in Koregaon...

History of Bhima Koregaon

It was a battle hidden within the history of india. It was the primary battle for self-respect and self rights, only 500 troopers fought twelve hours without food, water and rest against 20,000 horsemen with weapons and 8000 army unit....

One Killed in Clashes at Bhima Koregaon Battle Anniversary Event in Pune

Pune: One person was killed and three others were injured during violence that broke out at Bhima Koregoan and surrounding villages near Pune in Maharashtra during celebrations to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregoan. Thousands of Dalits had...

Plea filed seeking CBI probe into Kamala Mills fire

Mumbai: A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday demanding a CBI probe into the Kamala Mills fire tragedy. A huge fire had broken out at Kamla Mills compound in Lower Parel area of Mumbai in the...

US-based firm’s CEO held for hoax bomb call at Mumbai airport

Mumbai: The CEO of a US-based company has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax bomb call at the Mumbai International Airport after apparently being miffed over flight delays, an official said today. Vinod Moorjani, who was scheduled to travel...

We gave Pak $33bn, they only gave us lies; no more, says Trump

Washington: In a scathing attack, President Donald Trump on Monday accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the United States but 'lies and deceit' in return for $33 billion aid and said Islamabad has provided 'safe haven' to terrorists. 'The United States...

People with saffron flags allegedly attack Dalits heading to Bhima Koregaon memorial near Pune

Pune: Clashes were reported on Monday near Bhima Koregaon, a village 30 kilometres north east of Pune in Maharashtra. Individuals with saffron flags reportedly pelted stones at cars going towards the village, where lakhs of people gather every New Year’s Day...

Ashok Chavan ready to hail Eknath Khadse’s entry into Congress

Mumbai: Once upon a time Bharatiya Janata Party's heavy weight Eknath Khadse and presently sitting on a fence, has got an open invitation from the Congress to enter the party. Congress Pradesh President Ashok Chavan inviting Khadse to join Congress party...