NEW DELHI, DEC 1 : Eknath Shinde, caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra, on Sunday addressed speculation surrounding his son Shrikant Shinde being considered for the Deputy Chief Minister’s post, saying discussions were ongoing, and no decisions had been finalised. Speaking at the press conference, Shinde said, “Discussions are still going on, and many people speak […]Continue Reading
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CHENNAI, DEC 1 : The cyclonic storm ‘Fengal’, which made landfall on Saturday night, delivered historic rains over Villupuram and Puducherry, where it made landfall post Saturday midnight. Automatic weather stations in Mailam (Villupuram) and Puducherry have recorded 504 mm and 490 mm of rainfall respectively till 7.15 am on Sunday. This is higher than […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI, NOV 30 : Mahayuti alliance’s new government in Maharashtra will be formed on December 5 with Devendra Fadnavis emerging as the frontrunner to become the next chief minister again, a senior BJP leader said on Saturday. In the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, the Mahayuti alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde-led […]Continue Reading
BHUBANESWAR, NOV 29 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the Telangana government regarding the death of a 25-year-old woman from Odisha, who had been hired for surrogacy. The woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances after reportedly falling from the ninth floor of a housing complex in the […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI, NOV 29 : The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the premises of businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, and some others as part of a money laundering case linked to the alleged distribution of pornographic content, official sources said. Around 15 locations in Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh are being searched, the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 29 : The Hindu spiritual organisation Iskcon has dismissed the claims that it has distanced itself from Chinmoy Krishna Das, the Hindu monk who was arrested and jailed by the Bangladesh government. Iskcon affirmed its support for Das and called for the protection of the rights of Hindus in the country. “Iskon […]Continue Reading
Adani, nephew not charged under US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Adani Green informs stock exchange
NEW DELHI, NOV 27 : Billionaire Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar have not been charged with any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment that authorities filed in the New York court in the alleged bribery case, the Adani Group said on Wednesday. They have been charged under securities […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 27 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to revert to paper ballot voting in elections in the country, saying allegations of tampering with electronic voting machine (EVM) raked up only when people lose polls. “What happens is, when you win the election, EVMs are not tampered with. When […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 27 : India has expressed strong criticism over the arrest and denial of bail to ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh. Das, who is also the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Jagran Jote, was sent to jail by a Chittagong court on Tuesday after his bail application was rejected. Das has […]Continue Reading
MORENA, NOV 26: Two women died and at least five others were injured after an explosion destroyed three houses in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena city around midnight, an official said early Tuesday morning. Some people are still feared trapped under the debris following the incident in Rathore Colony, he said. It was not immediately clear what […]Continue Reading
