WPI inflation plunges to historic low of (-) 4.95%, pressure on RBI to cut interest rate

NewDelhi/Nagpur: Deflationary trend continued for the 10th month in a row with inflation plunging to a historic low of (-)4.95% in August on cheaper fuel and vegetables, putting pressure on RBI to cut interest rate. The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation...

Asadduddin Owaisis led AIMIM to draw sword in electoral battle of Bihar

Patna/ Nagpur: In politics many unexpected things can happen to the surprise of one and all, and nothing can be predicted. The fact may be experienced in an announcement made by Asaduddin Owaisis on Saturday that his party, All India...

Cylinder Explosion: 25 killed at restaurant In Madhya Pradesh, Govt orders probe

Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh: Twenty five people have been killed and 80 injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant near Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district today. Officials say casualties could rise. The explosion at Sethiya Restaurant, situated near a bus...

2 killed, 8 injured after Duronto Express derails in Karnataka

Kalburgi/Nagpur: At least two people were killed and eight others injured when nine coaches of a Mumbai-bound Duronto Express derailed near Kalburgi in Karnataka early Saturday. The incident took place at Martur village station, about 20 kilometres from Kalburgi. Two persons were...

107 killed in crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque

Mecca/Nagpur: A powerful storm toppled a construction crane Friday afternoon (September 11) at the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque, in Mecca — killing at least 107 people and injuring 238 others, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities said on Twitter. Photos and...

No unprovoked first strike by India: Rajnath Singh to Pakistan Rangers

New Delhi/ Nagpur: India will not launch unprovoked first strike against Pakistan as it wants cordial relations with all its neighbours, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday told the Pakistan Rangers' delegation which is here for border-talks. "India wants friendly...

2006 Mumbai Serial Blasts: Court announces verdict; 12 held guilty, 1 acquitted

Mumbai/ Nagpur: A special trial court in Mumbai announced judgment in 7/11, 2006 Mumbai Churchgate station serial train blasts on Friday, Sept 11, holding as many as 12 accused guilty of the offences committed by them. One of the accused...

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...