7 dead after blast triggers fire at pharma factory in Maharashtra’s Raigad

Seven people were killed after a fire erupted following a blast at a pharmaceutical company in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Friday. Several others were left injured and a search operation is underway to trace missing individuals, an official said on Saturday. The...

Strong quake jolts Nepal, tremors felt in north India

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted Nepal on Friday night with tremors reverberating through parts of north India, including Delhi NCR, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre of the quake was in Nepal at a depth of 10...

Delhi AQI is 498, it’s like smoking 27 cigarettes!

As air quality in several parts of Delhi-NCR plunged to the 'severe' category on Friday morning, people said they experienced breathing problems and irritation in the eye among others. There was a thick haze blanketing the skyline of the national capital...

Dalit woman raped in UP, body chopped up

A 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly murdered after being raped and her body was chopped into pieces in a village in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, police said. On Tuesday, the woman went to Rajkumar Shukla's house to clean his flour...

Jarange ends fast; gives govt 2 months time

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday ended his nine-day-old indefinite fast for Maratha quota. Jarange ended his fast by consuming juice, but not before warning that he will lead a massive march to Mumbai if no decision was taken...

NewsClick founder, HR head sent to jail till Dec 1

Delhi court sends NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty, to judicial custody till December 1. A court in Mumbai had granted the Delhi Police 10 days to file their reply to an application moved by Prabir Purkayastha...

Jarange-Patil goes off water again, warns Maha govt of ‘consequences

Jarange-Patil Warns of Consequences for Delayed Maratha Reservation

Maratha Reservation: All-party gathering reaches consensus on Maratha quota within a lawful framework, announces CM Eknath Shinde

Mumbai: All political parties stand with the state government on providing Maratha reservation, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde announced after an all-party meeting which was held today in Mumbai. It was further decided that reservation should be within the framework of...

Maharashtra Govt grants Kunbi certificates to Marathas

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday accepted the first report of a committee headed by retired High Court Judge Sandeep Shinde, appointed to decide the procedure for granting Kunbi caste certificates to the Marathas in the Marathwada region. The process...

EC bars 5-state exit polls till 6.30 pm on Nov 30

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification banning conduct, publication and publicity of exit polls from 7 am of November 7 and 6.30 pm of November 30 when five states go for assembly elections. While polling will be held...

DGCA bars pilots from using mouthwash before flight

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has barred pilots and other crew members from using substances such as mouthwash, tooth gel or any such product with alcoholic content as it could result in positive results during a breath analyser test....

Mukesh Ambani receives 3rd threat, demand of…

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat email from an unidentified person seeking Rs 400 crore, police said on Tuesday. Ambani's company received the email on Monday. It is the third threat email sent to Ambani in four...

Curfew in Maha district, Net shut afterviolence over Maratha quota

A curfew was imposed in parts of Maharashtra's Beed district on Monday evening after large-scale violence and arson during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation with two MLAs and a former state minister facing the ire of protesters, the...

ED summons Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case

ED summons Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in Delhi excise policy-linked money-laundering case: Officials. Details...

15 hurt as gunman opens fire at Chicago Halloween party

At least 15 people were shot at, including two who were critically injured, when a gunman opened fire during a Halloween celebration in Chicago, CNN reported on Monday. The victims, as reported by Chicago police in a news release, consist...

13 killed, 54 injured in as two trains collide in Andhra

New Delhi: At least 13 people died and 54 others were injured when two passenger trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday. The incident took place at around 7:10 pm when the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger rammed into the...

Dec 31 Deadline For Maharashtra Speaker To Decide On Disqualifications

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to rule on a clutch of petitions seeking disqualification of rebel lawmakers as initiated by ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party boss Sharad Pawar. Mr Narwekar has...

State Govt approves Rs 792 crore for five flyovers in East Nagpur

Nagpur: Maharashtra Government has given approval to five flyovers in East Nagpur area. These five flyovers will connect East Nagpur to South and Central Nagpur. After viewing the presentation of the proposed flyovers, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Deputy Chief...

Bail plea dismissed , SC directs Sisodia’s trial to end in eight months

The Supreme Court dismisses the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in connection with cases related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The court directs to conclude the trial in the case in six...

Mukesh Ambani gets death threat via email, told to pay Rs 20 crore

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani received a death threat through an email on October 27, warning to kill him if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore. Following a complaint from Reliance Industries, the Gamdevi Police have registered an...