Boiler blast in Dombivli
Mumbai: Update on the Dombivali blast: A change in the figures ... the number of deaths are now three, with 20 people injured. Earlier reports put the death toll as one with over 150 injured. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says he...
Supreme Court allows Italian marine to go home
New Delhi: The Supreme Court allows Italian marine Salvatore Girone to go home. Girone had sought relaxation of bail conditions to enable him to return to Italy. The Centre told the court that it supported the marine on humanitarian grounds. Earlier...
PM Modi marks 2 years in office with new ‘Transforming India’ anthem
New Delhi: Ahead of the launch the two-year anniversary celebrations of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released a 'Transforming India' anthem's video which details various successes and achievements of the his administration. "Mera desh...
Congress attacks Big B for hosting event on Modi government’s 2nd anniversary
New Delhi/Nagpur: Congress lashed out at Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who is set to host ‘Zara Muskura Do’, the special function organized by government on completion of Narendra Modi’s two year in power. Congress raked up the controversy surrounding Panama...
Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as Kerala Chief Minister
Thiruvananthapuram/Nagpur: CPM leader and Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday the people have high hopes of the new government ahead of his swearing-in later in the day. "The people of Kerala have high hopes in our new government and...
Diesel ban: Toyota, Mercedes-Benz to re-consider investment plans in India
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court's verdict on the ban of registration on vehicles with engines above 2000cc has taken a hit for the worst as Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are considering to put their investment plans in the country on hold. With...
Congo student’s murder: African community seeks strong action
New Delhi: The Indian government is facing tough questions from the African diplomatic community that has decided to stay away from this year’s Africa Day celebrations in protest against the murder of a Congolese national in Delhi and other “attacks...
BJP hints at action against Jammu University V-C over ABVP ban
New Delhi/Nagpur: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav has slammed the ‘obstinate behavior’ of Jammu University vice-chancellor professor RD Sharma to ban the party’s youth wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in all educational institutions in the region and said action...
Plane Crash lands in Delhi
Representational Pic New Delhi: An Air Ambulance with 7 people on board crashed landed down at Najafargarh Kair village, Delhi this afternoon. Engine failure reportedly led to crash. Initial reports says one person in injured and other's are safe. Air Ambulance...
Lucknow, Raipur among 13 smart cities announced by govt.
New Delhi: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday announced 13 winners of Fast track Smart City competition which was topped by Lucknow. The 13 winners of Fast track Smart City competition include the following: 1. Lucknow 2.Warangal 3.Dharamsala 4.Chandigarh 5.Raipur 6.New Town Kolkata 7.Bhagalpur 8.Panaji 9.Port Blair 10.Imphal 11.Ranchi 12.Agartala 13.Faridabad 23 cities with the...
CSE Study: Breads, buns may contain cancer-causing chemicals
Representational pic New Delhi/Nagpur: More than 80% of 38 popular brands of breads, buns and ready-to-eat burger and pizza tested positive for potassium bromate and iodate, a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says. The first of the two...
Srinagar: Three policemen killed as militants attack two police posts
File pic Srinagar/Nagpur: Militants hit two police posts in Srinagar on Monday morning and shot at least three policemen dead, the first such attack in the Jammu and Kashmir capital in years. Extremists shot the two cops from close range at...
18 girls dead in fire at school dormitory in Thailand
Bangkok/Nagpur: A nighttime fire at a boarding school dormitory in northern Thailand killed 18 girls ranging from 5 to 12 years old, police and school officials said Monday. Five others were injured. The two-story wooden structure, which caught fire Sunday night,...
Police give Eknath Khadse a clean chit
Mumbai/Nagpur: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse on Sunday virtually got a clean chit from the police who said no calls were made from or received on his phone from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s number as claimed by the Aam Aadmi...
India Launches First Ever Indigenous ‘Space Shuttle’ RLV-TD
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully test launched the first 'Made in India' space shuttle — called the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) — early on Monday morning from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The test launch is considered a...
Anurag Thakur Unanimously Elected as New BCCI President
Mumbai/Nagpur: Anurag Thakur was unanimously elected as BCCI President in the Board's Special General Meeting (SGM) here on Sunday. Thakur will be replacing Shashank Manohar who stepped down from the position to take up the ICC chief's job. Thakur, who was...
BJP leader Eknath Khadse on Dawood’s most-dialled list, Maharashtra govt orders probe
New Delhi/Nagpur: Days after the news reports that a phone number in the name of Maharashtra BJP minister Eknath Khadse was the most-dialled number by the underworld don and India's most-wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, Maharashtra government on Saturday ordered a...
Delhi court dismisses defamation plea against Arvind Kejriwal for ‘thulla’ remark for police
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a police constable for allegedly using a slang "thulla" to describe policemen. Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg's order came as...
Congolese man beaten to death in Delhi
Representational Pic Noida/Nagpur: A 23-year-old Congolese national was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, police said on Saturday. What led to an argument that triggered the fight is yet to be ascertained. The...
UP farmer Manmohan Singh listed as Vijay Mallya’s guarantor; bank seizes accounts
File Pic Pilibhit/Nagpur: In a bizarre incident, Bank of Baroda bank has frozen the account of Manmohan Singh, a Uttar Pradesh-based farmer, for being a guarantor to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is embroiled in charges of money laundering. Singh, a...
Harish Rawat visits injured BJP MP Tarun Vijay, says ‘God belongs to all’
File pic Dehradun/Nagpur: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday visited Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay who was attacked by a mob on Friday after he came out of a temple with Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 kilometres from here. The...

