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New Delhi: The political upheaval in Maharashtra continues as the number and strength of the rebel camp of Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde grew stronger. Shinde on Friday claimed that he has support of over 50 MLAs and released a video of 42 legislators posing for the camera. Most of the legislators in the […]
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New Delhi: The government has issued notification for recruitment in the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy under the much debated and opposed Agnipath scheme. The country witnessed violent protests against the military recruitment scheme since it was announced on June 14. TV screens and newspapers were flooded with images of burning trains, stone […]
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Mumbai: Amid the political crisis in Maharashtra, rebel Shiv Sena leader and state cabinet minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the alleged ‘malicious’ withdrawal of security of family members of the 38 MLAs camping with him in a Guwahati hotel. In his letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D.Satheesan on Saturday alleged that state Health Minister Veena George’s staff member led the Students Federation of India (SFI) activists in vandalising Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi’s office. He made the allegations while interacting with the media after visiting the vandalised office. “What has the SFI got […]
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Mumbai: As pressures grew on the Shiv Sena and the rebel faction, both sides appeared set for a long-haul with legislative procedures and a possible legal battle likely to enter the play on day five of the Maharashtra political crisis here on Saturday. Amid the mounting crunch, the rebel group leader Minister Eknath Shinde has […]
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Belagavi: Bodies of four newborns and three embryos were found bottled in Mudalagi town drainage in Belagavi in Bengaluru on Saturday. The bodies of the newborns and embryos were found in a canister. Five-month-old embryos were found to have fetal sex detection and murdered, said District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr Mahesh Koni. He […]
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New Delhi: In the hybrid learning times, Apple’s annual education offer went live on its India Store Online, where those buying an eligible Mac or iPad for the college or university will get an AirPods for free along with six-months free of Apple Music. The ‘Back to School’ offer is available for current and newly accepted […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Kerala unit on Saturday alleged that the vandalisation of Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi’s office by Students Federation of India (SFI) activists was carried out with full knowledge of top CPI-M leaders. AICC general secretary and now close aide of Gandhi K.C.Venugopal said this took place with the full knowledge of the […]
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Chennai: A woman died in Chennai after a tree fell on her car on Friday evening.The incident took place in the KK Nagar area of the city. According to police, the 57-year-old woman was returning from her office when the incident took place. She died on the spot while two others were injured. The injured […]
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New Delhi: India’s tally of Covid infections rose by 15,940 in a day to reach 4,33,78,234 while the active caseload increased to 91,779, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,974 with 20 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Active cases rose by 3,495 […]
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Mumbai: Amid the continuing political crisis in Maharashtra due to revolt in the Shiv Sena MLAs, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of the party’s national executive committee on Saturday at 1 pm. The meeting will be held in Shiv Sena Bhavan which the Chief Minister will join virtually. Earlier on Friday, […]
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New Delhi: Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha is set to file his nomination papers for Presidential poll on Monday but fissures seem to be appearing in opposition camp with the JMM inclining towards NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu, sources said. The development comes after JDS leader H.D. Devegowda praised the NDA candidate and termed her “suitable” […]
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New Delhi: Years after denying his presence and even claiming he was dead, Pakistan has reportedly arrested Sajid Mir, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and the main handler of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Mir, involved in the November 2008 siege — when a team of 10 men carried out coordinated attacks on multiple targets in […]
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New Delhi: Is this the end game for Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu in politics with his term as Rajya Sabha Chairman coming to an end in August? A seasoned politician and a veteran BJP leader, Naidu apparently is unhappy with the way he was ‘dumped’ by the saffron party and denied an opportunity to get […]
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Centre to reopen 20 mines by leasing them out to pvt players
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Mumbai: Digging in his heels, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed determination to fight the political crisis gripping his government and took on Cabinet Minister Eknath Shinde, saying the rebel leader’s son is a Lok Sabha MP and should his son Aaditya Thackeray not also grow politically as both sides showed no signs […]
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Hyderabad: While the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) has been accused of committing India’s biggest banking fraud of Rs 34,615 crore, its promoters have been busy donating huge amounts to the BJP through the company as well as its associated companies. As per official records, the company donated more than Rs 27.5 crore to the […]
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Wayanad: A protest march of the SFI, the students wing of ruling CPI(M), against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s office here on Friday turned violent as a group of protestors allegedly entered the Lok Sabha member’s office and vandalised it, prompting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to strongly condemn the incident and warned stern action against the […]
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Mumbai: Police authorities in Maharashtra have issued an alert across the state as Shiv Sena supporters are likely to stage angry protests following senior leader and minister Eknath Shinde’s rebellion, an official said on Friday. A couple of incidents of Sena workers targeting the hoardings or boards featuring rebel MLAs who are with Shinde have […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday announced support to NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu before the latter filed the nomination on the day. Jagan believes that supporting tribal woman to become first citizen of the country falls in line with the emphasis he has always given to the representation of […]
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Patna: At a time Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is striving to save his government, a BJP leader in Bihar has said if the CM, his son Aditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut are made to undergo narco tests, mystery shrouding the deaths of slain actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his former manager Disha Salian will […]
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Hyderabad: The Centre has appointed Tapan Kumar Deka as the Chief of Intelligence Bureau on Friday. Deka, a senior IPS officer will be succeeding Arvind Kumar, whose extended tenure ends on June 30. Deka, was handling the operations wing of the IB and his tenure will be for two years, an order issued by the […]
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Balasore: India on Friday successfully test-fired the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. “Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) is successfully flight tested today by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy. The launch […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death sentence given to a man for the cold blooded murder and brutal rape of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl. The apex court upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s May 29, 2015 order, which sentenced the convict to death. A three-judge bench of Justices A.M. […]
