No objection to Indrani Mukerjea’s driver turning approver: CBI
New Delhi/Nagpur: The CBI says it has no objection in making driver Shyamvar Rai an approver in the Sheena Bora case. The CBI has filed its reply in the Special CBI court. Last month, Indrani Mukerjeas former driver Shyamvar Rai claimed repentance...
Danish woman gang rape case: Five of nine accused guilty, says Delhi court
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday convicted five of the nine accused of raping a Danish woman in the national capital. The arguments on quantum of punishment will be held on June 9. Nine men, including three juveniles, were accused...
Raghuram Rajan’s second term gets 60,000 online petitions
Mumbai/Nagpur: With numerous political and corporate opinions swarming over RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's tenure, internet is also abuzz with at least seven online petitions doing the rounds in support of a second term for him and have together garnered nearly...
Amritsar turns into a fortress for Operation Bluestar 32nd anniversary
Amritsar/Nagpur: The 32nd Operation Bluestar anniversary today has the state police on its toes that have grappled with violent clashes in the past two years on this day. Security around the Golden Temple has been strengthened. Nearly 8,000 police personnel, besides...
Hema Malini stopped from visiting scene of violence in Mathura
File Pic Mathura/Nagpur: BJP MP Hema Malini was today stopped from entering the violence-hit Jawahar Bagh area of Mathura district by police, citing security reasons and the ongoing combing operation. Police said combing operations are underway in the area due...
This is a cheap publicity stunt against me: Eknath Khadse
In a bid to frame me, documents have been. This is a cheap publicity stunt against me: Eknath Khadse Mumbai: Following his resignation as Maharashtra's revenue minister, Eknath Khadse held a press conference along with the state BJP chief. Here are the highlights...
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse resigns
Nagpur/Mumbai: Just IN : Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse has submitted his resignations letter to CM fadnavis after meeting him at his residence early morning. Shortly official announcement will be made by Maharashtra BJP president. Sudhir Mungatiwar was also present...
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali passes away at 74
Phonix/Nagpur: Three-time heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali, who charmed millions with his wit and confidence in the ring and inspired many more with his commitment to humanitarian causes has died, according to the family spokesman. He was 74. Ali had been...
Robert Vadra had nothing to do with shady London home deal
Records accessed by Firstpost from London's land registry department reveal that Robert Vadra is not even remotely linked with 12, Ellerton House, 11 Bryanston Square, London, a property purportedly bought by the Congress president's son-in-law through a proxy. According to official...
Mathura MP Hema deletes tweets on film shoot, posts condolences
One of the pictures Hema Malini tweeted of her film shooting at Madh Island near Mumbai Mumbai/Nagpur: Twitter outrage after Mathura MP Hema Malini posted these pictures at Madh Island. The BJP MP deleted the tweets that she posted on...
Mathura: Toll climbs to 21, probe ordered, Rajnath speaks to CM
Mathura: Twenty-one people, including an SP and an SHO, have been killed in the massive clash between police and encroachers that broke out in Mathura yesterday even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav ordered an inquiry. Union Home Minister Rajnath...
California University shooter Mainak Sarkar an IITian
California/Nagpur: Los Angeles police on Thursday identified the man who killed a professor before committing suicide at the University of California, Los Angeles as Mainak Sarkar, a former doctoral student and an IITian. Meanwhile, the 'kill list' police discovered through his...
CM Fadnavis submits ‘factual report’ to Amit Shah on row surrounding Khadse
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: The BJP will decide 'appropriate action' on Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse, who is in the eye of a storm over allegations of corruption, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. After a meeting with party chief...
Fire breaks out at Colaba causeway in Mumbai
Mumbai/Nagpur: A major fire broke out in a building in Mumbai on Thursday evening. As per reports, the fire broke out in the Metro House located near Regal Cinema in Colaba. TV channels broadcast visuals of the fire in which thick black...
Will take govt to court, says Indira Jaising on NGO licence suspension
New Delhi: Days after the Union Home Ministry suspended for six months the FCRA registration of non-government organisation Lawyers Collective for alleged violations of foreign funding norms, its founder Indira Jaising has termed the government action as mala fide and...
Activist Anjali Damania begins fast seeking inquiry against Khadse
Mumbai: Social activist Anjali Damania begins fast unto death protest at Azad Maidan, Mumbai seeking inquiry against Bharatiya Janata Partys senior-most minister in Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse. Khadse has been facing charges of corruption. Damania, who released a set of documents alleging Khadses...
Gulbarg Society case: 23 convicted; BJP corporator among 36 acquitted
File Pic: Gulbarg Society Ahmedabad/Nagpur: A court of Ahmedabad on Thursday acquitted 36 of the 66 accused in the 2002 Gulbarg society communal riots case relating to the massacre of 69 persons, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri. BJP corporator Bipin...
Sachdeva murder: Patna HC defers bail plea of Bihar MLC Manorma Devi
Patna: The Patna High Court on Thursday deferred the hearing of the bail plea of suspended JD-U legislator Manorama Devi, mother of Rocky Yadav who is accused of killing Aditya Sachdeva on May 7 in Gaya town, to June 6. Manorama...
India’s largest tricolour unfurled in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday unfurled a 300 feet high national flag at an event commemmorating the state's second foundation day at Sanjeevaiah Park. After much consideration, the Airports Authority of India and Director General of Civil...
Journalist Rajdeo’s murder: Shahabuddin aide surrenders
Siwan: In a major development in Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's murder case, key accused Laddan Miyan, a close aide of former RJD MP Shahabuddin, surrendered before court on Thursday. Rajdeo Ranjan, district bureau head of a leading vernacular newspaper, was shot...
Modi has been invited to Washington because of the country he represents and not his name: Senator
File Pic Washington: Underscoring that relationship between India and US is "not about one person", key American Senator Ben Cardin on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to Washington because of the country he represents and not...
