Vyapam scam: CBI conducts raids in U.P., M.P.
Bhopal/Nagpur: "Among the locations where raids were conducted are Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Rewa, Jabalpur, Lucknow and Allahabad," a CBI official said. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday raided around 40 locations in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in connection with...
Plea to cancel Sanjay Dutt’s jail term rejected
Mumbai/Nagpur: Exactly two and a half years after former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju made an impassioned plea seeking pardon for Sanjay Dutt, Maharashtra Governor Ch.Vidyasagar Rao has rejected the appeal. Katju had written letters to the President, then Prime Minister...
Judicial panel indicts SP, BJP leaders for 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
Lucknow/Nagpur: Two years after Muzaffarnagar riots rocked Uttar Pradesh, the Judicial Commission has named several local Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the report, said sources on Thursday. According to sources, the report has also indicted some police...
Marathi film ‘Court’ is India’s entry to Oscars 2016
Chaitanya Tamhane’s critically acclaimed Marathi film ‘Court’ was on Wednesday selected as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language category of the 2016 Academy Awards. ‘Court’ was selected from a shortlist of 30 films by a Film Federation...
Does dissent makes me a leftist? Rajdeep Sardesai hits back at CM Fadnavis’ letter
A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded to journalist Rajdeep Sardesai's open letter, the senior journalist has responded with a post on Facebook. Here's the full text of Rajdeep Sardesai's reply to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. Dear Devendraji, Firstly, I wish...
More than 300 infiltrators likely to sneak into J&K
Nagpur: With its incorrigible tendency, the bordering neighbour Pakistan is still imparting training to terrorists in its about 20 terrorist-camps in Pakistan as well as Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) wherein as many as 1,200 terrorist are camping at present, and of them...
RSS is Like Supreme Court for BJP, Taunts Nitish Kumar on Quota Row
Patna/Nagpur: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced the list of candidates for the 'Grand Alliance' at a press conference in Patna. Here are the highlights:
- We have tried to ensure representation all sections of the society.
- There are no complaints within 'Maha...
Bihar polls: Advani, Shatrughan Sinha in BJP’s star campaigners list
Patna/Nagpur: BJP patriarch LK Advani and MP Shatrughan Sinha are among the party's star campaigners for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls. Sources say that Advani is at number 3 in the list after PM Narendra Modi and party chief Amit...
US backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat
WASHINGTON/Nagpur: The US has said it is committed to India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, days after the General Assembly adopted a negotiating text for the long-pending reforms of the powerful wing of the world...
Raj govt breaches 50% bar, clears 2 bills hiking quota in jobs to 68%
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan assembly on Tuesday passed two bills granting 5% reservation to Gujjar-led special backward classes (SBC) and 14% to economically backward classes (EBC), taking the total quota quantum in the state to over 50% -- the upper ceiling...
Not just PM Modi, but Rahul Gandhi going to US too
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has left for the US to attend a conference where global leaders from various domains will also be present, the party said on Tuesday. "The Congress vice president is travelling to Aspen, US, on...
Bombay HC asks Maharashtra govt not to act on sedition circular
Mumbai: In a setback to the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed it not to implement its controversial circular on sedition till October 20 even as the administration said the letter got lost in translation and promised...
BSP supremo Mayawati lands into soup, faces CBI probe in NRHM corruption
Delhi/ Nagpur: Whatever hue and cry Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo may make against the Central Government alleging that she was being harassed, misused and defamed to score political mileage against her, the stern CBI Director Anil Sinha...
Delhi HC rejects bail plea of Somnath Bharti in domestic violence case
Police may arrest him any time Delhi/ Nagpur: As AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's ancticipatory bail plea was rejected on Tuesday, his arrest by Delhi police in the serious case of domestic violence and attempt to murder his wife is now imminent....
Nagpur speaks up – Saudi diplomat should not be allowed to get away with Rape
Nagpur: The Saudi diplomat accused of raping two women has quietly left India! No questions asked, no justice done. This is outrageous and an affront to women world wide. As a diplomat he enjoyed diplomatic immunity, but does it mean he...
Resrvation Policy: Lalu Prasad lambasts Mohan Bhagavat in twitter
Nagpur: RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav lambasted RSS Chief Dr Mohan Bhagawat over latter's critical views on reservation policy. He tweeted that the RSS and the BJP might try to any extent their evil design to do away with reservation...
Tihara Tunnel mishap: 2 Workers successfully rescued from tunnel today
Search for the third worker is still on Simla/ Nagpur: Two of the workers caught in Tihara Tunnel in Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) over past 10 days (Sept 12 onwards) were successfully rescued today, Monday, by 3.42 pm amidst ongoing intensive rescue...
Delhi facing problems due to constant fight between Centre and AAP govt: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was aware of serious governance problem faced by Delhi people because of the constant fight between the Centre and Delhi government. However, it refused to entertain a PIL...
Concerned over low rate of growth FM blame “Rain God”
Hong Kong: Concerned over low rate of growth in the agriculture sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said "the rain gods have not been as kind" to this government as they were to the earlier ones. He said weak agriculture...
As Modi’s Man ki Bat concludes one year we look at the omissions and commissions
New Delhi: "My fellow citizens, this is 12th episode of Mann Ki Baat, a year has passed. I had addressed you in October last year," Prime Minister Modi said as he began his Man ki bat...
Lalbagh Cha Raja seats in Sheesh Mahal of ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’
Nagpur: A set created by Art Director Nitin Desai for Suraj Badjatya’s upcoming blockbuster movie ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ has sparked rounds and rounds of discussion across the tables. The interesting aspect of the Sheesh Mahal set, created by Nitin Desai...
