SC allows markets regulator SEBI to sell Sahara properties
NewDelhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to start the process of selling some of embattled conglomerate Sahara's real estate assets in the country to refund millions of investors, lawyers said on Tuesday. Sahara,...
Uttarakhand High Court directs floor test in Assembly on March 31
Nainital HC allows floor test in #Uttarakhand assembly on March 31, rebel/suspended MLAs also allowed to take part The #Uttarakhand assembly floor test will be held at 11 am on March 31. Registrar General of Nainital HC to be present as...
AAP, Congres protest at Pathankot as Pak team enters air base
Pathankot/Nagpur: A Pakistani team investigating the Pathankot attack was forced to enter the air base from a specially made gate at the rear-end of the base on Tuesday following violent protests by Congress and Aam Aadmi Party workers in the...
EgyptAir confirms plane hijack, bomb suspected to be on board
The plane was carrying 55 passengers, seven crew, an Egyptian airport official said. There were earlier reports of about 80 to 81 people on board. An EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and diverted it to...
Virat Kohli’s Post On Anushka Sharma Goes Viral, He Attacks Trolls
New Delhi: Man of the moment Virat Kohli has lashed out at people who have attacked his former girlfriend and actor Anushka Sharma on Twitter. In posts that have gone viral on Twitter and Instagram, an angry Virat slammed people for...
Pranab Mukherjee presents Padma Awards
NewDelhi/Nagpur: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented the Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards in the country, to achievers from various fields. Padma Awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The...
Lahore blast: 72 killed, 250 injured, Pakistan Taliban claims credit for Easter attack
Lahore: A powerful blast ripped through a public park in Lahore where Christian families were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing 69 people and wounding over 250, mostly women and children. The blast, apparently caused by a suicide bomber, occurred in a...
Coal scam: Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd, two directors convicted for criminal conspiracy, cheating by special court
NewDelhi/Nagpur: A special court on Monday held Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL), its directors RS Rungta and RC Rungta, guilty in a case of allotment of a coal block in Jharkhand. This is the first conviction in the coal scam case. The...
President’s Rule Imposed In Uttarakhand
New Delhi: After days of political tussle in Uttarakhand, President's rule has been imposed in the hill state. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution on Sunday morning, sources said. This comes a day before Chief...
No first hand knowledge of Ishrat, NIA falsely recorded my statement: Headley
Mumbai: Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Saturday said that he did not have first hand knowledge of LeT operative Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter. "Yes, I did tell NIA that the female LeT operator who...
Pope Francis washes feet of Muslim migrants, says ‘we are brothers’
Castelnuovo Di Porto, Italy: Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees Thursday, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant...
Fortune names Kejriwal in world’s 50 greatest leaders, Modi not on the list
New York: Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the Delhi Chief Minister being the sole Indian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Fortune's third annual 'World's 50 Greatest...
Fergusson College withdraws allegations of anti-national slogans in police complaint
Pune/Nagpur: Shortly after the Principal of Pune's prestigious Fergusson College asked the police to investigate if any 'anti-national' slogans were raised at an event on Tuesday, the college has retracted its complaint against its students, calling it a "typing error". The...
Shahid Afridi mentions Kashmir, creates uproar
Asked by former Pakistan cricket captain and now commentator Rameez Raja if he and his team had support from the crowds, Afridi said that "a lot of people are here for Kashmir". Mohali: On the backfoot after his team's loss to...
Maharashtra Council adjourned twice over court order on drought
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Maharashtra Legislative Council was today adjourned twice following uproar by the Opposition leaders demanding debate on the strictures passed against government by the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on the drought situation. Leader of the Opposition Dhananjay Munde...
Maharashtra spends Rs 70 a day on cattle, Rs 30 on orphan children: BJP MLA
Mumbai/Nagpur: More money is spent on the upkeep of cattle in Maharashtra than orphans in state-run shelter homes, a ruling BJP legislator has said. Anil Bonde, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Morshi (Amravati), said that the state shells out Rs70...
Two Jet Airways employees injured in Brussels airport blasts
Brussels/Nagpur: Two Jet Airways cabin crew members were injured in the bomb explosions at the Brussels airport on Tuesday morning. One of the injured women in a picture that has been circulated on social media is an in-flight attendant of Jet...
Delhi High Court notice to woman who accused Kumar Vishwas of molesting her
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to a woman who had accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas of molesting her, while hearing his plea against lodging of an FIR in the matter. Justice Sunita Gupta also...
11 dead, several injured in twin blasts at Brussels Zaventem airport
Brussels/Nagpur: Airport spokeswoman Anke Fransen said: "There were two blasts in the departure hall. First aid team are in place for help." Two explosions ripped through Brussels airport on Tuesday during the morning rush hour as hundreds of passengers were trying...
Two explosions heard at Brussels Airport, cause unclear
BRUSSELS: Several people are reported injured in two explosions at the Brussels airport today. Belgian media say several injured people in Brussels airport departure hall. Rail traffic to airport suspended. On March 19, the prime surviving suspect for November's Paris attacks was...
Mehbooba calls meeting with Modi on government formation ‘positive’
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Mehbooba Mufti described as "positive" her 35-minute meeting today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who lavished praise on her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, calling him a "visionary". "We must follow positivity of Mufti Sayeed," PM Modi...
