Is the BJP looking at an alliance with DMK?
Nagpur: In an effort to ensure that the BJP lives up to its claim of getting 350+ seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the party is now looking at forging alliances with more regional parties. With the DMK for instance. The...
Govt using Triple Talaq Bill for political gains: Muslim board
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has dismissed the Triple Talaq Bill terming it as the government's attempt to make political gains. "The Central government's approach is based on their political interests. They don't have anything to...
Vidarbha hopes for Ranji Trophy win as it takes on Delhi in finals
Indore: As the team Vidarbha braced up to face tougher Delhi in the final of Ranji Trophy, its maiden entry into this final leg of nation's premier domestic tournament, story has been about getting familiarised with unchartered territories, and now...
A relaxed Sonia Gandhi holidays in Goa, enjoys Dosa in breakfast, goes on cycling
South Goa: Former President of Congress Sonia Gandhi is enjoying her vacation in scenic South Goa. Relieved of the charge and her son Rahul in saddle, Sonia cherished hot dosas and also ventured out on a cycle. As the people spotted...
Rahul Gandhi says, constitution under threat directly, ‘Congress will protect it’
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the 133rd foundation day of the Congress party in New Delhi, made a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi Government on Thursday stating that that the statement were being made Bharatiya...
Opposition cries ‘shame’ in Parliament after Modi’s minister says ‘here to change Constitution’
New Delhi: A united Opposition today disrupted proceedings in the Rajya Sabha protesting against controversial comments reportedly made by Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde on changing the Constitution and secularism. Congress, SP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House...
Congress blames MEA for ill-treatment of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family in Pakistan
New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday came out strongly in criticising the treatment meted out to Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife in Pakistan recently. Slamming the Ministry of External Affairs, party leaders called it a diplomatic failure. Jadhav, an Indian prisoner sentenced...
Kaatil beta, khooni patidev… Pak journalists heckle Jadhav’s family
Pakistani journalists on Monday heckled and harassed former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife in Islamabad. Jadhav's mother Avanti and wife Chetankul were harassed after meeting him in heavily guarded foreign ministry office in Islamabad. As they saw Chetankul, journalists...
Inspired by Patidar agitation, Marathas to resume demand for reservation
Mumbai: Angry over the government’s failure to respond to their demands, Maratha community outfits have announced that they will restart their agitation, this time on the birth anniversary of Maratha warrior king Shivaji, on February 19. Drawing inspiration from the successful...
Senior IAS officer Mopalwar reinstated as MSRDC MD
Mumbai: IAS officer Radheshyam Mopalwar, who was sent on leave over allegations of bribery in August this year, was today reinstated as Vice President and Managing Director of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). He was removed as the MD...
Farmers opposing Samruddhi project wave black flags at Maha CM
Nashik: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today faced a protest by farmers opposing the proposed Samruddhi Corridor project. The incident occurred in Adgaon area when the chief minister's convoy was heading towards Trimbakeshwar from Ozar airport on Mumbai-Agra national highway. A group...
Indigo To Start Nagpur-Bhubaneswar-Allahabad Flight Service Soon
Nagpur/Bhubaneswar: The State Capital will soon be connected with two other cities of the country namely Allahabad and Nagpur as Indigo airlines is planning to operate Nagpur-Bhubaneswar-Allahabad flight service under UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Initial discussion with the officials of...
Sumit Mullick likely to take over as state chief information commissioner (SCIC)
Mumbai: With eighteen months of his term still left, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to reshuffle the state’s bureaucracy. With news that chief secretary Sumit Mullick is likely to take over as state chief information commissioner (SCIC) early next...
Rs 1 crore for minister Hegde’s tongue over his ‘secular’ remark: AIMIM leader
Bengaluru: A former zilla panchayat member of Karnataka today said he would pay Rs 1 crore to anyone who chopped off Union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde's tongue for his reported remark that secular people were unaware of their parentage. Former Kalaburagi...
Shiv Sena to hold internal polls to elect party president in Jan
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena will hold internal polls to elect its party president on January 23 which happens to be the birth anniversary of its founder (late) Bal Thackeray. According to sources, incumbent Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will be re-elected at...
Modi to focus on farmers’ distress after Gujarat loss
New Delhi: New Delhi political circles are agog with speculation about imminent portfolios changes in the Narendra Modi's council of ministers as a direct impact of the Gujarat election losses. Changes in portfolios like Radha Mohan Singh getting the Agriculture ministery...
Patanjali eyes diaper, sanitary napkin market
New Delhi: After making headway into several markets, Patanjali Ayurveda is now eyeing the diaper and sanitary napkin industry, to take on the international companies. According to Patanjali spokesperson SK Gupta Tijarawala, Patanjali will launch both kids and adult diapers and...
Rabadi Devi to hold reins of RJD
New Delhi: Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader has gone to jail as he was convicted in fodder scam. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on January 3. No doubt the Lalu’s relatives and RJD workers...
Shaurya Doval’s rise a quiet affair
New Delhi: Shaurya Doval son of Ajit Doval, Prime Minister’s Security Adviser, had recently participated in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s State Executive Committee’s two-day meeting in Haldwni in Uttarakhand. He is a BJP member but he had been called as...
16-yr-old girl, forced into flesh trade, helped cops nab mastermind
New Delhi: After a six-month-long chase, the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday finally arrested Sonu Punjaban – a woman infamous for running high-class prostitution rackets and trafficking young girls across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. But arresting Punjaban with concrete...
Vijay Rupani takes oath as Gujarat CM for second term
Gandhinagar: Vijay Rupani, 61, took oath as Gujarat chief minister in the state capital in a ceremony that has doubled as a massive show of strength by the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Gandhinagar around 10 am,...
