NAGPUR: An alliance between BJP and AIMIM in Akola’s Akot town collapsed on Wednesday within hours of CM Devendra Fadnavis publicly warning of action against BJP leaders involved in the arrangement. The state BJP unit issued a show-cause notice to Akot MLA Prakash Bharsakale, accusing him of promoting the alliance without consulting the party leadership….
Exam paper with answers in tow NEW DELHI: Diploma students of automobile engineering at the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) were handed a question paper carrying answers during a backlog examination held on Tuesday, after the paper — set on the morning of the exam — was cleared without effective moderation. The paper had…
PUNE: Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil, renowned for his work on the Western Ghats, passed away in Pune on Thursday following a brief illness, family sources confirmed. He was 83.Gadgil breathed his last late Wednesday night at a Pune hospital, the sources added.In 2024, the United Nations honoured him with the Champions of the Earth award,…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Tuesday directed a Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar resident who filed a public interest litigation (PIL) for judicial intervention to ensure that the ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option available to voters is enforced properly in the wake of unopposed elections, to prepare short notes and written submissions. The HC directed him to…
NEW DELHI: A cab driver and a passenger were killed, and another occupant was critically injured when their cab was hit by a car near Siri Fort in South Delhi early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Girja Lal Bharadwaj (43) and Ranjeet (30). A PCR call was received around 4.20am, reporting a crash on August…
Pune: Police investigations in the Rs 11 lakh robbery case in Koregaon Park reported on Tuesday revealed that a 29-year-old housewife had filed a false robbery complaint after allegedly losing the money to a black magic practitioner in Rajasthan and attempting to conceal the matter from her family.A team led by senior inspector Vijayraj Doke…
MUMBAI: The BMC on Wednesday gave permission to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for a rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Jan 11. With the MNS getting the permission, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS will hold a joint rally on Sunday. Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray will jointly…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with the “objectionable, provocative and inflammatory” slogans allegedly raised during a protest outside Sabarmati Hostel on Monday night.Police have received a complaint from the chief security officer of JNU on Tuesday and the Vasant Kunj (north) police station filed a case under sections 352 (intentional…
PUNE: Shiv Sena leader Pramod Nana Bhangire reported a stone-pelting incident during an election campaign in a society near Shreeram Chowk, Maharashtra. According to Bhangire, stones were hurled at his car, and the party’s candidate, Sarika Pawar, was also targeted.Speaking about the incident, Bhangire said, “While I was holding a public meeting for election campaigning…
Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra (File Photo) Mumbai: In a detailed order taking cognizance of a supplementary prosecution complaint naming businessman Ripu Sudan Kundra, alias Raj Kundra, as a key accused in a high-profile cryptocurrency money laundering case, a special court found sufficient prima facie evidence to proceed against co-accused Rajesh Satija and him…
