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Bawankule's probe into BJP MLA's firm sparks row

Mumbai, March 18 -- A political row erupted on Tuesday after Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule was accused of referring to BJP MLA Narendra Mehta as a "land mafia" in an official c... Read More


GOVT: bookings of LPG cylinders eased 27% from MARCH 13 peak

New Delhi, March 18 -- Panic bookings for domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders have eased by over 27% from a peak of 8.9 million on March 13 because of supply management, a government offi... Read More


SC strikes down cap on Adoptive Maternity Leave

New Delhi, March 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision in the Code on Social Security, 2020 that limited maternity leave for adoptive mothers to those adopting children below thre... Read More


adani's Rs.14,535 cr JAYPEE BID gets NCLT APPROVAL

New Delhi, March 18 -- The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday approved Adani Enterprises Ltd's Rs.14,535 crore bid to acquire Jaiprakash Associates Ltd through the insolvency process. In ... Read More


14 arrested IN u.p. over Ganga IFTAR GATHERING

Varanasi, March 18 -- Fourteen people were arrested in Varanasi on Tuesday after a video purportedly showing them eating chicken biryani during an Iftar party on a boat in the Ganga river, officials s... Read More


Court refuses to discharge Mayor from 2016 assault case

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The sessions court has rejected a plea filed by the Mayor and BJP corporator Ritu Rajesh Tawde seeking discharge from a 2016 case of alleged assault on municipal school teachers. T... Read More


50 SSC geography papers stolen from strong room

PUNE, March 18 -- Fifty question papers of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or class 10 geography examination scheduled for today were allegedly stolen from the strong room at a school in Sangol... Read More


UP tutor duped in Meta CEO's name

KANPUR, March 18 -- She thought she was talking to Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. By the time Alison Weems, a retired teacher from Chakeri, realised the deception, Rs.1.57 crore had vanished from her ac... Read More


Anahat, Ramit tweak plans for Olympic spots

Mumbai, March 18 -- A scramble, quite unlike what squash has faced before, has seized the sport. This stems from squash's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic roster. The criteria have been set, and players ... Read More


Hockey world cups: India, Pakistan men in same group

New Delhi, March 18 -- India are grouped with arch-rivals Pakistan, England and Wales in Group D for the men's tournament in the hockey World Cup, to be held in Belgium and Netherlands from August 15-... Read More