Diwali gift: EPFO starts crediting interest into employees’ accounts
New Delhi: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has started crediting the interest to Provident Fund (PF) accounts, the government body said in a statement. The rate of interest on the PF account investment for the financial year 2022-23...
Gaza war: Deaths: 10,812 including 4,412 children
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 10,812 people, including 4,412 children, have now been killed in the enclave since Israel began its air strikes. The strikes began in retaliation to the Hamas attack on Israel on 7...
Video: 3 dead, 12 injured as speeding car hits multiple vehicles in Mumbai
At least three people died and 12 were injured after a speeding car hit multiple parked vehicles at a toll plaza in Mumbai. The accident took place on Thursday night when the car was headed north from Worli towards Bandra,...
Waiting for refunds of air tickets booked during lockdown? Good news soon
The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process pending refunds related to air ticket bookings during the coronavirus lockdown period by the third week of November. On Wednesday, the consumer affairs ministry held a meeting with online travel aggregators...
If Maratha quota is not given by December 24…: Jarange Patil
Mumbai: Activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday claimed that Maratha leaders earlier did not support quota for the community and there was also pressure from OBC leaders on the government for 30-40 years to not give reservation to the Marathas. Speaking to...
Maha govt to acquire Air India building for Rs 1601 crore
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to acquire the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point in Mumbai for Rs 1,601 crore. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet in Mumbai. The meeting, chaired by...
Maharashtra Guv hosts special dinner for Bhutan’s King at Raj Bhavan
Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, on Tuesday evening, hosted a special dinner in honour of Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck who is currently touring India. The Bhutanese King was welcomed in a ceremonial way by Guv and Maharashtra Deputy Chief...
Hamas weapon specialist killed in Israeli airstrike
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said it has killed one of the top figures in Hamas's weapons manufacturing apparatus in an overnight airstrike. The military and Shin Bet have called Muhsin Abu Zina "one of the leaders of weapons production"...
Elvish appears before police in snake venom case
Bigg Boss winner and YouTuber Elvish Yadav appeared before Noida police late Tuesday night in connection with a snake venom case, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Noida, Harish Chander said, "YouTuber and Bigg Boss winner Elvish Yadav appeared...
Jarange: If Maratha quota not declared by Dec 24…
Activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday claimed that Maratha leaders earlier did not support quota for the community and there was also pressure from OBC leaders on the government for 30-40 years to not give reservation to Marathas. "If we are not...
Nitish to bring bill to raise ST/ST, OBC quota in Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday told the state assembly that he was in favour of raising the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the state. Kumar made a statement to this effect while taking...
Court restores sacked Sri Lanka Cricket board
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday restored the Sri Lanka Cricket board administration, a day after it was dismissed by the government following the national team's heavy defeat to hosts India in the ongoing World Cup. Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe...
Ruling ‘Mahayuti’ parties reign supreme in GP elections in State
Mumbai: The ruling tripartite ‘Mahayuti’ parties reportedly routed the Opposition three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat (GP) polls, with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stating that the results were clear proof of the faith displayed by the...
Ban on firecrackers to continue in whole country not just for Delhi-NCR: SC
New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the ban imposed on the sale and use of firecrackers is not just confined to Delhi-NCR only, instead it applies to the whole country. The top court...
FSSAI wants QR code in food labels for visually impaired
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed food business operators to incorporate provisions such as QR codes in food labels to facilitate easy access of nutritional information for the visually impaired. The recent directive emphasised on QR...
Earthquake jolts Nepal, tremors hit north India
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck west Nepal on Monday and strong tremors were felt in parts of north India, the National Centre for Seismology said. It said the epicentre for the quake was 233 kilometres north of Ayodhya in...
Cop probing Elvish Yadav’s role in snake venom case shunted
A sub-inspector who was investigating the snake venom case in which YouTuber Elvish Yadav is an accused has been shunted and the matter transferred to another Noida police station, officials said. The investigating officer, SI Sandeep Chaudhary, was the in-charge of...
Gram Panchayat poll results: BJP claims party leading in big way
Mumbai: The Maharashtra BJP claimed to be leading in the Gram Panchayat elections held in the state on Sunday. According to ABP Majha news channel, BJP backed candidates won 438 Gram Panchayat seats, Shinde group 212, Ajit Pawar group 291, Thackeray...
Mahadev APP, 21 Online Betting Apps Banned Amid ED’s Money Laundering Probe
New Delhi: Already under the cosh from the ED, illegal betting app Mahadev Online Book, along with 21 other software and websites, was banned by the government on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)...
Three-day RSS meet begins in Gujarat’s Bhuj
A three-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh commenced on Sunday in Bhuj town of Gujarat's Kutch district in the presence of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and its general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. A total of 382 senior RSS leaders from...
Mumbai cops arrest Telangana youth for sending death threat emails to Mukesh Ambani
Mumbai: Gamdevi police of Mumbai arrested a 19-year-old man from Telangana for sending multiple death threat emails to Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani. Ganesh Ramesh Vanpardhi had sent emails in the name of Shadab Khan. Initially, he demanded...
