Pratyusha death case: Rahul Raj Singh’s anticipatory bail plea rejected
Mumbai/Nagpur: Rahul Raj Singh’s anticipatory bail plea has been rejected by a Mumbai court. Actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, against whom a case has been lodged for abetment of his girlfriend and TV star Pratyusha Banerjee's suicide, had filed an anticipatory...
Uttarakhand HC warns Centre, says it can revoke President’s Rule in the state
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre and said it can revoke President's Rule in the state. Cautioning the Centre, the High Court said, "No hanky-panky must be done by April 18 (probable date of next...
Vijay Mallya Offer Rejected, Banks call it unacceptable
Mumbai/Nagpur: A group of Indian banks has rejected business tycoon Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines' offer to repay Rs 4,000 crore by September, 2016. Vijay Mallya had been negotiating the deal with a consortium of 17 banks through video conferencing. The...
BJP leader LK Advani’s wife Kamla Advani dies of heart attack
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Senior BJP leader LK Advani's wife Kamla Advani, his companion of over 50 years, died in Delhi on Wednesday. Mrs Advani had been unwell for some time and had been admitted to the AIIMS hospital earlier today, sources close to...
Shiv Sena targets Centre again, says all warnings on Pakistan JIT proved right
Mumbai/Nagpur: Attacking the Centre over Pakistani media reports suggesting that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) had found the Pathankot terror attack "stage-managed by India", Shiv Sena on Wednesday said this was the consequence of the government rolling out a red...
Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case: Boyfriend Rahul’s lawyer quits case, claims he hid facts
Mumbai/Nagpur: A day after Rahul Raj Singh was booked for abetment to suicide in connection with TV actress Pratyusha Benerjee's suicide case, his lawyer Neeraj Gupta has quit the case. Gupta reportedly claimed that his client was hiding crucial facts...
Three get life in Mumbai blasts of 2002, 2003 that killed 12
File Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court today awarded life sentence to three of the 10 people who were found guilty in the 2002-2003 Mumbai blasts case today. Those sentenced to spend their lives in prison include...
Pathankot probe: India says ‘stage-managed’ allegations are double-speak by Pakistan
New Delhi/Nagpur: Pakistan media reports that the Pathankot terror attack was "stage-managed" by India are seen in New Delhi as "double-speak" by Pakistan's security establishment. "The report in a Pakistan pro-government daily only shows that ISI and Pakistan Army were doing...
Over 70 arrested in Hyderabad University as protests flare up again
Hyderabad/Nagpur: Over 70 students were arrested as clashes erupted again today at the Hyderabad Central University, which has seen volatile protests over the suicide of PhD student Rohith Vemula in January. Students who have been demanding Vice Chancellor Appa Rao's removal...
‘People More Important Or IPL? HC Raps cricket board Over Water
Mumbai/Nagpur: Three days before the Indian Premier League begins, the Bombay High Court has reprimanded Maharashtra's cricket body for the many litres of water it will use to prepare pitches for the cricket tournament at a time when large parts...
You Have Done Nothing to Develop Game: Supreme Court slams Board of Control for Cricket in India, Again
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Board of Control for Cricket in India, saying the members have created a "mutually beneficial society." The BCCI was also criticised for the way it distributed funds to...
BJP betrayed Mother India by inviting ISI to probe Pathankot: Kejriwal
New Delhi:The BJP government has stabbed “Mother India” in the back by allowing Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) inside the country to probe the Pathankot attack, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. “Even though BJP/RSS chants ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai,’...
Gatimaan Express: India’s first semi-high speed train flagged off
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday flagged off the much-awaited Gatiman Express for Agra from Nizamuddin station. Targeting tourists, Nizamuddin-Agra Gatiman Express, the first semi-high speed service in railways, will run at a speed of 160 kmph and is...
Raghuram Rajan Cuts Repo Rate By 0.25%, EMIs Set To Fall
Mumbai/Nagpur: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday cut the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points as expected. Dr Rajan's first rate cut in over six months sent the repo rate to over five-year low of 6.50 per cent. The...
Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked Sharply For Second Time In 3 Weeks
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Less than a month after petrol prices were hiked by over Rs 3 per litre, they were on Monday increased further by Rs 2.19 per litre while that of diesel went up by 98 paise a litre. Petrol price was...
Panama papers: Modi govt sets up team to probe Indians in the list
New Delhi/Nagpur: With 500 Indians being named in leaked Panama papers for alleged offshore holdings, the government today formed a multi-agency team to monitor exposes in this regard and vowed to take action against all unlawful accounts held abroad. Finance Minister...
47 policemen jailed for life for killing 10 Sikhs in 1991 Pilibhit fake encounter case
Pilibhit/Nagpur: Justice in the 1991 Pilibhit fake encounter case in which 10 Sikhs were gunned down by a team of Uttar Pradesh police has been finally delivered. All 47 policemen convicted in the case have been sentenced to life imprisonment...
Coal Block Case: Special Court sentences RS Rungta to 4 years of Imprisonment
Mumbai/Nagpur: Special Court has reportedly sentenced RS Rungta to 4 Years of imprisonment in coal block case, according to report. The Court also imposed fine of Rs 2.5 lakh each on Rungta Brothers. RC Rungta and RS Rungta, are the directors...
Bureaucrats asked to declare assets by April 15 under Lokpal Act
New Delhi: All central government employees have been asked to mandatorily file details of their assets and liabilities, including those of their spouse and dependent children, for past two years by April 15, as required under the Lokpal Act. The declarations...
Mehbooba Mufti Sworn In As First Woman Chief Minister Of Jammu And Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Mehbooba Mufti of the People's Democratic Party or PDP took oath this morning as the first woman Chief Minister of the country's only Muslim majority state, Jammu and Kashmir. The 56-year-old succeeds her father Mufti Mohammad Saeed who died in...
Panama Papers: Shorten name from Aishwarya Rai to A Rai for confidentiality’ reveals document
From director to shareholder: ‘Shorten name from Aishwarya Rai to A Rai for confidentiality’ The Indian Express accessed MF documents which show that Rai, her father Kotedadi Ramana Rai Krishna Rai, mother Vrinda Krishna Raj Rai and brother Aditya Rai were...
