Domestic violence: AAP leader Somnath Bharti may land in trouble

New Delhi/ Nagpur: Former Law Minister of Delhi and Aam Adami Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti may land in trouble, for his wife Lipika Mitra has lodged an FIR with Dwarka police station against her husband for domestic violence, and...

Digital world ahead will depend on English, Chinese and Hindi: PM Modi

Bhopal/ Nagpur: "Devotion to language, be it one's mother tongue, should never make you outcast, rather it should be uniting and embracing all. Its doors should always be kept open, for whenever its doors have been closed its development has...

Shiv Sena, MNS defy meat ban in Mumbai, set up stalls to sell chicken

Mumbai/Nagpur: The Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navniram Sena (MNS), Thursday, openly defied a ban on sale of meat in Mumbai by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Shiv Sena and MNS activists set up stalls in a Dadar market to sell chicken...

J&K HC bans beef across the state

Srinagar/Nagpur: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday banned the sale of beef across the state. It has also asked state government to take steps to ensure that the ban is strictly implemented. Earlier, the Haryana and Maharashtra government had...

Elderly Sikh-American Brutally Assaulted in US, Called ‘Bin Laden’

NEW YORK/NAGPUR: An elderly Sikh-American man was brutally injured and allegedly called a "terrorist" and "Bin Laden" in an apparent hate crime case in Chicago, just days before the US commemorates the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Inderjit Singh Mukker...

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis meets business leaders in Japan

He is on a four-day visit there and has also addressed the delegates at the 'Visit Maharashtra' session organised by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation. Osaka/Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who is on a four-day visit to Japan, on Wednesday met...

Saudi envoy on police probe radar for alleged gang-rape, torture of helps

Gurgaon: The revelation of alleged gang-rape and torture of two Nepalese women working as helps in the house of a Saudi Arabian diplomat has taken a twist with the envoy coming under police radar for investigation. The Saudi Arabian embassy, however,...

33 percent reservation for women in paramilitary forces: Rajnath Singh

Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced 33 percent reservations would be provided for women in all paramilitary forces, including Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). "In all para-military forces, women will be recruited by providing 33 percent reservations," he said at...

Cabinet approves 6% hike in DA for central govt employees

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to increase the dearness allowance (DA) to 119% from 113%. The move will potentially benefit over one crore government employees and pensioners. "The proposal to increase dearness allowance by six percentage points...

Five-phase Bihar polls from Oct 12 to Nov 5; counting on Nov 8

New Delhi: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for Bihar Assembly Elections. Here are the live updates: Number of constituencies to go to polls under different phases:

• First phase - 49
• Second phase - 32
• Third phase - 50
• Fourth phase - 55
• Fifth phase...

Pakistani Rangers’ wives won’t come to India this time!

Nagpur: A high level delegation of Pakistan rangers is arriving in India on Wednesday on a 4-day visit for bilateral talks with the Border Security Force. But this time, the wives of senior officers of Pakistani rangers will not be...

For the first time, Indian Muslims launch ‘Fatva’ against IS

Nagpur: For the first time, though late to react, the Indian Muslims, jointly led by Ulemas and Muftis, have unanimously launched 'Fatva' against the IS, a terrorist outfit. Those who have raised strongly condemning voice against the dreadful enemy of...

13 of 20 Indians reported killed in Yemen alive

NewDelhi/Nagpur: Denying reports of death of 20 Indians in Yemen, the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday clarified that 13 out of the 20 reported killed are alive. Spokesperson of the MEA Vikas Swarup, however, said that seven others are...

Maria thinks his transfer could be a political move, ‘planning to resign’

MUMBAI/NAGPUR: Rakesh Maria did not react publicly to his abrupt transfer on Tuesday but his face spoke volumes about his emotions. He is reportedly of the view that his shunting is a political move and could be a fallout of...

Raging famine in Maharashtra, where is Bollywood: MNS to partying actors

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has asked the Bollywood to come forward to help  distressed families of farmers who have committed suicide due to drought. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has asked the Bollywood to come forward to help  distressed families of...

Modi ask industry to take risks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met top CEOs, bankers, economists and ministers to discuss ways to bolster the economy amid global slowdown. The meeting, with the agenda 'Recent Global Events: Opportunities for India', was held at a time when global markets...

Rakesh Maria replaced by Ahmed Javed as Mumbai Police Commissioner, promoted as DG Home Guards

Mumbai: Rakesh Maria has been removed as Mumbai Commissioner of Police and has been elevated to DG Home Guards and DG Civil Defence. Ahmed Javed will be taking over as the Mumbai Commissioner of Police in place of Maria. The order...

Narendra Modi government is “out of touch” with the ground realities: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI/NAGPUR: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Modi government has "failed abysmally to match its words with deeds." Hitting out at PM Modi, Sonia said that it is "painfully clear that most pledges made by the PM...

Indian Army carries surgical strike along Indo-Myanmar border

Delhi/Nagpur: In yet another operation along the Indo-Myanmar border, the India Army has killed three People's Liberation Army (PLA) terrorists, as per a report on Monday. As per India Today news channel, the Indian Army carried out the surgical strike on...

Air India Varanshi- Delhi Flight catch fire midair, major mishap averted

NewDelhi/Nagpur: In a news Just In a major mishap was averted as Air India flight from Varanshi to Delhi caught fire midair. According to Times Now report the said Air craft made an Emergency landing at Delhi airport at around...