Vijay Mallya quits, Royal Challengers Bangalore appoints new boss
New Delhi/Nagpur: IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore has written to the Indian cricket board (BCCI), intimating them about Vijay Mallya’s resignation from the post of Director of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL). According to reliable sources, the top BCCI officials...
German Bakery blast case: Bombay HC sets aside Himayat Baig’s death penalty, confirms life imprisonment
Mumbai/Nagpur: In a major embarrassment to the anti-terrorism squad, the Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the death penalty handed down to the sole German Bakery blast accused, Himayat Baig, and held him guilty only for possessing RDX at...
British mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles solves 300-year-old mystery: wins Abel prize
New Delhi/Nagpur: British mathematician and a research professor at the University of Oxford Sir Andrew Wiles, has won the prestigious Abel prize for his contributions to mathematical sciences. As per the Hindustan Times report, the Sir Andrew Wiles was awarded the...
No bids for Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher House, auction fails: Sources
Mumbai: An attempt by the State Bank of India (SBI)-led bank consortium to auction former liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher House in Mumbai failed on Thursday. According to sources, there were no bidders during the e-auction of the Kingfisher House. The consortium...
Bomb scare on 2 flights at Delhi airport, all passengers evacuated
New Delhi/Nagpur: A Bhubaneswar-bound Air India flight and Kathmandu-bound Nepal Airlines were grounded at the Delhi airport today following a bomb threat. Four parliamentarians were on board the Air India flight. All passengers have been evacuated and the aircraft are being sanitised....
Revealed: Two missing students add to JNU puzzle
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In a fresh twist to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) saga, two students, Mujeeb Gattoo and Mohammed Qadeer, alleged to have been part of anti-India sloganeering, and missing from campus, find mention in the report of...
Muslim IAS officer faces VHP, Bajrang Dal ire as his name appears on temple invite
Bengaluru/Nagpur: A temple festival invite in Puttur in Karnataka sparked a controversy as it carried the name of a Muslim deputy commissioner among the invitees. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal have raised objection to the name of...
Maharashtra: AIMIM MLA Waris Pathan suspended from Assembly for not saying Bharat Mata ki Jai
Waris Pathan (Courtesy Twitter) Mumbai/Nagpur: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Imtiaz Jaleel and Waris Pathan faced heat over Bharat Mata ki Jai in Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday. Waris Pathan has been suspended from the Assembly for the entire session...
Aadhaar Bill amended in Rajya Sabha, to be sent back to Lok Sabha
New Delhi/Nagpur: Another stormy session in Parliament as Left members corner Trinamool Congress leaders in Rajya Sabha on the sting operation. The Left is demanding a thorough investigation in the sting operation wherein TMC leaders were seen accepting money. On the...
Murder caught on camera: National-level kabaddi player brutally shot down in Rohtak
Rohtak/Nagpur: Sukhvinder Narwhal, a national-level kabaddi player, was murdered in broad daylight in Rohtak district of Haryana by two unidentified men who came on a scooter and pumped bullets into him and the entire incident, which happened on Tuesday, has...
Government’s criticism not sedition, says JNU students’ counsel; bail order reserved
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: The counsel of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya on Wednesday argued that criticism of government can't be termed as sedition, even as the Patiala House court reserved order on their bail...
JNU row: Outsiders raised controversial slogans, says university report
NewDelhi/Nagpur: A high-level inquiry committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru University has claimed in its report that provocative slogans at the controversial February 9 event were raised by a group of outsiders. Describing the incident as "unfortunate", the report said that...
NBSA asks Times Now to issue apology, pay fine for a story
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Times Network’s English news channel Times Now has been asked by the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) to apologize on air for an interview it telecast of an alleged eve-teaser in August 2015. The authority has also asked the...
Do you know Vicks action 500 is banned in India, NO than read why?
New Delhi: FMCG firm Procter and Gamble (P&G) has discontinued the manufacture and sale of its popular brand ‘Vicks Action 500 Extra’ with immediate effect after the government banned fixed dose combination drugs. “The Government of India has prohibited the manufacture...
DDCA scam: Arvind Kejriwal opposes Arun Jaitley’s electronic evidence in defamation suit
New Delhi/Nagpur: AAP leaders on Tuesday opposed in Delhi High Court the electronic evidence filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a civil defamation suit against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five others. The AAP leaders objected to the admissibility of...
‘Smriti Irani should go,’ says JNU’s Kanhaiya Kumar ahead of protest march
File pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNU student charged with sedition, today denied that he had received any expulsion warning from the university. He led an "azaadi" protest march with five demands that include the exit of Education Minister Smriti...
Four Non-Bailable Warrants Against Mallya in GMR Cheque Case
Hyderabad/Nagpur: A Hyderabad court has issued four more non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against businessman Vijay Mallya after he failed to appear in a court here in connection with alleged dishonour of cheques amounting to Rs 2 crore to GMR Hyderabad International...
Bhujbal arrested based on evidence: CM Fadnavis
Mumbai/Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devandra Fadnavis on Tuesday asserted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on the basis of evidence, adding the state government doesn’t believe in taking revenge. “Chhagan Bhujbal has been arrested...
Mother Teresa all set to become a Saint from September 4
Vatican City/Nagpur: Pope Francis today formally approved sainthood for Mother Teresa and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation. The move comes 19 years after the death of the missionary nun who dedicated most of her adult life to...
4 Students Killed, 30 Injured As Drunk Driver Flips Over Bus
Hyderabad/Nagpur: Four medical students from Hyderabad's famous Osmania Medical College were killed and nearly 30 injured when a bus carrying them flopped over after hitting a tree last night. The driver of the private bus was also killed in the accident....
BJP MLA beats up a horse
BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi attacked a police horse as the BJP high voltage protest against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat took a violent turn. The BJP MLA got carried away and lathicharged the horse as other protesters also joined in. However, Joshi...
