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Tanvi marks arrival with first Tour title

NEW DELHI, Aug. 3 -- Tanvi Sharma has announced her arrival. All the talk about the young shuttler's talent and skill was on display as she won her maiden BWF World Tour title at the $250,000 Taipei O... Read More


take pledge against drug abuse, modi urges YOUTH

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the country's youth to take a pledge against substance abuse, saying drugs can give them a "high" for some time, but would make their ... Read More


verify, demarcate wetlands in Two mths: sc to govts

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Supreme Court has tightened its oversight over the protection of India's wetlands, directing the Centre, states and UTs to physically verify and demarcate all wetlands identif... Read More


Cauvery dispute:vijay deferred B'luru visit on my request, says dks

Bengaluru/Chennai, Aug. 3 -- Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said his Tamil Nadu counterpart C Joseph Vijay agreed to postpone his planned Bengaluru visit at his request, arguing that... Read More


Caretaker held over Bhiwandi bldg collapse

Thane, Aug. 3 -- The police on Sunday arrested the 49-year-old caretaker of the B-wing of Kohinoor Apartment, which collapsed on Thursday, killing 10 people. Apart from being the caretaker, the accuse... Read More


Gokhale Bridge underbelly to be transformed into sports hub

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- The BMC has proposed to transform the largely unused space beneath the newly reconstructed Gokhale Bridge in Andheri East-Vile Parle East into a public recreation hub featuring sport... Read More


Woman falls off scooter due to pothole, dies

Thane, Aug. 3 -- A 46-year-old woman who was on her way to inspect a flat at Anjur in Bhiwandi died on Sunday after she fell off the scooter her husband was riding and was subsequently run over by an ... Read More


17-year-old drowns while fishing in lake

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A fishing outing took a fatal turn after a 17-year-old boy drowned while trying to catch fish in Nagla Lake in Nalasopara East on Sunday afternoon, despite a prohibition on entering ... Read More


Disbursal of loan waiver benefits for 930,000 farmers to start from Tuesday

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Although around 40% of 1.69 million farmers in the first list of beneficiaries of the government's farm loan waiver are yet to complete their e-KYC process, the government will begin... Read More


Leaked tapes of phone calls rattle BJP

India, Aug. 3 -- A leak of phone call recordings purportedly of BJP leader Vijay Chaudhary has rocked the BJP in Maharashtra. Several audio tapes of Chaudhary's alleged conversation with different lea... Read More