Raj Thackeray meets Shinde, Fadnavis amid poll tie-up buzz
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena head Raj Thackeray met here on Thursday, amid talk of a possible alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The meeting is underway at the Taj Lands...
Sadhguru doing well, recovering quickly: Daughter
. Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, who underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital here after suffering "life-threatening" bleeding in the skull, is recovering well and making steady progress, Isha foundation said on Thursday. In an Instagram...
SC rejects pleas for stay on appointment of new ECs
Update: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed applications seeking a stay on the appointment of two new election commissioners, saying it would lead to "chaos" and "uncertainty" as the elections are round the corner. Observing that the Election Commission is...
SC refuses to stay appointment of new Election Commissioners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the appointment of the two new Election Commissioners while dismissing the applications challenging the selection. This comes a day after the Centre had defended the selection of the two new Election...
Patanjali apologises for misleading ads after SC summons Baba Ramdev
New Delhi: Yoga Guru Ramdev's Patanjali tendered an apology to the Supreme Court following the apex court's strong reaction toward Patanjali Ayurved's failure to respond to a contempt notice regarding misleading advertisements. This resulted in summoning Ramdev and Balkrishna,...
Witch hunt: Animal lovers defame Mumbai man who tried to save his daughter from stray dog attack!
Nagpur/Mumbai: Nowadays, the trend among animal lovers has become such that if something happens, people immediately start posting on social media. They start sharing such things about which they are not even fully aware. In the instant case, a media report...
Tremors in parts of Maharashtra’s Nanded and Parbhani; no casualty
Tremors were felt in parts of Maharashtra's Nanded and Parbhani districts on Thursday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or loss of property, they said. The tremors of 4.5 and 3.6 magnitude were recorded at 6.09...
2 killed after building collapses in Delhi
Two employees of a jeans factory died while another was injured after a building collapsed in Welcome area in northeast Delhi early Thursday, police said. All three employees of the jeans factory were working on the ground floor...
HC dismisses PIL against Truecaller, levies costs
The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed with costs of Rs 10,000 a plea to reconsider its decision refusing to entertain a public interest legislation alleging violation of people's right to privacy by Truecaller, a global caller ID platform. A...
SC to hear PIL on poll freebies tomorrow
The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Thursday a PIL against the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections, a significant development that comes ahead of general elections beginning April 19. The PIL also seeks a...
‘Criminal in uniform:’ Mumbai’s encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma gets lifer
Mumbai: The controversial encounter specialist of Mumbai, former policeman Pradeep Sharma, faced a significant legal blow on Tuesday, as the Bombay High Court convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment in a 2006 fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta, an alleged...
Zomato CEO ‘will roll back Pure Veg Mode’ if…
After facing a backlash online from a section of people over the launch of the 'Pure Veg Mode' service, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on Tuesday said the food delivery platform will 'roll it back in a heartbeat' in case there...
Nomination process for first phase of LS polls begins
The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 states and Union territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, began on Wednesday with the issuance of a notification. According...
SC refuses to stay CAA, asks Centre to respond to petitions in 3 weeks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA. The court also gave the government three weeks -- till April 8 -- to respond to 237 petitions challenging the law...
Raj Thackeray meets Amit Shah in Delhi
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday in an indication that the BJP is looking to ally with him for the Lok Sabha polls to boost its alliance in the western state. ...
Indian Navy’s remotely piloted aircraft crashes in Kochi; no casualty
A remotely piloted aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed during a training sortie in Kochi on Monday. The Navy said the RPA crashed around 5 pm at INS Garuda base and no one was injured in the incident. "At about...
EC removes Home Secys of 6 states, WB top cop
The Election Commission orders the removal of Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, additional commissioners, deputy commissioners, say sources. The Election Commission also removes Home Secretaries of six states, Bengal top cop, weeks before Lok Sabha elections. These states are Gujarat,...
Electoral bonds: All details should come out, Supreme Court directs SBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose all details related to electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties. A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice DY...
Mother Dairy to invest INR 750 Crore to set up 2 dairy processing plants
Mother Dairy, a leading milk supplier, in its endeavours to expand and reach the needs of customers, plans to invest an estimated INR 750 Crore to enhance the Dairy and F&V (Fruits and Vegetables) processing capacities across key locations. The...
Scrapping of electoral bonds scheme will open doors for black money: Gadkari
Nagpur/New Delhi: In a recent interview with an English TV news channel, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari voiced his support for the Electoral Bond Scheme, expressing concerns that its scrapping could potentially open the doors for the influx of black money...
PM sniffs ‘exceptional fervour’ for BJP in S India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Jagtial and Shivamogga on Monday and later hold a road show in Coimbatore. "I will be addressing rallies in Jagtial and Shivamogga today. Later in the evening, will join the roadshow...
