‘Only one MGR, one Amma’: Dinakaran dismisses Rajinikanth ‘hype’
Chennai: Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, who recently won a massive mandate in Jayalalithaas constituency RK Nagar, has dismissed actor Rajinikanth's entry into politics. Dinakaran played down the hype around Rajinikanths announcement, adding that no one can replace Jayalalithaa, who was...
Rajinikanth to float own party, contest next assembly polls
Chennai: Breaking the suspense, superstar Rajinikanth has confirmed that he will be joining politics. Speaking at the Raghavendra marriage hall in Chennai, he first apologised for "taking too much time", says he's still "a child in political experience". He then said,...
FIR lodged against Mojo and 1 Above owners today by BMC under MRTP
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, today (Saturday) filed police complaints against Kamala Mills,'1 Above' pub and Mojo's Bistro for illegal construction, a day after 14 people were killed in a fire in a building at the compound....
Censor Board clears Padmavati with cuts, wants title changed
New Delhi: The Central Board of Film Certification had an examining committee meeting on December 28 to review Padmavati. The board has decided to give it U/A certificate, along with some modifications and a likely change of the title to the...
Sanjay Singh is AAP’s first RS pick
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to field Sanjay Singh as its nominee to the Rajya Sabha. The AAP can get three RS members as it has 67 MLAs -- the other two names are likely to be announced...
Crack in new Gujarat cabinet? Sulking deputy CM avoids office
Gandhinagar: All is not well in the newly inducted Vijay Rupani government. Signs of discontent were visible as deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who suffered the ignominy of being stripped off three key portfolios - finance, urban development and petroleum...
Arvind Kejriwal to quit Delhi CM post for Rajya Sabha seat?
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is caught in a dilemma over who should be given the tickets to Rajya Sabha seats. Amid such dilemmas came speculations that with people rejecting offers for their nominations...
Unable to show Aadhaar card, Kargil martyr’s wife denied medical treatment, dies
Sonipat: A Kargil martyr's wife died after being refused treatment on the grounds of lack of Aadhaar card in Haryana's Sonipat. The incident took place on Friday. The woman, who was in a serious condition, was rushed to the hospital for medical...
Mumbai fire: First inquiry report with India Today reveals BMC’s negligence
Mumbai: India Today has accessed the Primary Inquiry report on the deadly fire that broke out early on Friday morning at Kamala Mills. BMC Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has submitted a report to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. A highly placed source...
Have fire safety regulations, licences, claims Kamala Mills pub
Mumbai: The Kamala Mills pub 1 Above, where 14 people were killed in a fire shortly after midnight, today said the blaze started from the adjoining property and claimed it had all the necessary approvals and safety norms in place. It...
Nitin Gadkari complains of uneasiness during programme in Mauli island in Assam
Nagpur/Delhi: Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari complained of uneasiness after addressing a public meeting today at Majuli island in Assam. Nearly after an hour's speech he sat in his chair resting back his head. A team of doctors, deployed at the...
Guilty will be punished, promises Maha CM on Kamala Mills fire
Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis visits the site of the Kamala Mills fire in Mumbai and orders a high-level probe. He said action has been against five BMC officials. "BMC officials and hotel owners are responsible for the horrifying incident....
BMC’s first fall guys: 5 civic staff suspended over Kamala Mills fire
Mumbai: BMC finds its first fall guys. Commissioner Ajoy Mehta suspends five BMC officials for negligence in connection with the fire at Kamala Mills. The fire that started at a rooftop pub hosting a birthday party spread rapidly through the...
Eyewitness says fire first broke out at Mojo cafe
Mumbai: An eyewitness on Friday said loss of lives in the Kamala Mills fire could have been averted. A huge fire broke out at Kamla Mills compound in Lower Parel locality of Mumbai in the early hours of Friday in which...
Video: This Indore cop controls traffic the Michael Jackson way!!
Indore: He is inspired by Bollywood and has a Freddie Mercury-style moustache -- but it is the Michael Jackson dance moves of traffic cop Ranjeet Singh that grab attention on India's chaotic streets. Heads turn and drivers cannot fail to notice...
Arvind Kejriwal treated like a chaprasi by Lt Governor, Rajya Sabha told
New Delhi: In the middle of a bitter tussle for power with Lieutenant Governor that had reached the Supreme Court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday received unusual support from several opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha. Leaders of...
15 killed in fire at Mumbai roof-top pub
Mumbai: Fifteen people including 12 women, most of them in their twenties and early thirties, were killed in a massive fire that started from a restaurant in Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound late on Wednesday evening, and spread rapidly to nearly...
Triple Talaq Bill Passed in Lok Sabha, Amendments Moved by Opposition Negated
New Delhi: A bill criminalising triple talaq was passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday amid protest from opposition parties. The house members rejected several amendments moved by opposition members before passing the bill. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)...
Reliance Jio to acquire mobile biz assets of RCom
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio will acquire mobile business assets including spectrum, mobile towers and optical fibre network of Reliance Communications -- owned by his younger brother Anil Ambani. "Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, today announced...
Chhattisgarh: Special CBI court in Raipur grants bail to journalist Vinod Verma
Raipur: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Raipur on Monday granted bail to journalist Vinod Verma, who was arrested from his home in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on October 27 for allegedly attempting to blackmail a minister in...
Essel group’s toll arm returns Sion-Panvel highway to Maharashtra govt for non-payment of dues
Mumbai: In a first, Sion Panvel Tollways (SPTPL), a special purpose vehicle of Essel Infraprojects set up to manage toll collection on the Sion-Panvel Highway, has decided to handover the toll plaza to the state, citing non-payment of dues to...
