Kanhaiya Kumar meet Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi
NewDelhi/Nagpur: NU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today, their first meeting since the former's arrest and imprisonment over sedition. Kanhaiya was accompanied by a delegation from the JNUSU and Left-backed All India Students' Federation (AISF). JNU...
Rohith suicide: HCU students ransack VC’s office, protest his return to work
Hyderabad/Nagpur: Students of Hyderabad Central University demanding justice for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula ransacked the office and residence of vice chancellor Appa Rao to protest his return to work. Glass panes were smashed, shelves were pulled down and other articles damaged...
Complaint Filed Against Amitabh Bachchan For Singing ‘Incorrect’ National Anthem
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Filmmaker Ullhas PR on Monday filed a police complaint against Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, accusing him of taking more time than mandated while singing the national anthem during the Twenty20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan. The complaint was...
Chhagan Bhujbal case: ED attaches sugar mill, land worth RS 55 crore
Mumbai/Nagpur: Enforcement Directorate (ED) today attached a sugar mill and 290 acres of prime land worth Rs 55 crore in Maharashtra's Nashik district in connection with its money laundering probe against former PWD minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal and...
No ban on Corex, D’Cold and other drugs till next Monday, says Delhi High Court
New Delhi/Nagpur: Giving interim relief to pharmaceutical companies, the Delhi High Court on Monday decided to hear the matter on March 28. Some of the well-known medicines on which the ban on sale has been lifted include Pfizer's Corex cough...
Maha Attorney General Aney wants separate Marathwada: Congress wants his head, Sena wants his suspension
Marathwada/Nagpur: Opposition parties and ruling Shiv Sena in both the Houses of the state legislature are demanding the resignation of Advocate General Shrihari Aney for remarks he made on Sunday in which he expressed support for the demands of separate...
Supriya Sule meets Chhagan Bhujbal in jail
MUMBAI/NAGPUR: NCP MP and party chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule on Saturday met former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal at Arthur Road jail here. Bhujbal was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a special court of the Prevention...
Drought-hit Maharashtra town imposes Section 144 to avoid violence over water
Latur: Authorities in drought-hit Latur have imposed an order prohibiting the gathering of more than five persons in areas around water storage tanks until 31 May to avoid any possible violence over water. The district collector has issued the direction under...
Soldier goes missing after avalanche hits Kargil
Jammu: A soldier has been missing after an avalanche hit an army post on Line of Control (LoC) in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir. "An avalanche triggered by a mild earthquake hit an army post located at an altitude of...
PDP accuses BJP of betrayal as Mehbooba returns
SriNagar/Nagpur: “The PDP will not form the government just by jointly issuing a statement wherein a pledge will be reiterated to implement the Agenda of the Alliance without any movement on the ground,” said another PDP leader. “Address the trust...
World T20: Skies clear after rain hit Kolkata ahead of India-Pak clash
Kolkata/Nagpur: Heavy rain hit Kolkata ahead of the mother of all cricket match --- India-Pakistan clash in the ICC World Twenty20 championship here at Eden Gardens today (Saturday), Indian media reported. At one point media reports suggested, the clash may be...
Karnataka Budget 2016: A mixture of favourable and unfavourable facets for citizens
Karnataka/Nagpur: Petrol, diesel, beer, liquor and soft drinks will be costlier in Karnataka from April 1, as the state budget for the coming fiscal (2016-17) seeks to hike various taxes on them. Amidst concerns of economic slowdown, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah...
Not possible to form government in Kashmir: BJP
New Delhi/Nagpur: The BJP on Friday refused to accept any new demand from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and said it is not possible to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir on conditions. "We are not ready to accept any...
JNU students Anirban Bhattacharya and Umar Khalid get bail; were arrested on sedition charges
NewDelhi/Nagpur: JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested last month for their involvement in a controversial event in support of terrorist Afzal Guru, have been granted mail. Kanhaiya Kumar, who was also arrested on charges of sedition over the same...
Maha govt mulling to float Bonds for irrigation projects
Mumbai/Nagpur: Maharashtra government is considering to float Irrigation Bonds with less interest rates to fund projects, State Minister for Revenue Eknath Khadse said today. He was replying to supplementary queries raised on a starred question by Sharad Ranpise (Congress) during the...
Punjab defies SC, passes resolution saying no to Sutlej Yamuna Canal
New Delhi/Nagpur: Defying a Supreme Court order, the Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a resolution that the state would not construct the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal. The development comes just a day after the Supreme Court accepted a Haryana government plea...
Renewal of dance bars: Maharashtra government suspends four cops for submitted false reports
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Maharashtra government on Friday suspended four police officers for submitting false reports in the dance bars case and a department enquiry has been ordered against the cops. In a series of tweets, the Chief Minister's Office said that...
This Amul ad has something to say about Hrithik-Kangana spat
The ongoing spat between Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut is turning uglier by the day. Hrithik recently sent a legal notice accusing Kangana of maligning his image, which she promptly denied and sent a rebuttal through her lawyer. Diary...
Shaktiman row: BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi sent to 14 days of judicial remand
Uttarakhand/Nagpur: BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi, who has been accused of assaulting police horse Shaktimaan, was on Friday sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Joshi, who was arrested on Friday morning by the Uttarakhand Police and was produced before the ACJM...
RSS declares gay sex is not a crime
NewDelhi/Nagpur: In reply to a question on whether homosexuality should remain a criminal offence as considered under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday said that sexual preferences...
BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi arrested for beating up Shaktiman, denies charges
Dehradun/Nagpur: A BJP legislator accused of brutally beating up a prized Uttarakhand Police horse and breaking its leg was arrested on Friday morning, a day after the animal underwent an operation to replace the damaged limb with a temporary prosthetic...
