NDA seat deal: BJP to fight 32 seats, Shinde Sena 10, Ajit Pawar’s NCP 3 in State: Report
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party have arrived at a seat-sharing consensus in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a media report...
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee To Announce ‘Something Important’ At 10 AM Today; Details Here
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has teased an upcoming announcement for the public, scheduled for 10 am on Wednesday. The Chief Minister has urged the public to stay tuned to her Facebook page for further updates as she...
Maharashtra assembly Speaker’s email address hacked
An email address of Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar was hacked and an email was sent from it to the office of the state's governor, police said on Tuesday. A case was registered at the Marine Drive police station here against...
Centre launches ‘Chakshu’ initiative to check cyber crimes, financial frauds
New Delhi: In a decisive move towards bolstering cyber security, the Central Government on Monday inaugurated the 'Chakshu' facility on the Sanchar Saathi portal to check cyber crimes and financial frauds. This groundbreaking initiative empowers citizens to actively report suspected...
Prof Saibaba has been in jail for 10 years
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday acquitted former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case and set aside the life imprisonment imposed on him. A division bench of Justices Vinay...
Ex-MD defrauded of Rs 4.8 cr; shared CVV, a/c
A 67-year-old former managing director of a multinational company has allegedly been duped of Rs 4.80 crore by online fraudsters who accused him of being involved in drug trafficking and threatened police action against him, an official of the Thane...
1 Indian killed, 2 others injured in missile attack in Israel
An Indian national was killed and another two were injured on Monday when an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon struck an orchard near Israel's northern border community of Margaliot, officials said. All three victims hail from the southern state of...
Former Twitter honchos sue Musk for $128 million
Former top Twitter executives, including Parag Agrawal, have sued Elon Musk, claiming the Tesla CEO had withheld USD128 million in severance payments after the billionaire took over the social media company in 2022 and dismissed them, according to The New...
Vote-for-bribe: SC says no immunity for MPs, MLAs indulging in graft
New Delhi: In a landmark judgment, a seven-judge bench in the Supreme Court held that lawmakers, including MPs and MLAs, are liable to be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act if they receive monetary benefits for their votes and...
Bengaluru cafe blast probe handed over to NIA
The probe into the blast at a cafe in Bengaluru has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), sources said on Monday. At least nine people were injured when a blast took place at Rameshwaram Cafe in...
Smriti Irani launches Haj Suvidha App, pilgrimage guide available in 10 languages
Union Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Sunday launched the Haj Suvidha App that would provide necessary information and direct access to important services like training modules, flight details, and accommodation to those embarking on the annual pilgrimage. Irani inaugurated...
Harsh Vardhan returns to his clinic, quits politics
Former Union Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Chandni Chowk Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced his retirement from politics after 30 years of electoral career, adding that he is returning to his ENT clinic in...
Indian Navy To Commission First Squadron of Submarine-hunting MH 60R Helicopter on March 6
The Indian Navy is set to commission its first squadron of the newly inducted submarine-hunting MH 60R Seahawk multi-role helicopter at INS Garuda in Kochi on March 6. A maritime variant of the Blackhawk helicopter, MH 60R Seahawk is armed...
Cop, Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattsigarh
A police constable and a Naxalite were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, a senior police official said. The gunfight took place in a forest near Hidur village under Chhotebethiya police station when a joint team...
PM Modi to contest from Varanasi again, 34 ministers in BJP’s first list
Prime Minster Narendra Modi is all set to fight the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from the Varanasi seat of Uttar Pradesh, a seat he currently represents in the Lower House of the Parliament. The announcement came as part of Bhartiya...
Cafe blast: Bag exploded, says B’luru fire dept
After initial suspicions that the blast at the popular city eatery, which left at least nine people injured, occurred due to a gas leak, the fire department on Friday ruled out that possibility and said a woman's handbag was found...
5 injured in gas cylinder explosion in B’luru cafe
At least five persons sustained injuries in a fire caused by a suspected cylinder explosion at a popular city eatery in Bengaluru on Friday, police said. While there was no immediate word on the exact number of injured persons,...
Choppers deliver exam papers in Naxal-hit Sukma
The Chhattisgarh government used a helicopter to transport the board examination question papers to an exam centre located in an interior pocket of Naxalite-hit Sukma district in the state, officials said on Friday. Class 12 examination of the Chhattisgarh Board...
MVA finalises seat-share deal for Lok Sabha poll in State: Report
Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra has settled on a seat-share deal for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, a report in a TV news channel said on Friday morning, adding that a formal announcement is likely within...
BJP overnight meet to discuss LS candidates focuses on lost seats
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to hold deliberations to finalise the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls ended early on Friday. The meeting, which began...
Axe-wielding mentally disturbed man kills 2
In a shocking incident, an allegedly mentally disturbed man killed two senior citizens by attacking them with an axe in the Koodan village of Boisar area of Maharashtra's Palghar, said police officials. Following the incident, the perpetrator targeted another individual's...
