Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sena Minister Differ Over Maharashtra Mega Refinery Project
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Cabinet minister from Shiv Sena today spoke in divergent voices over a proposed multi-billion dollar refinery project, that’s being strongly opposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ally in the state. Industries Minister Subhash...
Biennial poll for six Legislative Council seats in State on May 21
New Delhi: The biennial election for six seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council and a by-poll in Andhra Pradesh will be held on May 21 between 8 am and 4 pm. The poll schedule was announced by The Election Commission of...
Jessica Lall murder case: Sister pardons murderer Manu Sharma
New Delhi: Jessica Lall's sister Sabrina Lall on Monday said she has no objection to the release of Manu Sharma from Tihar Jail where he is serving a life term after being convicted for murder. Sabrina said she held no...
Rejection of impeachment motion destroyed legitimate process of law: Sibal
New Delhi: Slamming the rejection of the impeachment motion by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said, today's move was unprecedented as an impeachment motion was never rejected at its initial stage. Criticising the Vice President,...
BMC, railways begin checks so that you don’t have to walk the tracks like this
Mumbai: Senior railway officials today said that pre-monsoon works, to ensure heavy rains don't stall train traffic in the metropolis and adjoining regions, had begun and a review was carried out by the civic body chief and general managers of...
ICC Meet: Chairman Manohar may agree to extension if elected unopposed
New Delhi/Kolkata: Shashank Manohar's extension as the chairman will be one of the key points of discussion as the member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) meet in Kolkata for its quarterly meeting starting tomorrow. Former BCCI president Manohar is...
Cabinet okays ordinance to award death for raping girls below 12 yrs
File Pic New Delhi: The Union cabinet has approved an Ordinance to be promulgated to provide for stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape particularly of girls below 16 years age and below 12 years of age. Death penalty has been provided...
Fire breaks out at Amit Shah’s meeting venue in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: A minor fire broke out at the venue of a public meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, triggering panic and commotion in the audience. The fire, which was brought under control in short time, broke out due to...
Yashwant Sinha quits BJP, says will unite opposition parties
New Delhi: Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday announced that he is quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party and will launch a countrywide campaign to 'save democracy'. "I am announcing here the end my long-time association with the BJP,"...
Judge BH Loya death case: “A bunch of lies…100 percent lie,” says Maharashtra CM about Congress’ claims
New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court of India dismissed petitions seeking a SIT probe into the death of Judge BH Loya, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the apex court was used to settle political...
Uddhav Thackeray’s opposition to Nagpur session shows anti-Vidarbha stance: BJP MLA
Mumbai: A BJP MLA from Vidarbha has termed Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s opposition to holding the monsoon session of the state legislature in Nagpur as “prejudice against Vidarbha”. Ashish Deshmukh, the BJP MLA from Katol, said that when Vidarbha merged...
Manmohan Singh, 5 Cong leaders did not sign impeachment motion
New Delhi: In an unprecedented step, the Congress and six other opposition parties on Friday moved a notice for the impeachment of Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra, accusing him of five counts of "misbehaviour" and "misusing" authority. Of the 64...
Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar passes away
New Delhi: Noted human rights activist and former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Singh Sachar today passed away in the capital at the age of 94. "He passed away at around 12 PM. He was undergoing treatment for ailments related...
Supreme Court orders Centre to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s properties in Mumbai
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today in its order directed the Central government to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's properties in Mumbai, while dismissing the plea filed by his family. The prime properties in Mumbai's Nagpada belonged to Dawood but his...
Unnao rape case: Accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar’s security withdrawn
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday withdrew ‘Y’ category security cover provided to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar who is in jail in connection with the Unnao Rape Case. Earlier on Saturday, a Lucknow court had...
SC grants Sahara time till May 15 to sell its property inside Aamby Valley
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today allowed the Sahara Group to choose any parcel of its property in the Aamby Valley city project in Maharashtra and sell them by May 15 and deposit the proceeds with the SEBI-Sahara refund account. A...
Punjab CM asks Rajnath to get ready for re-emergence of extremism
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to prepare a comprehensive strategy to deal with the "re-emergence of extremism" in the state, amid reports that Sikh youths were being trained at ISI facilities in...
Pravin Togadia ends fast, says will revive ‘Hindutva politics’
Ahmedabad: Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia ended his 'indefinite fast' today, three days after he began the strike in Ahmedabad to press his demands, including the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, and said he would now...
‘Printing presses operating 24×7, generating Rs 500, 200 notes’
New Delhi: The government has ramped up printing of currency notes and is operating all the four presses 24x7, an official said today amid ATMs running dry in many parts of the country. Since this week, the presses are minting...
Milind Ekbote granted bail by Pune Sessions court
Pune: Milind Ekbote, the prime accused of instigating violence near Koregaon Bhima on January 1, has been granted bail on a bond of Rs. 25,000 on Thursday by Pune Sessions court. Earlier, the Bombay High Court had rejected anticipatory Ekbote's bail...
Not Roads, Water; Polls About Hindu-Muslim: BJP Lawmaker
Bengaluru: A BJP lawmaker in Karnataka has provoked outrage with his comment that the May 12 state election is "not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents". A video of the comments by legislator Sanjay Patil is in...
