MUMBAI: Mumbai police investigating the PRT manipulation scam on Wednesday added four more criminal sections against defendants in the case, including the disappearance of evidence of a crime and the destruction of documents to avoid presentation as evidence. Two more channels, News Network Channel and Mahaamovie, have also been included …
Read More »Covid: Large number of cases, but Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bengal reduce testing | India News
NEW DELHI: Some states with high numbers of coronavirus cases, such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, have reduced testing even though their positivity rates (total confirmed cases per 100 tests) are at alarming levels of 15% , 10% and 9% respectively. Maharashtra’s total testing over 14-day periods fell to …
Read More »After 3 years, Bimal Gurung emerges in Kolkata, breaks BJP ties | India News
CALCUTTA / DARJEELING: Dodging a red corner notice for three years since Darjeeling’s violent statehood upheaval in 2017, fugitive official Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Bimal Gurung dramatically resurfaced Wednesday in Kolkata to announce that he was severing all ties with BJP and she would support “Mamata Banerjee as the chief …
Read More »“Even a Little Negligence Can Bring Us Pain”: Prime Minister Modi Urges People to Follow Covid Rules in the Holiday Season | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that the lockdown may have ended, but the coronavirus still exists, urging people not to lower their guard until the country receives a vaccine. In his seventh address to the nation following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Modi said: …
Read More »Maharashtra prevents CBI from investigating cases in the state without its consent | India News
MUMBAI: One day after the CBI responded swiftly to a request from UP police and orders from the Center taking over a ‘TRP scam’ Investigation In Lucknow, the coalition government led by Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday prevented the central agency from investigating any cases in Maharashtra without the prior consent …
Read More »Maharashtra withdraws “general consent” to CBI | India News
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra the government withdrew on Wednesday the “general consent“to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases in the state. According to the sources, the move implies that the CBI will have to obtain permission from the state government to investigate any matter in Maharashtra. The …
Read More »Parliamentarians Parliamentarians: EC issues notice to Kamal Nath about “article” comment | India News
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to former Madhya pradesh Prime Minister and Leader of Congress Kamal Nath on his ‘article’ comment against the minister of state Imarti Devi. The electoral body has requested your response within 48 hours after receiving the notification. Last week, Nath …
Read More »Rekha Sharma: NCW chief sparks discussion on rise in love and jihad cases in Maharashtra, sparks call for resignation News from India
NEW DELHI: NCW President Rekha sharma has sparked controversy with his comment that there is an ‘increase in cases of love and jihad’ in Maharashtra, drawing the ire of netizens, politicians and activists who demanded his resignation for giving credence to such a term. Sharma had met with the Governor …
Read More »BJP should think why its foundations are falling: Uddhav Thackeray | India News
OSMANABAD: The BJP should think about why its foundation stones are falling when it is reaching the peak of success, Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Wednesday after Eknath Khadse exit the BJP to join the NCP. Speaking to reporters here, Thackeray said that Khadse is “definitely welcome” to …
Read More »Fadnavis Told Police to File Bogus Harassment Case, Claims Eknath Khadse After Leaving BJP | India News
MUMBAI: leader of Maharashtra Eknath Khadse on Wednesday he attacked Devendra Fadnavis after leaving the BJP and claimed that the former prime minister ordered the police to implicate him in a “bogus” harassment case. Speaking about how he “suffered” in the BJP, Khadse said: “The then CM (Devendra Fadnavis) ordered …
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