‘Chappals’ shown in Nitish Kumar’s rally, pro-Modi slogans raised
Navada/ Nagpur: In the public rally organised by JD(U) in the area of BJP MP Giriraj Singh, some people from the gathering showed 'Chappals' to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and shouted pro-Modi slogans. According to media reports, the chappals and...
Asha Bhosle’s son Hemant passes away of cancer
Mumbai/Nagpur: Singer Asha Bhosle's eldest son Hemant, 66, passed away on Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was in Scotland in his final days. Hemant was a music director of considerable talent, having composed songs like 'Jage jage nainon...
Highlights from Dr Rajan’s speech Says 50-Basis-Point Cut Not a Diwali Present
Nagpur: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday cut the benchmark repo rate by 50 basis points to a four-year low of 6.75 per cent. Most analysts polled by Reuters expected the central bank to slash rates by 25 basis...
Many perish as crowded boat capsizes in Assam
Guwahati: Umpteen numbers of people were feared to have been perished as a motorized boat crowded with passengers capsized and sank in a river in Assam on Monday, an official said. The boat had been ferrying over 100 people to a...
PM Modi is a big drama king, sheds crocodile tears: Congress
Become too personal in launching deplorable criticism Mumbai/ Nagpur: The politics makes even decent habit of speaking 'nonsensical' and 'unpardonable' in official or social etiquette. This is what is seen in the case of BJP and Congress exchanging verbal fire and...
Only 0.3 per cent organ donation in city
Nagpur: Every year, around 75,000 patients are declared brain dead in the city. Despite such a large number of these patients, only 0.3 per cent organs are donated. In the last two years, only eight brain dead patients donated organs....
Ganpati Visarjan: Devotees bid adieu to Lord Ganesha in Nagpur
Nagpur: The ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi culminated with thousands of devotees immersing Ganesha idols at various designated spots across the city amidst fanfare and tight security. Elaborate security arrangements were made for a peaceful 'visarjan'. Below are the images caputured by...
Rare ‘supermoon’ eclipse to unfold on Sunday night
Cape Canaveral/Nagpur: Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat on Sunday night and Monday when the shadow of Earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full...
9 Reasons Why Vidarbha Wants Statehood
Nagpur: Much has been said by various individuals,organizations & political parties,for creation of an Independent State of Vidarbha but Why these 'Pro-Vidarbha Activists' want Statehood for 11 Eastern Districts of Maharashtra in the First Place. 'Power' Potential Separate Vidarbha will be surplus...
Assailant of Nagpur Today scribe arrested
- Crime Branch nabbed the absconding criminal Tushar Dalal, who tried to eliminate scribe Ravikant Kamble, from Pandhurna Town in Madhya Pradesh.
Opening of a new College of Engineering in city, in ‘imbroglio’
File Pic Government Engineering College, Aurangabad. Nagpur: The opening of a state government proposed state-of-art College of Engineering in Nagpur is reported to be surrounded by uncertainty due to political tug-of-war. Though the former state government...
Nihalani to disribute Film ‘Puli’
When did you last see a Bollywood film where a string of Corporate names didn't figure in the titles? It is so confusing that you give up trying to figure out who is to be credited with what! And in...
Nagpur’s Shashank Manohar likely to be next BCCI chief
Nagpur: The wait for the appointment of new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President may get over soon as according to the sources Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Sharad Pawar and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley leaders of...
SUV turns turtle after hit by Scorpio, family escapes with minor injuries
Siraj Sheikh and his family were traveling in the Pajero car. Siraj suffers head injuries. Nagpur: A family of 7-8 members including children had a providential escape when the Pajero vehicle in which they were traveling turned...
Happy tide! ATM to deliver Rs 50 currency
Mumbai/ Nagpur: In a happy tide for commons, now the ATM will deliver Rs 50 notes. It is a big relief to those who want to draw the money of less denominations as per need from...
Micromax Canvas series 4G hit markets starting at Rs 6,999
Micromax has announced three new additions to its existing 4G LTE range – the Canvas Blaze 4G, the Canvas Fire 4G and the Canvas Play 4G. The phone maker has also teamed up with Airtel to offer introductory...
ACB raids education baron Bajaj’s house, Rs 18 lakh cash seized
Nagpur: Education baron Deepak Bajaj, secretary of Sindhu education society, is under state Anti-corruption bureau scanner now with the agency conducting massive raid at his place and school at Jaripatka for the last 18 hours at a stretch in a...
Muslims celebrate festival of Eid al-Adha in Nagpur
Nagpur: City celebrates the Islamic festival of Bakra Eid or Eid al-Adha today on Friday. Muslim community from various parts of Nagpur visited different mosques early in the morning in order to offer prayers. 'Bakri' (Goat) Eid or Eid-ul-Zuha is one...
Medicine banned—Where is notification?: HC
Nagpur: Taking self-cognizance of the news-paper reports about ban on certain drugs, the Nagpur Bench of Mumbai High Court, comprising Justice Bhushan Gawai and Justice Prasanna Varale, has treated the news-reports as public interest matter and...
Facebook expands freebies on Internet.org
Facebook Inc. has expanded its free basic Internet services under the Internet.org initiative in 19 countries, the company said in a blog post. “Starting today, more than one billion people who have access to Internet.org’s free basic services across...
Sharad Pawar may contest for post of BCCI President
Nagpur: It is presumed that Sharad Pawar who was on a tour of Vidarbha must have had a long discussion on the post of BCCI President with former BCCI Chief N Shrinivasan who was also in...
